From speaking with adopted people, we know the negative impact that closed adoptions and secrecy about their life before can cause to identity and emotional wellbeing. Which is why this National Adoption week, we’re highlighting the importance of adopted people having access to information about their birth family and life story as they grow up.
The current system for children maintaining relationships is quite formulaic, with the typical standard being an indirect ‘letterbox’ exchange that often happens with birth relatives once a year.
A film created for National Adoption Week portrays the importance such relationships have on children’s identity as they grow up.
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