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Adoption experts have warned of a ‘concerning’ decline in adoption rates. For the first time in recent years, there are now more children in need of a permanent home than those coming forward to adopt, with a 14 per cent increase in children needing an adoptive family, compared to 2022-23. Latest data , also shows that 15 per cent fewer children were placed with an adoptive family in the last quarter.

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This week Adoption North West are launching a brand new adoption recruitment campaign, on behalf of Regional and Voluntary Adoption Agencies. The campaign 'Growing Families Together' aims to raise awareness of the need for adopters of children over the age of three, across the North West.

Adoptive parents across the Northwest have been sharing their special family moments in a bid to encourage more people to consider adopting.

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A national week of action is shining a spotlight on adoption through the generations in a bid to highlight how it has changed and in turn how it can change the lives of children in the North West.

We are encouraging people from the Black community, who are or have been thinking about adoption, to come forward and talk to us.

Are you considering adopting an older child? Our Head of Service adopted her son when he was four years old and she's shared her story with us.

People in the North-West have been asked to ‘guess the ages’ of children in a bid to challenge perceptions and misconceptions of those waiting for adoption.

A new, national campaign launched by You Can Adopt aims to reassure those considering adoption and encourage them to adopt children who typically wait longest for adoption, including children aged five or over, children with additional and/or complex needs, brother and sister groups, and those from a Black and mixed heritage background.