Historic forced adoption - scoping study: service delivery paper

Research report identifying critical factors to consider when designing services for people affected by historic forced adoption in Scotland.


Footnotes

i. Information about historic forced adoption. Scottish Government website. Accessed on 26/4/2023.

ii. Robinson, E. (2005). Use of Intermediaries in Adoption Contact. Clova Publications. Accessed on 1/5/2023.

iii. Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement (2022). Adoptee Recommendations to: The Scottish Government. Historic Forced Adoption Practices, the Violation of Family Life: Rights of Adopted People. Accessed on 22/5/2023.

iv. Higgins, D., Kenny, P., Sweid, R. & Ockenden, L. (2014). Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study. Report for the Department of Social Services by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Accessed on 26/4/2023.

v. Information about Forced Adoption Support Services. Australian Government website. Accessed 26/4/2023.

vi. Information about the Victims and Survivors Service. Accessed 26/4/2023.

vii. Information about Forced Adoption Support Services. Australian Government website. Accessed 26/4/2023.

viii. Ibid, p.xi

ix. Australian Government. Forced Adoption Support Services – Operational Guidelines. Accessed 2/5/2023.

x. Australian Government. Supporting People Affected by Forced Adoptions – Fact Sheet. Accessed 2/5/2023.

xi. Critchley, A., Grant, M., Hardy, M. & Cleary, J. (2023). Final Report: Supporting Roots. Accessed on 1/5/2023.

xii. Relationships Australia Victoria. Information about Small Grant Funding. Accessed 2/5/23.

xiii. The Movement for an Adoption Apology (2022). Recommendations to the Joint Commission on Human Rights from the Movement for an Adoption Apology. Accessed on 22/5/2023.

xiv. Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement (2022, p.12). Adoptee Recommendations to: The Scottish Government. Historic Forced Adoption Practices, the Violation of Family Life: Rights of Adopted People. Accessed on 22/5/2023.

xv. Higgins, D., Kenny, P., Sweid, R. & Ockenden, L. (2014, p.45). Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study. Report for the Department of Social Services by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Accessed on 26/4/2023.

xvi. Northern Ireland Executive Office (2023). Appointment of Truth Recovery Independent Panel. Accessed on 2/5/2023.

xvii. Adoption Voices Wales. The Big Adoption Conversation: Annual Event for the Community in Wales. Accessed 2/5/2023.

xviii. The Movement for an Adoption Apology (2022). Recommendations to the Joint Commission on Human Rights from the Movement for an Adoption Apology. Accessed on 22/5/2023.

xix. Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement (2022). Adoptee Recommendations to: The Scottish Government. Historic Forced Adoption Practices, the Violation of Family Life: Rights of Adopted People. Accessed 22/5/2023.

xx. Higgins, D., Kenny, P., Sweid, R. & Ockenden, L. (2014, p.45). Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study. Report for the Department of Social Services by the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Accessed on 26/4/2023.

xxi. Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee (2021). Inquiry into Responses to Historical Forced Adoption in Victoria. Accessed on 3/5/2023.

xxii. The Movement for an Adoption Apology in Scotland (2022). July, 2022 Newsletter.

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