In its latest report Giving adopted children an equal chance of good mental health, Adoption UK documents how those who experience trauma in their earliest years are likely to suffer mental ill health.
It warns that “failing to intervene can be catastrophic in adolescence and beyond”.
More than two thirds of adopted young people and adopted adults supported by Adoption UK last year disclosed they had sought help for their mental health, the report states.
“Three quarters of adopted children suffer significant trauma in their birth families, which can cast long shadows over their mental health,” it adds, noting that neurological disorders such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder are also much more common among adopted children.
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