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Permanence Support
Support for all affected by adoption
Hello and welcome to the Permanence Support Team.
We support adoptive families and Special Guardianship (SGO- only for Wokingham). Permanence is a lifelong experience, and we are here to support all families within the Adopt Thames Valley Region from the start of your journey and into the future. This may be as the adopted or Special Guardianship person, a birth family member or parent, or an adult affected by adoption.
Adoptive and Special Guardianship families often need support at the start of their new life together as well as navigating life as children age and develop. There may be times when you need specialist practical and therapeutic support, to help you and your child understand their history and the impact their early experiences may have on your daily lives.
The Permanence Support Team offers a range of support from therapeutic interventions to fun days out. Please scroll through this page to find further information on the services we can provide and the support available. If you would like a service or would just like to enquire further on what is available, or simply have a question please contact our Front Door which operates every weekday except Bank Holidays from 8:30-5 (8:30-4 on Fridays) please call 01865 323121 or email ATV.PermanenceSupport@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Best wishes,
Emma and Rachel
Joint Team Managers
Children and young people
Therapy, education and groups for children and young people.
Birth relatives
Support, groups and information for birth relatives.
Adults affected by adoption
Information and support for adopted adults and their families.
The Anchor Team
Therapeutic support for families and professionals.
Contact us
The Permanence Support Team administrator will respond as quickly as they can. Please do bear with us; we’re working through the challenges of developing our new service and of managing significant demand, but we will respond. Please leave your full name, the local authority where you live, and your contact details (phone and email if possible), to help us respond to you more effectively.
Join our mailing list
If you would like to join the Adopt Thames Valley Permanence Support events mailing list to receive mailouts, please email us.
Adults Affected by Adoption
Adults Affected by Adoption refers to adopted adults, birth relatives of adopted adults, and descendants of adopted adults. Each group has varying rights to services, some of which Adopt Thames Valley provide directly and some are provided by other agencies.
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Resources
Free guides and information about adoption support.
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Permanence Support