Press and Media

Our Media Centre is not just an online information resource for anyone working in the media. In this section you can also learn more about our work in supporting adoptive families across the UK and find some of the most up-to-date facts and figures relating to adoption. Got a story to tell? Scroll down to find out how sharing your experience of adoption can help others.

About Adoption UK

Adoption UK was founded in 1971 as Parent to Parent Information on Adoption Services (PPIAS). The organisation changed its name to Adoption UK in 1999 and today has a membership of nearly 5,000 families. It is the only national self-help charity run by and for adoptive parents and foster carers, offering support before, during and after adoption.

The Adoption UK membership represents a diverse range of adoptive parents and families, including couples, single parents, BME families, lesbian and gay adopters and families with disabilities

Mission Statement

Adoption UK helps to make adoptions work and promotes loving and supportive relationships between children and their adoptive families. It provides independent support, information and advice on good practice to all concerned with adoption. In particular, it offers a wealth of relevant experience from generations of adoptive families to prospective and established adopters and to all those who work with them.

How you can help

We frequently receive requests from newspapers, magazines, TV and radio searching for people willing to share their experiences of adoption.

Here at Adoption UK we aim to expose the joys, and realities, of adoption to the wider public to educate and inform. In this way we can help shape and change policies and campaign for better services for adoptive families.

These media opportunities can provide a platform to bring to the attention of a large number of people, the issues affecting adoptive families.

If you would like to tell your story and help raise awareness of issues relating to adoption, please contact Erika Pennington by email or by calling 01295 752960.

Current Press Releases: Download the latest press releases on a range of issues relating to adoption, and find media statements covering overseas adoption and eligibility to adopt.

Press Releases Archive: Browse our past press releases to find out about more about significant events and developments in our work. This page gives major milestones in Adoption UK's recent history, by showing how we have been working to improve support for adopters and prospective adopters.

Adoption UK in the News: This page brings together a selection of clippings and audio files featuring Adoption UK in the news.

Contact the Press Officer: Whether you are an adoptive parent with a story to tell, a journalist looking to talk to adoptive families, or just want to find out more about the issues surrounding adoption and our work with adoptive families, get in touch.

Adoption Facts and Figures: This page gives some of the most recent available statistics and figures relating to adoption and the UK care system. Separate figures are provided for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Latest News: Here we feature regular news stories related to adoption or the raising of children. You can also have our latest updates sent to you by subscribing to RSS feeds.

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