CCS Adoption Urgent Appeal

The vital therapy that our adopted children and their families receive is funded by the ASGSF, which was established in 2015 and has been an essential lifeline for adoptive families across the UK. However, as it has been widely reported, the Government has delayed announcing the decision about the future of the fund. Finally, on the 1^st April 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed that the fund would continue in 2025/2026, which is a great relief to the thousands of adopted families, adoptees, adoption agencies, and therapists.

The DfE has confirmed that there will be money available to pay for this therapy, but not yet. They are not yet allowing applications to be processed, and we don’t know when this will start. Therefore, families will still have no therapy for several months. We are expecting delays of potentially 2 months, we need to act now to ensure that adoptive families have continuity of therapy with at least one (ideally two) session of therapeutic input between now and June.

The fund enables vital support services for adoptive families, including creative and physical therapies, family therapy, psychotherapy, parent training, and therapeutic life story work. Therapeutic support services are essential for maintaining placement stability. Research and experience tell us that placement disruption is likely if adoptive families do not have access to adequate support, especially during the teenage years. Therapeutic support provides adoptees and adoptive families with new skills, builds their confidence and self-esteem, develops resilience, and maintains relationships. Without essential therapeutic support, there could be placement breakdowns, resulting in children being placed back into the care system. This is a heartbreaking situation.

A funding pot of £5,000 would enable us to make sure our adoptive families get the support they need right now and until funding applications can be submitted and approved.

Thank you

** UPDATE – We’re hugely grateful to everyone who helped us raise an amazing £2,805.00**