The Scottish Government (www.gov.scot) is inviting those who were affected by the issue of forced adoptions from the 1950s-1970s to fill in an online questionnaire to share their experience, in order to allow them to better understand and target support where it is needed for those affected.
From the Government's website:
Historical adoption
Sadly, we know that there were practices in place in Scotland around the time of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s which resulted in new-born babies being unnecessarily taken away from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption, without any regard to the mothers and children’s own needs or wishes. People who experienced this have reported the long-lasting impacts on their health and wellbeing.
In June 2021, the First Minister made a commitment to fully consider the issue of historical adoption practices in Scotland. The Minister for Children and Young People, Clare Haughey, is grateful to have had the opportunity to hear from women, sons and daughters across the country who have taken the time to share their own personal stories and explain how it has affected their lives. We now want to open this conversation up more widely to hear from more people affected and to ensure they are able to access support.
Historical adoption questionnaire
We have developed an online questionnaire to invite views from anyone who has been affected by historical adoption in Scotland. And from those who may also wish to take the opportunity to share their story. This is so that we can continue to learn and understand about the support that is needed now and in the future. The questionnaire is available from 26 January 2022.
The Family Care Team in the Scottish Government would like to hear from anyone affected by these outdated adoption processes, their representatives and/or organisations with an interest in historical adoption practices in Scotland.
Further details, including the links to the questionnaire and details of agencies that may be able to help if you have been affected by this issue, are available on the Government's website at https://www.gov.scot/publications/historical-adoption/
Chris
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