Adoption UK
Helpline: 0844 848 7900, 10am to 4pm daily
Web: www.adoptionuk.org.uk
Helpline for adoptive families, prospective adoptees and professionals in the field of adoption.
British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF)
Tel: 020 7421 2600
Web: www.baaf.org.uk
Post: Skyline House,
200 Union Street,
London SE1 OLX.
Provides advice to adoptive parents and foster carers.
Touched By Adoption
Web: www.touchedbyadoptionforums.com
Provide information about all facets of adoption.
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees & Parents (NORCAP)
Tel: 01865 875000
Web: www.norcap.org.uk
Mon to Fri, 10am to 4pm
Nationwide charity supporting and guiding adults whose lives have been touched by adoption. Includes register of those affected that may help you trace a relative.
Natural Parents Network
Web: www.n-p-n.co.uk
An organisation for natural parents and other relatives who have lost children to adoption.
Parentline
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Mon to Fri, 9am to 9pm, Sat, 9.30am to 5pm, Sun, 10am to 3pm
Minicom (for the hard of hearing): 0800 7836783
Web: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Parentline is a free helpline provided by Parentlineplus Support for parents under stress, or anyone in a parenting role.
Post-Adoption Centre
Helpline: 0870 777 2197
Mon to Thurs, 10am to 1pm, and Thurs evenings, 5.50pm to 7.30pm
Web: www.postadoptioncentre.org.uk
Trained and experienced counsellors offer a friendly listening ear, confidential advice, course and workshop details and, where appropriate, appointments for face-to-face counselling or referrals to other services.
British Nutrition Foundation
Web: www.nutrition.org.uk
Promotes the wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based knowledge and advice on the relationship between diet, physical activity and health.
Weight Concern
Web: www.weightconcern.org.uk
The charity is committed to developing and researching new treatments for obesity.
