The counselling services are aimed at:
- Adoptive families who have completed a national or international non-relative adoption
- Adoptees who have been adopted through an intercountry adoption
It is a requirement that you must be permanently resident in Denmark at the time you apply for counselling, and that the adoption is recognised in Denmark.
If you are within the target group for psychological support for adoptees and adoptive parents in Denmark, the following services are available:
- Psychological assistance for prospective adoptive parents. This offer includes:
- Voluntary counselling when a child is proposed (matching)
- Mandatory counselling when bringing a child home.
- Counselling after the adoption. This offer includes:
- Counselling for adoptive families until the child reaches the age of 18
- Groups for adoptive parents
- Children's groups
- Adult groups
- Theme afternoons on adoption.
Please feel free to contact the National Social Appeals Board if you would like further information about these services.