Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement represents the only Scottish grassroots organisation representing the rights, interest & wellbeing of adult adoptees Scotland-wide
Yesterday members of the SAAM team had the pleasure of meeting @NatalieDon_ CYPM and her colleagues @scotgov 🧵
The article asks whether adoption should continue. SAAM is asking what rights and legal protections must exist for those who have already been adopted, regardless of whether adoption continues.
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In her landmark article "The case against adoption," investigative journalist and adoptee Katharine Quarmby critiques what a growing movement of adult adoptees calls the "adoption industry". #adoption#adopteevoices#adopteerights#adoptionhistory#adoptee
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@decsmith50 The article asks whether adoption should continue. SAAM is asking what rights and legal protections must exist for those who have already been adopted, regardless of whether adoption continues.
Justice for survivors must mean justice for all survivors.
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Duncan Dunlop has called for Scotland’s new group-based child abuse inquiry to deliver justice, not simply another set of recommendations.
November is Family Court Awareness Month.
We interviewed 45 mothers in England about #domesticabuse and #familycourt. All reported serious physical or mental health problems i.e. deeply impactful trauma responses they associated with proceedings.
#FamilyCourtAwarenessMonth
Day 6 of #nam#america and the properganda is hitting the UK.
SAAM are dancing through the noise as we count down to #scotlands#adoptionweek from the 16th - 22nd of November 2026!
For too long adoptees have been managed, silanced and excluded. This Adoption Week we rise and say enough is enough,
“Nothing About Us, Without us”
Joining in is easy!
Wake up, check in, let the music lift you
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And help move our voice’s