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The POTATO Group 🥔
@thepotatogroup.bsky.social
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Peer-to-peer support group of parents of adopted teenagers and young adults across the UK. We therapeutically re-parent young people who have experienced early-life trauma. www.thepotatogroup.org.uk
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Sep 5
Hundreds of dedicated parents. Peer support, solidarity, and a drive for change. Chair of The Potato Group, Euan Preston, introduces who we are, and why we exist.

A clip from the Family Matters podcast. Thanks again to @adoptionuk.bsky.social for inviting us on to discuss our research.
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Sep 5
The #ASGSF is being extended for another year. Welcome news, but it’s not enough. Adoptive and kinship families deserve appropriately funded, stable, effective support, not short-term extensions and vague promises.
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Aug 25
We love our kids fiercely, and we always will. But adoption culture needs to move beyond the idea that “love is enough”.

Our research report shows what happens when trauma is left unrecognised and families are left without the right support:

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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Aug 20
Thanks to Sarah Ruston OBE from @adoptionuk.bsky.social for inviting our Research Manager, Gillian Elam, and Chair, @euanpreston, onto the Family Matters podcast to talk about The POTATO Group’s research, 𝘍𝘢𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳. www.adoptionuk.org/family-matte...
Family Matters Podcast
This year’s campaign showcases adoption journeys of all kinds, as well as the people who are there along the way – from foster carers and social workers to birth families and the adoption community. L...
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Aug 2
Access the report and summary here:

www.thepotatogroup.org.uk/research
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Aug 2
Many thanks @alcoates.bsky.social & @gayadoptiondad.bsky.social for having our Research Manager, Gillian Elam, and Chair, @euanpreston.bsky.social, on The Adoption and Fostering Podcast to talk about our research report.

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The Adoption and Fostering Podcast | Al Coates & Scott Casson-Rennie
Conversation & discussion on contemporary Adoption & Fostering
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Jul 24
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Today Sarah Ruston spoke with us on @adoptionuk.bsky.social’s Family Matters podcast, again about our research, which you can (and should) find here: www.thepotatogroup.o...
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Jul 24
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Last week, @alcoates.bsky.social & @gayadoptiondad.bsky.social very kindly invited our chair @euanpreston and research manager Gillian Elam onto @aandfpodcast.bsky.social to talk about our research, which you can (and should) find here: www.thepotatogroup.o...
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Jul 1
Our research reveals the realities of modern adoption.

438 families shared experiences of parenting children living with the impact of early-life trauma.

Read the full report: www.thepotatogroup.o...
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Jun 30
Published today: Our research report, Far, Far Beyond the Adoption Order: Lessons from lives Impacted by Trauma.

Based on the experiences of 438 adoptive families, it reveals long-term impact of early trauma and urgent need for better support.

Read here:
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Jun 28
On Monday, we'll publish our full research report Far, Far Beyond the Adoption Order: Lessons from Lives Impacted by Trauma. This is more than a report; it’s a testament to love, courage and commitment from families. Register to receive it: research@thepotatogr...
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Euan @euanpreston.bsky.social · Apr 29
Encouraging and reassuring to see how much of the adoption and kinship community are giving their backing to the @asgsfprotest.bsky.social campaign. www.asgsfprotest.com
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Action for Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund @asgsfprotest.bsky.social · Apr 26
ANNOUNCEMENT || Information re Protest March on Downing Street here and attached

asgsfprotest.com/information/

#FundNowOrPayLater #CareNotCuts #ACutTooFar

@adoptionuk.bsky.social @kinshipcharity.bsky.social @thepotatogroup.bsky.social @thebelayfoundation.org.uk @cvaauk.bsky.social
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Euan @euanpreston.bsky.social · Apr 25
Clare Solomons and I were guests on an emergency episode of @aandfpodcast.bsky.social discussing the @asgsfprotest.bsky.social campaign. Thanks for having us, @gayadoptiondad.bsky.social and @alcoates.bsky.social.

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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Apr 23
Specialist providers are clear that changes to the ASGSF won’t just reduce the amount of therapy available. They will remove entire treatment options, including those known to be the most effective, from being available at all.
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Apr 22
The Potato Group is backing calls for the government to reverse the changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund. Please consider signing this petition, and joining us on May 3rd in London. #asgsf
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Apr 21
We're publishing research on the challenges faced by families raising traumatised adopted teens & young adults. Based on insights from 438 parents caring for 690 young people, it highlights urgent needs in mental health, education, and social care. tinyurl.com/2kufswe8

Potato Group Set to Publish Research
In May 2024, The Potato Group, in partnership with The Belay Foundation, hosted a unique conference for professionals, presenting the lived experiences of families caring for traumatised adopted children.The title of the conference, Far, Far Beyond the Adoption Order: Lessons from Lives Impacted by Trauma, referenced Julie Selwyn’s seminal study for the Department for Education (DfE), Beyond the Adoption Order: Challenges, Interventions and Adoption Disruption (Selwyn et al., 2014). The conferen
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The POTATO Group 🥔 @thepotatogroup.bsky.social · Apr 19
Statement following changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.

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Response to Changes to The Adoption & Special Guardiandship Support Fund (ASGSF)
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) is a vital source of therapeutic support for some of our most vulnerable children, teenagers and young adults. For many families, ASGSF funded therapy is the only source of effective therapeutic intervention.Following uncertainty regarding the continuation of the fund, which caused distress and anxiety to thousands of families across England and Wales, the government announced on 14 April that the Fair Access Limit (FAL), representing th
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