Ready-to-use blurb about forced adoption suitable for newsletters and other communications:
Under past forced adoption policies and practices, unmarried women were channelled into an adoption process, often early in their pregnancies, and sometimes without their knowledge or consent.
The impact of these practices has been profound and lifelong. Many mothers endured lifelong trauma and grief after being separated from their children under duress. Many adopted people experienced lifelong trauma and grief from forced separation, and a loss of identity and family.
It is important that people impacted by historic forced adoption are heard and supported, and the ongoing affects of these practices are acknowledged.
If you or someone you know has been impacted by forced adoption there is information and support available.
To learn more visit wa.gov.au/ForcedAdoption
