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Stage 3
This stage of the project was carried out in 2012 to 2013.
The key aim was to follow up for the third time the adopted young people (aged 14 to 21, mean age 18) as they transitioned into adulthood, exploring the impact of different contact arrangements on the young people and their adoptive parents and birth relatives.
The findings underline the need for long-term support services from adoptive families and reinforce messages from earlier stages about the need for individualised contact planning and support. The study has helped to illuminate the ways that openness in adoption can support the identity development of adopted young people.
Researchers
Dr Mary Beek
Visiting Fellow, School of Social Work
Senior Research Associate, School of Social Work
Professor, School of Social Work
Funder Details
This stage of the project was funded by The Nuffield Foundation. The Nuffield Foundation is an endowed charitable trust that aims to improve social well-being in the widest sense. It funds research and innovation in education and social policy and also works to build capacity in education, science and social science research.
The Nuffield Foundation has funded this project, but the views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Foundation. More information is available at www.nuffieldfoundation.org.
Key documents: Stage 3
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Stage 3: 2012 - 2013
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