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Online Community Team January 30, 2013 12:19

Dear Adoptive Parents, Does your family have post-adoption contact with your child(ren)''s birth family member(s)? Or if not, do you have any thoughts about contact and openness to share? If so, we would like to hear from you. I am carrying out research at Durham University with support from a local adoption agency. We are interested in exploring the range of contact methods used by adoptive families, including letterbox, face-to-face and technology to learn how to best support family relationships. If you would like to take part please follow the link below to an online survey that should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete. https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontact If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me, Sarah Greenhow at ---- EMAIL REDACTED ---- Thank you for your time.

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jmk January 30, 2013 13:04

Your search - https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontact - did not match any documents.Couldn't get link to work.

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sarahgreenhow January 30, 2013 13:29

Hi,Thank you for your message. If you copy and paste the link into the URL bar it should work. Let me know if you have any further problems and thank you for your interest! https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontact Best WishesSarah

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jmk January 30, 2013 14:00

That's what I did and it didn't work which is why I copied the message above and posted it on here.Maybe it will work for others, but it doesn't wok for me.

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sarahgreenhow January 30, 2013 14:45

I am sorry to hear that it doesn't work for you. If you would like to complete the survey please feel free to email me using the address above and I can send you the link directly.Thank you,Sarah

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Larsti January 30, 2013 16:58

Works okay for meWill take part when I have some time later

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sarahgreenhow March 5, 2013 11:32

Dear all adoptive parents,There is still time to complete this survey if you haven't done so already. Thank you to those of you who have.Any questions please feel free to email me ---- EMAIL REDACTED ----.Best WishesSarah (researcher)

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Jellies March 12, 2013 10:44

Missed this research request in Jan. Have just done it now and interestingly, did not think I would bother as contact does not happen here and I do not think that they have started using social media to do so - but as is always the case, it is a bit more involved. Also interesting that Bristol univ are involved in some way, so wonder if this is linked in some way to the Hadley Centre Research.

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jmk March 12, 2013 15:31

Just noticed this again since Jellies replied today and I have tried the link and it has worked!!! Don't know what is going on with my computer because some days links work and some days they don't.Have completed the survey and found it hugely interesting. I think I may do a post about it on the Adopters board as I think others will be very interested, particularily about the contact with birth families and Facebook as it is always a heated topic.

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sarahgreenhow March 12, 2013 15:46

Thank you for your comments and I am glad you have both found the research interesting!Jellies: The research is actually through Durham University and the Bristol Universtiy link is that they developed the survey software!jmk: I am glad the link works for you now! Computers can be a little hit and miss. Thank you also for sharing this survey, any help is appreciated Sarah

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sarahgreenhow March 25, 2013 10:20

There is still time to complete the survey about post-adoption contact, please follow the link below; https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontact Thank you to all those who have already done so!Sarah Greenhow

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Pear Tree March 25, 2013 10:55

Just completed Have no ongoing contact and yet survey was still relevant and easy to follow.Liked the set up

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sarahgreenhow March 25, 2013 14:43

Thank you for your comments Peartree and I really appreciate you taking part. Glad you found the survey relevant!Sarah

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liquoriceallsorts March 25, 2013 15:48

Also completed. Quick and easy to do

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thespouses March 25, 2013 15:56

I have just done it. There was space to say you lived elsewhere than in the UK but nowhere to say you adopted from elsewhere.

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sarahgreenhow March 25, 2013 17:12

Sorry you had difficulties. Our aim was to reach adopters in the UK context, but we would welcome adopters from elsewhere to provide comments. I hope you can make the survey work for you.Sarah

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thespouses March 25, 2013 17:13

Oh I just answered everything, there was nothing really that was massively irrelevant because of where we adopted from, it's YOU that is going to be misled by the answers I suspect!

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sarahgreenhow May 1, 2013 10:30

Dear All Adoptive Parents,Thank you so much for your support so far! May is the final month of the survey, so if you haven't already done so please complete the survey below about post-adoption contact.https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontact SURVEY CLOSES 31ST MAY.Many Thanks,Sarah GreenhowResearcherDurham University.

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sarahgreenhow May 12, 2013 14:55

Thank you once again to those of you who have completed the survey, I am so pleased with the amount of responses I have received! However, there is always more to learn and I still need to hear from more of you about the ways post-adoption contact can impact adoptive family life! The survey closes at the end of May, so if you haven't done so already please spare some time to complete the following:https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/durham/postadoptioncontactThank you so much!Sarah GreenhowResearcher

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sarahgreenhow May 21, 2013 10:15

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT OF THE SURVEY!!

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