Post Adoption Centre (PAC)

Our vision is that all those affected by adoption, special guardianship and other forms of permanent care are supported and enabled to live their lives to the full.

We offer the following key services:

• Advice Line - staffed by qualified and experienced PAC-UK counsellors who can provide advice and information on all aspects of adoption and other forms of permanent care.
• Peer Advice Line - staffed by experienced adopters offering understanding, a listening ear and signposting to further services.
• Adult Counselling and Intermediary Service - accessible to adopted/permanently placed people, adopters/permanent carers and those working towards this; birth family members; professionals.
• Child and Family Service - offering support, counselling and therapy to adoptive families or those with a permanently placed child, including Special Guardians and Kinship Carers.
• Education Service - working with children, parents and schools to improve the educational experience of adopted/permanently-placed children.
• First Family Service for Birth Parents and Birth Relatives - providing a range of advice, counselling and groups for birth parents and other birth relatives.
• Peer Service - being delivered within our joint partnership with Adoption UK.
• Support Groups for Birth Parents and Adoptive Parents - all groups are informal, confidential and free of charge.
• Training Service - offering a comprehensive training programme focussing on topics specific to adoption and permanent placement. Some of these workshops and seminars are for professionals only, and some are specifically for parents and carers.