Families needed for waiting children
Welcome to the Northumberland Adoption web area which aims to
provide information for people who are thinking of adopting, as
well as details about adoption support for individuals and
families.
Our related pages will help to answer a lot of your initial
questions about adoption. Once you have read through the
information, our team can help to answer further questions or
to discuss getting your application started.
NEXT ADOPTION INFORMATION EVENT:
10th July - Alnwick
Click here
to register your interest in a future event.
We are recruiting singles, couples and existing families
with older children throughout the North of England and Scotland
for:
- Children of all ages including babies. (Usually 0 to 9
year olds, sometimes older)
- Sibling groups
- Single children
- Children:
- who have disabilities
- who have a strong likelihood of learning difficulties
- who may have experienced in utero exposure to drugs or alcohol
and therefore there is uncertainty about their future
development
- where their future development is uncertain due to parents
experiencing mental health issues or learning difficulties
PLEASE NOTE: Parenting is a
wonderful experience, but at times parents face challenges and
uncertainties. Parenting an adopted child is also a wonderful
experience, which may bring different challenges and uncertainties.
With all of our children and families, where there is uncertainty
about a child’s future development or you face particular
challenges, the team work with you and your children to ensure that
you have all the information and support in place that you need
from us.
In Northumberland, the team are currently searching for 13
families for children who are waiting to be adopted. The greatest
need is for families for children aged over 3 years plus and for to
keep brothers and sisters together.
Hilda Frost, adoption team manager, said: “There are no
particular bans on prospective adopters, so please don’t think
you’ll be turned down because you’re over 40, single, gay, or have
older children in your home – we welcome people to come forward
from all walks of life and will offer you advice and guidance
throughout the whole process. We would rather people come forward
and ask questions to allay their concerns rather than not making
the call.”
Julie, from rural Northumberland, adopted through Northumberland
with her husband Mac. Julie talked to us about their experience of
the process: Click to read Julie's story of
adoption.
Contact Us
Contact us to register for a future information
session or for a one to one discussion
Call us on 01670 62 62 62
We do need to speak to you before sending out the appropriate
information pack, so if emailing, please include your
telephone details.
Email us at familyplacement@northumberland.gov.uk
Or write to:
The Adoption Team
Family Support and Placement Service
Tweed House, Hepscott Park
Stannington, Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 6NF
Useful Links
Northumberland County Council Adoption Support
Services Page
British Association of Adoption and
Fostering
Children
and Young People's Plan (How Northumberland Family and
Children's Trust aims to achieve the five "Every Child Matters"
outcomes)
Useful Documents
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