Other adoptee groups
Other groups for adopted people in the UK
Adopted adult support group run by Adopt North London
If you live in, or were adopted in, Hackney, Islington, Barnet, Islington, Haringey or Camden you should be eligible to join this adoptee support group. Call 020 7527 4777 or email north@adoptlondon.org.uk
Transracial Adult Adoptee Network (TAAN) group
Network and support group for transracial adult adoptees. We meet in London (Angel) six times a year. adoptionsupportduty@islington.gov.uk
Adopt London South
Currently online, moving to face-to-face in Southwark. The group meets on Tuesday at 7pm. Natalie.bendall@southwark.gov.uk
Group for Korean adoptees
Monthly lunch together in London, open to all Korean adoptees, not just British ones. britishkoreanadoptees@gmail.com
Intercountry adoptees and transracial adoptees
ICAV UK is a group for intercountry adoptees and transracial adoptees across the UK. There’s an online group and they run events too. Find out more
Adoption Connections North West
Run by Gilli Bruce. Held via Zoom and open to anyone, not just North West folk. Third Thursday of the month, 12.30pm. postadoption@adoptionmatters.org
PAC-UK support group for adoptees
Run by Gilli Bruce. Held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7pm, for PAC-UK clients only at this time. advice@pac-uk.org
The Adoption Support Group
Open to adoptees over 18, birth relatives and adoptive relatives. Facilitated by an adoptee and birth mother. Meetings every other month online or in Milton Keynes. jan.shine@hotmail.co.uk
Adoption UK
There are two monthly groups for adoptees, membership@adoptionuk.org.uk.
Adopteens in Yorkshire and Humber (age 11-18+)
Open to any adoptee aged between 11 -18+ who lives in Yorkshire or Humber. See Adopteens website.
Adoption UK Wales: age 18-25
This group meets a few times a year either online or in person. Ann.Bell@adoptionuk.org.uk
Hertfordshire Adoptees Together
The group meets on the first Tuesday of every month in St Albans from 7-8.30pm. adultadopteestogether@hertfordshire.gov.uk
PAC-UK group meeting in Reigate
Funded by Adoption Southeast, this group is open to anyone in East or West Sussex (including Brighton) and Surrey. jacqui.dowling@pac-uk.org