| BAAF / New Family Social
This booklet explores lesbian and gay adoption and fostering, providing basic, clear information for birth parents (and other relatives) whose child is, or who may be, fostered or adopted by lesbian or gay carers.
| Elaine Farmer, Wendy Sturgess, Teresa O’Neill and Dinithi Wijedasa
Reunification has been little studied in the UK but given its place in care planning for looked after children, it certainly deserves greater attention. This study, looking at 180 children, follows the patterns and outcomes of return home; which factors are associated with successful and unsuccessful returns; and the families' views on returns. The results of the study provide important conclusions for policy and practice.
| Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar, Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young
This research study explores and evaluates the growing area of adoption support of birth families where a child has been adopted. It is based on data collected from eight agencies providing independent support services to birth relatives, and from interviews with 73 birth relatives with recent experience of losing a child to adoption.
| Hedi Argent
This short, colourful booklet is part of CoramBAAF’s series of publications for children and young people, which aim to explain concepts in adoption and fostering that they may find difficult to understand.
