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Adoption UK connects people across the adoption community, supports adopters and adoptees, and works with them to influence decisions that affect their lives.

Dedicated to helping families and children through products, digital courses & community, and passionate about finding every avenue to create as much impact as possible.

Freely available resources so that knowledge about the healing of trauma and adversity is in the hands of those who need it.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are NHS services designed to support children and young people up to the age of 18 who are experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties. CAMHS aims to provide timely and effective support to help young people manage their mental health and improve their overall wellbeing.

An online community of information and support for adopters, special guardians, foster carers, and the professionals

Dr Bruce Perry joins Dr Hanson and Forrest to discuss the incredible impact of childhood experiences, the fuzzy distinction between trauma and stress, and what we can do to heal from those experiences.

Helping make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people

Coram is the UK's first dedicated children's charity. It supports children and young people from birth to independence, working through a group of charities to create lasting change.

An exercise in “name it to tame it” to make sense of our feelings and find balance. The process is exactly what it sounds like: when emotions arise, we try to describe our internal state without having to explain or rationalize whatever we’re feeling.

Further information and suggestions for disability support groups can be found via How To Be Adopted.

The hand model of the brain is a simple way to understand how our emotions affect our thinking and behaviour.

News and parenting ideas from adopted parents that will make you feel inspired, not isolated.

FRANK is a national drug information and advice service. It provides information about the risks and effects of drugs, alongside support and guidance for people dealing with drug-related issues.

Acclaimed psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of “The Body Keeps The Score,” discusses the widespread existence of trauma and how it manifests in our bodies.

Interoception is the ability to sense and understand what is happening inside your body, such as your heart rate, breathing, and other internal sensations. Practicing interoception fosters a deeper sense of self-awareness and emotional regulation, contributing to a healthier and more connected family dynamic. Kelly offers lots of resources and training to support parents and practitioners.

A website is for young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. written with advice from adults and young people in the UK who have FASD and a whole team of experts and families.

Mind provides advice and support to empower people experiencing mental health problems. It also campaigns to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding of mental health.

The Parent/Carers Zone contains lots of useful resources and links. These resources will give you the tools to teach your child new life skills like toileting, dressing and organising their school bag.

Resources for families of children receiving occupational therapy, and tools to help your child develop and thrive.

Lots of useful resources to enable your child to thrive.

Oxfordshire Talking Therapies, formerly TalkingSpace, offers a range of free talking therapies to people experiencing mental health difficulties including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and low self-esteem. Its services include support from specialists such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and Clinical Psychologists, and can be accessed without a GP referral.

PAC-UK provides specialist, trauma-informed support for birth parents and adopted people, as well as adoptive families and those who have experienced state care systems.

Parenting Special Children provides specialist parenting support to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs, helping families to create positive change in their lives.

An award-winning provider of Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) Training for Professionals, and NVR Coaching for Parents / Caregivers

Response is a charity dedicated to transforming lives through mental health support and housing. It provides essential wellbeing resources, tailored support programmes and safe, stable housing. Operating across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and beyond, it supports people aged 11 and above, through to those in later life.

Samaritans provides emotional support to anyone in distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide. It operates a 24-hour helpline alongside a range of outreach programmes.

Helping parents, caregivers, and organizations working with families learn to read and reframe dysregulated stress behaviour while developing the skills and strategies to support children’s improved self-regulation and overall well-being.

Clare Devanney-Glynn is the mother of three teens with FASD. Clare sits on the very first NICE Quality Standards panel in the UK, and she has a passion for all things FASD, Developmental Trauma and Adoption. She discovered very quickly that she needed to become her children's FASD expert and has since continued her mission in parent advocacy.

Siobhan explores how we can create an environment where children who have left their family of birth are able to go on to thrive?

Real voices from the foster and adoption journey.

The Polyvagal Theory is a new understanding of how our nervous system works, and explains everything from trauma, to the very essence of social behaviour; while shedding light on possible treatments for autism and trauma.

Resources to support individuals and organisations working to nurture and protect children and young people following trauma.

Virtual Schools aim to remove barriers to education for care-experienced children, helping them to access, engage and excel in education.