The Adoption Support Fund will pay for therapeutic services such as cognitive therapy, play and music therapy, and intensive family support, to try and help adopted children recover from previous experiences.
It is hoped the move will result in fewer adoptions breaking down.
Prime Minister David Cameron described the fund as a “lifeline for adoptive families”.
“I hope it will reassure parents thinking about embarking on the hugely rewarding journey of adoption that if challenges do arise, they will no longer be left alone to cope.”
The fund will be rolled out nationally in 2015, following a trial at some local authorities that is set to begin shortly and that will assess what support works best.
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