The following links include details of organisations to help anyone in care now or in the past and for those wanting to reunite with family members.
Offering information, advice and support across a range of issues affecting people who have lived in care, including information on accessing records.
Email info@careleavers.org.
Providing help to anyone trying find people that that they lived in care with.
Offering information to anyone searching for, or making contact with birth and adopted relatives, or researching an adoption that took place in the UK; provided by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF).
Adults Affected by Adoption - NORCAP
Offering information to adults searching for relatives lost through adoption, plus supporting anyone who is trying to bring about a reunion.
Offering a family-tracing service for family members that have lost contact, further details are available online.
Offering support and encouragement to children and young people in care.
Offering advice to anyone in care, this organisation is organised by care experienced young people.
Email info@anationalvoice.org.
Offering advice to families whose children are involved with, or need, local authority children's services.
Offering information and support to young people find the best support whatever the problem, including anyone thinking of leaving home or has left home.
Email: help@getconnected.org.uk
Offering confidential counselling to anyone up to the age of 18 and further information available online.
Helpline: 0800 11 11 (lines open 24 hours a day)
Providing advice to anyone worried about the safety or welfare of a child
Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines open 24 hours a day) Text: 88858 Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Offering support on a variety of issues to anyone in a parenting role
Parentline: 0808 800 22 22 (lines open 24 hours)
Information on call charges to 08 numbers:
0800 - Free from BT land lines. Other networks may charge and mobile costs will be incurred.
0808 - Free from BT land lines. Other networks may charge and mobile costs will be incurred.
0845 - Calls cost 4ppm daytime and 1ppm evening and weekends plus a 12.5p set up charge per call from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will cost considerably more.
0844 - Calls cost 5p per minute plus a 12.5p set up charge per call from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will cost considerably more.
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