Stay up to date with our latest news and insights - from stories about the families we support, to updates on the work we do to help them thrive.
Adrian’s story – EMDR therapist, NVR Practitioner and joining Family Futures
06 October 2025
Meet Adrian Perks, one of our Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. As an adoptive parent himself, Adrian shares what inspired him to become a therapist and how NVR and EMDR can help families.
We’ve come too far to go backwards – funding children’s right to heal from trauma
09 June 2025
Our CEO Jay Vaughan calls for a joined-up approach to children's services. Care-experienced children need integrated, long-term therapeutic support to heal from trauma, and £3,000 a year isn't enough.
Sydney’s letter to the Education Secretary – ASGSF funding cuts
20 April 2025
Sydney, an adopted young person supported by Family Futures, has written to the Education Secretary asking her to reverse the cuts to adoption support. Please read and share her powerful letter.
ASGSF funding cuts – sign the petition and join the march
16 April 2025
Cuts to the adoption support fund are leaving vulnerable children without the therapy they need. Sign the petition, join the protest march on 3 May and help spread the word.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund cuts – a backward step for vulnerable children
14 April 2025
Cutting the adoption support fund from £5,000 to £3,000 per child will almost halve the therapy traumatised children can receive. Family Futures is calling on the government to urgently rethink.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Fund confirmed for 2025-26
01 April 2025
We welcome the news that the adoption support fund will continue for 2025-26. But delays have left many children without therapy, and we're urging the government to open applications quickly.
Jay Vaughan MBE joins the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma (IRCT) as a Trustee
10 March 2025
We're delighted that our CEO Jay Vaughan MBE has become a Trustee of the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma, helping to make recovery from trauma a right for every child.
Why the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund is so vital for our family
28 February 2025
Clare, mum to 8-year-old twin girls, shares how therapy funded by the ASGSF has transformed her family's life, and why uncertainty over the fund's future puts that progress at risk.
Bookings now open! Start your journey to become a certified NPP Practitioner
01 February 2025
Bookings are open for NPP Level 1 training with Jay Vaughan MBE, 20–24 October 2025. Learn a brain and body approach to help children recover from trauma, with 10% off before 31 March.
“I just felt really supported and optimistic for the future” – Buzz, prospective adoptive parent
15 January 2025
Thinking about adopting? Hear from Buzz and Jenni about their journey with Family Futures, and join our next online information evening to meet our team and experienced adopters.