Diagrama FoundationThe report calls for ‘a change in face-to-face contact between adopted children and birth families, with training and greater support and counselling for birth parents.’
The report concludes that contact with members of the birth family can be hugely beneficial to adopted children and can be key to developing their sense of identity, extending into adulthoods.
This working group review is generating a lot of discussion in the adoption world, with some mixed views. At Diagrama we look at every adoption we handle individually and we know that in some cases direct connect between children and birth families is a good thing, but for others there are reasons it would not be beneficial. It will be very interesting to see how these recommendations are taken forward.
The full report can be read here.
