Adoption & Fostering Journal

Editorial
pp. 2-2(1)
Author: Bullock, Roger

Newspoints
pp. 3-5(3)

The Adoption and Children Act 2002: a critical examination
pp. 6-17(12)
Author: Ball, Caroline

A hidden population: understanding the needs of sexually abused and abusing children in substitute care
pp. 18-32(15)
Authors: Pollock, Sue; Farmer, Elaine

Fostering children with sexualised behaviour
pp. 33-43(11)
Author: Hardwick, Louise

Identity issues for looked after children with no knowledge of their origins: implications for research and practice
pp. 44-52(9)
Authors: Winter, Karen; Cohen, Olivia

'I have no beginning and no end': the experience of being a foundling
pp. 53-65(13)
Authors: Mullender, Audrey; Pavlovic, Anita; Staples, Victoria

'Family is family… it does affect everybody in the family': black birth relatives and adoption support
pp. 66-75(10)
Author: Harris, Perlita

England and Wales
pp. 76-78(3)
Author: Cullen, Deborah

Scotland
pp. 78-80(3)
Author: Plumtree, Alexandra

Northern Ireland
pp. 80-83(4)
Author: O'Halloran, Kerry

Health inequalities for looked after children: a summary of the North East regional report on 'fit for purpose' arrangements for looked after health services
pp. 84-85(2)
Authors: Brown, John; Bonnett, Chris; Welbury, Jan

Book reviews
pp. 86-91(6)

Abstracts
pp. 92-95(4)

Diary
pp. 96-98(3)