What happens when adoption fails?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
For a small number of families, the difficulties caused to children by early trauma can lead to extreme challenges and the adoption breaks down. So what happens next? And how can new parents get the help they need?
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- Megan Agnew, news features writer, The Sunday Times
- Hannah and Chris, adoptive parents
Host: Manveen Rana.
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