Adoption Research Initiative

Summary 8

Helping birth relatives and supporting contact after adoption

Summary 9

Helping Birth Families: A study of service provision, costs and outcomes

Summary 10

Supporting direct contact after adoption

Research Brief 1

National survey

Research Brief 2

Evaluation of Birth family support

Research Brief 3

Evaluation of Contact in complex cases

Helping Birth Families: Services, Costs and Outcomes

Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar,Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young

Supporting direct contact after adoption

Elsbeth Neil, Jeanette Cossar, Christine Jones, Paula Lorgelly and Julie Young

Beth Neil talking about Birth Family support

A transcript of Beth Neil’s interview

Beth Neil talking about supporting contact after adoption

A transcript of Beth Neil’s interview

A series of audio clips of birth parents talking about their experiences of having a child placed for adoption

Publications arising from Researching Adoption Support

Neil, E. (2010) The benefits and challenges of direct post-adoption contact: perspectives from adoptive parents and birth relatives. Aloma: Revista de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport, 27, 89-115.
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Neil, E., Cossar, J., Jones, C. Lorgelly, P. and Young, J. (2011) Supporting direct contact after adoption. London: BAAF.

Neil, E., Cossar, J., Lorgelly, P. and Young, J. (2010) Helping birth families: services, costs and outcomes. London: BAAF.

Cossar, J. and Neil, E. (2009), Supporting the birth relatives of adopted children: how accessible are services? British Journal of Social Work. DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp061

Neil, E. (2007) Supporting post adoption contact for children adopted from care: a study of social workers' attitudes. Adoption Quarterly 10 (3/4) pp 3-28.

Sellick, C. (2007) An examination of adoption support services for birth relatives and for post-adoption contact in England and Wales, Adoption and Fostering, 31(4), 17-26.