Adoption UK (Support Groups)

Peer support groups are run by Volunteer Coordinators – adoptive parents who are local members of Adoption UK and who provide encouragement, support and advice based on their own lived experience to adopters and prospective adopters. Adoption UK offers a range of services, support and information to the adoption community in Northern Ireland, including community support through our programme of peer support groups and regular family events; and providing training programmes and educational resources on adoption-related topics. List of peer support groups Geographic: Armagh-Banbridge-Craigavon area/Belfast/Coleraine/Derry-Londonderry/Down/Omagh & Enniskillen Thematic: Adoptive Dads’ Group/Concurrent Carers /LGBT+ Adopters/ Single Adopters/ Teens Group.

Service details

• Contact person: EJ Havlin
• Available age groups: All Ages
• FamilySupportNI categories: Adoption Fostering & Looked After Children
• Areas covered: All of N Ireland
• Referral methods: Self | Social Worker

Source: FamilySupportNI listing