Local information | National information

Please find below a number of useful links to websites locally in the Brighton & Hove Hove area and nationally about many fostering and adoption related issues.

For local information:

• Information about Brighton & Hove City Council
• Information about the young person's substance misuse service in Brighton & Hove: ru-ok? 
• Information about childcare services in Brighton & Hove area and nationally: Children's Information Service
• Advice on education for parents with children between the ages of 3 and 11, (there is a new section for adoptive parents: PleaseMiss.co.uk
• Local and community information developed and managed by the Libraries, Information and Arts service of East Sussex County Council in association with Brighton and Hove Libraries East Sussex Community Information Service
• Barnardos Link Plus team provides short break respite care for children with disabilities
• The Safezone website provides a range of advice and information for parents/carers and young people about crime and staying safe in Brighton and Hove.
• 16 plus Support team and Supported Lodgings 16 PLUS

For national information:

• Adoption Uk: supporting adoptive families before, during and after adoption
• Adoption & Fostering Net
• BAAF [British Association for Adoption & Fostering]
• Choice Protects, a government initiative to improve the outcomes for looked after children
• DfES [Dept for Education & Skills] adoption website
• Dept for Trade & Industry - information on adoption leave
• The Fostering Network
• The Infertility Network
• AAA-NORCAP  - a national organisation supporting adults affected by adoption which operates the largest Adoption Contact Register in the UK
• Overseas Adoption Helpine
• Pink Parents - for lesbian, gay and bisexual parents
• Post Adoption Centre - helpline available and local surgeries for adoptive families and adults affected by adoption
• UK Self Help Groups - A-Z of Self Help Groups in the UK
• Voice for the child in care -national charity committed to empowering children and young people in public care