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Jun 09 2021

Getting Schools to Understand: A Parent’s Journey

By Lisa Education No Comments

A member shares the journey she went on to help school understand her child’s needs.

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May 19 2021

What is the adoption process like?

By Lisa Adoption assessment, matching No Comments

A We Are Family member describes what the adoption process is comprised of and what it felt like to go through the various stages.

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May 12 2021

The Journey from Placement to an OK Place (By a family with a birth child who went on to adopt)

By Lisa Becoming a family, Introductions, matching, Parenting, Placement No Comments

A member takes us through the many ups and downs on the journey from family finding to matching, introductions and beyond.

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May 05 2021

A Journey to Adoption

By Lisa Adoption assessment, Introductions, matching, Placement, Social work No Comments

The journeys that people go on before deciding to adopt are as diverse as the people who can adopt. Here’s the experience of one We Are Family member.

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Apr 28 2021

The Next Steps for the Adoption Support Fund?

By Lisa Post adoption support No Comments

We Are Family members often tell us that the future of post-adoption support is a key concern, and an issue on which they would like us to advocate on their behalf.

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Apr 21 2021

The Importance of Connection and Community

By Lisa CPV, The Great Behaviour Breakdown One Comment

A We Are Family member shares the relief she felt when she realised she wasn’t the only parent going through child-to-parent violence.

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Apr 14 2021

Our Letter to the Social Care Review

By Lisa Education, Post adoption support No Comments

We Are Family share our views on the early plans for the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care and offers support in gathering insights to inform the review and shape recommendations.

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Apr 12 2021

A New Look for We Are Family

By glyn@glyn-thomas.co.uk We are Family No Comments

We Are Family was founded in 2013 to provide peer support and community to adopters and prospective adopters. Since then, we’ve grown, changed and developed and we need a look…

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Mar 15 2021

Become a Friend of We Are Family

By glyn@glyn-thomas.co.uk We are Family No Comments

We are Family is growing. Alongside our local and online support groups for parents, we run regular webinars, thematic groups and are developing a podcast among other projects to offer…

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Dec 02 2020

Challenging Professionals and Obtaining the Support Needed for Our Children

By glyn@glyn-thomas.co.uk We are Family No Comments

For all my working life, I have proudly felt associated with a profession that offers support to families in their time of need. I qualified as a social worker in…

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