@BBCBreakfast – Jay Vaughan, CEO of Family Futures, discusses the new proposed changes for adopted children, alongside Angela Fraser-Wicks (Trustee Chair at Family Rights Group and birth mother), 7 November 2024.
Cassie and her adoptive mum, Dee, also shared their experience of contact with Cassie’s birth mum on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, 7 November (2:50:54) Listen to the full interview here. Cassie, who came to Family Futures for therapeutic support, highlights the need for this support for children who are in contact with birth family relatives so that the experience can be positive for everyone involved.
Cassie and Dee’s experience also features in this BBC News article Adopted children to have closer contact with birth families – BBC News
Our focus at Family Futures has always been what’s best for each adopted child or young person – we can’t have a one size fits all approach. For the proposed changes to work for children there needs to be more support and funding made available. Read our full statement here.
