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http://www.havering.gov.uk/Pages/News/Woman-who-never-considered-having-children-speaks-out-about-how-adopting-changed-her-life-for-the-better.aspx

BTW for ease of finding links, please do NOT discuss on this thread - we can do that on another thread if needed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nq1brBBC RADIO 4 YOU and YOURS

This could turn into a very useful thread.To make it even more so, future posts on this thread could be as per Trishrebel's last message, ie:a) the weblinkb) plus the name of programme, name of channel/newspaper/magazine etcc) plus, finally, date if possible (so that those relying on iplayer know when their 7 days is going to be up!)Finally, any chance that this could be pinned (or whatever the term is) so that it stays at the top of the Adopters Boardplus:Could you abbreviate the name of the thread to make it visible (and clear) even to those who scan messages on the "Posted Today" option. Currently the last 2 words are missed off in this view.Therefore, how about:Adoption in the News and Media: Post HERE!No more discussion on the pros and cons of this thread on this thread... I look forward to more direct links etc to more features/programmes/articles....Blueberry2

Adoption UK in the News link to the page on AUK sitehttp://www.adoptionuk.org.uk/information/110392/c_auk_in_the_news/

This film explores the difficulties that adopted and fostered children encounter in education as a result of the separation, loss and trauma they've experienced in their early years. It talks to experts in the field, and to families and children affected by the problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMjw_AN8t8Adoption UK featured in 2010

http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9766000/9766578.stmDemocracy Live Scotland 06/11/2012Permanence and Adoption Debate 1Children and Young People Minister Aileen Campbell said "we badly need to find more adopters", during a consensual debate entitled "permanence and adoption" on 6 November 2012.

Permanence and Adoption Debate 2 can be viewed further down the same page.I've trawled the internet tonight but nothing much at all on there for this week. Will keep trying Youtube as and when, as items are often uploaded on to there too.

A new film, highlighting the discrimination faced by same-sex parents, has been launched to coincide with the UK’s National Adoption Week.http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/11/05/uk-same-sex-invisibleparents-film-launched/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nkq9b/Call_Kaye_05_11_2012/BBC RADIO SCOTLAND: Call Kaye, Mon 5/11/2012"As it is National Adoption week, Kaye asks for your experiences of the adoption process."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9665254/How-can-your-mother-love-you-if-you-are-adopted.html09/11/2012 The Telegraph

http://www.cvaa.org.uk/media/2012/CVAAPressRelease081112.pdfMore about Adoption Bonds "Social Impact Bonds"9/11/12

http://www.cvaa.org.uk/media/2010/Adoption%20system%20fails%20IoS%2031.10.2010.pdfInteresting! from 2010 The Independant

Welcome to the website for CVAA UK. CVAA is the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies. Our member agencies provide specialist adoption services to children and families across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. Each Adoption Agency operates independently but all are committed to providing high quality and comprehensive adoption and adoption support services.http://www.cvaa.org.uk/This is worth checking out! Lots of stats and interesting articles and press.

Adoption UK thrilled at Government plans to give adopters equal rights - http://bit.ly/UAjRWk

http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/documents/s11356/Adoption%20Report%20-%20November%202012.pdfNational Assembly Government's Review of adoption services and delivery in Wales

"Invisible Parents"http://www.allout.org/invisibleparentsImagine if your family wasn’t legally recognised in the majority of Europe. That’s the shocking scenario examined in a new online short film, which is the first of its kind to use Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness of the alarming inequalities facing gay parents throughout Europe.Launched today for the UK’s National Adoption Week, it is a joint project from online organisation All Out and producer Mike Buonaiuto, the award-winning director of the Homecoming equal marriage video commissioned by the Coalition for Equal Marriage. The film is also supported by Michael Cashman MEP.The Invisible Parents film shows a daughter’s happy memories with her two dads before asking the question: Why isn’t their family legally recognised in the majority of Europe?Same-sex families often stop being considered a family as soon as they set foot in a different country in the European Union - because the EU lacks a general legal framework to recognise these couples and their children across borders.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ntfvxRADIO 4 PLAY FOR TODAY, Wednesday 13/11/12(As posted by GreySpeckledHen on the general board, please post any discussion of this play, which sounds interesting, there!)It was called 'mad girl' about an adopted girl who went off for the weekend with her birth dad. Anyone else hear it? It was written by a project run by people with mental health issues.

Follow the care inquiry today on twitter.#CareInquiryAUK are there and all major charitable players