The money for vulnerable families is being made available through the Adoption Support Fund to meet needs arising from the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Local authorities and regional adoption agencies will be able to use the fund to pay for therapy for families, whose adopted children may have already suffered trauma and be made more anxious owing to the uncertainty of the effects of the virus.
This support could include virtual peer to peer support, access to helplines, couples therapy and online counselling, amid the social distancing measures.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said, ‘We are taking urgent action to protect the country from the spread of coronavirus, meaning many of us have seen changes in our daily lives as we practice social distancing and stay at home. For adoptive families, often still adjusting to their new environments, this may create additional strain.
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