Adoption
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert features a girl arriving with her new foster family. It’s a challenge to negative stigma about care experienced people, according to the company’s nominated charity, Who Cares? Scotland
‘Adopted identity is often invisible to society, like it’s something to be ashamed of. But it’s something to be proud of’
‘Adopted identity is often invisible to society, like it’s something to be ashamed of. But it’s something to be proud of’
Anthony Lynch was adopted at 20 months. For National Adoption Week, he writes about how adoption is like having a superpower
‘Being adopted doesn’t define who we are – it’s just the foundations that hold us up’
‘Being adopted doesn’t define who we are – it’s just the foundations that hold us up’
On National Adoption Week, John and Nikita write about how having connections to their life before they were adopted helped shape their sense of identity
JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret