Ever thought about adopting?

The number of children in care is at an all-time high, according to latest figures from the Department for Education. As of the 31st March 2021, 80,850 children (67 in every 10,000) were in care. This amounts to a one per cent increase compared with the number of children in care in March 2020 meaning the figure now stands at the highest on record, the DfE report states.

Dr Sue Armstrong-Brown, chief executive of Adoption UK, said that the drop in adoption levels risks vulnerable children facing “multiple moves to different homes and a high level of uncertainty" which can "pile trauma on top of trauma”.

If you have ever considered adopting, please take the time now to discuss it with your family and decide if you can move forward with that idea. Take action. Give a child a permanent home, somewhere they can feel safe, somewhere they know they are always welcome, somewhere they can build loving family relationships.