Barnardos confidential Post Adoption Helpline (01) 454 6388 is now open Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm, for anyone needing to talk.
You can also contact us via email at adoption@barnardos.ie
Barnardos provides a specialist therapeutic service to children and teenagers who are adopted both internationally and domestically - and their parents.
Services are also provided to adopted adults and their birth families.
The service is available regionally via three centres:
Barnardos Post Adoption Service is continuing to offer services throughout the current health crisis. We cannot meet with all of our clients face to face at the moment but our experienced staff are offering online counselling and support sessions to adopted teenagers and children and their parents, as well as adopted adults and birth family members. Our phones continue to be staffed in our three centres and you are most welcome to phone us or email us at adoption@barnardos.ie.
Due to the particular upset many people are experiencing at the moment we are having an additional online support group for adopted adults at 10.30am on Friday 19th February. Please email the service at adoption@barnardos.ie if you would like to be invited and a link will be sent nearer the time.
Barnardos Post Adoption service is funded by TUSLA the Child and Family Agency, through donations from clients and training income. Barnardos Post Adoption Service is accredited by the Adoption Authority of Ireland under the Adoption Act 2010.
Barnardos Post Adoption Service, 23/24 Lower Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
(+353 1) 813 4100 adoption@barnardos.ie
Helpline: (01) 454 6388 (Open 9:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday)
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