To address this, a group of young adopted teenagers from West Yorkshire have created a booklet for other young people to improve their emotional literacy.
Supported by Calderdale Council's adoption team, the group of six adopted 14- to 18-year-olds produced the guide during weekly meetings over two months. All the members had been referred to the council for extra support because of problems arising from their adoption placement. Calderdale's adoption support worker Robert Glover, who leads the group, says the council created the group so that the young people understand there are other teenagers with similar difficulties.
"They might have psychological difficulties based on early trauma, problems at school or with their adoptive parents. What they all share is a feeling of isolation," he says. "It also gives families some respite."
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