Welcome to Birthlink

Our aim is to enhance   and promote the wellbeing of adults:

who have been affected by adoption with a Scottish connection

or have experience of the care system in Scotland

 

How Can We Help?

If you have been affected by an adoption with a Scottish connection as a child, parent or relative, and are either looking for somebody, some information, or just someone to talk to, we can help you.

Adoption Contact Register

Adoption Contact Register

Finding connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland

National Records of Scotland

National Records of Scotland

Locate your original birth extract, adoption certificate and access your court process papers

Adoption Contact Register

Mediation

Birthlink can facilitate an exchange of letters and photographs until the people involved feel ready to proceed.

Adoption Contact Register

Accessing Records

There are many types of records relating to your adoption and we can help in sorting out which ones are which

Adoption Contact Register

Search Services

Using our experienced volunteers we are able to conduct a search to trace a birth relative on your behalf

Looking for information and advice?

Our After Adoption Information Line is for everyone connected to Adoption: the adopted person, birth relative or professional

Call:

0131 225 6441

Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm

A woman using her phone to contact After Adoption Information Line

Need more help?

Are you a Birth Parent or Relative?

We can help you find the original birth extract through the National Records for Scotland (NRS) Adoption Unit

We can help find connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland just by registering your details

Are you an In-Care Survivor?

Our Care Connect Service helps adults who have been in care to find information about their past or trace estranged family members

We are currently working in partnership with Future Pathways to locate and access in-care records

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Our Testimonials

What our service users say

Welcome to Birthlink

Our aim is to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of all people affected by adoption with a Scottish connection.

How Can We Help?

If you have been affected by an adoption with a Scottish connection as a child, parent or relative, and are either looking for somebody, some information, or just someone to talk to, we can help you.

Adoption Contact Register

Adoption Contact Register

Finding connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland

National Records of Scotland

National Records of Scotland

Locate your original birth extract, adoption certificate and access your court process papers

Adoption Contact Register

Mediation

Birthlink can facilitate an exchange of letters and photographs until the people involved feel ready to proceed.

Adoption Contact Register

Accessing Records

There are many types of records relating to your adoption and we can help in sorting out which ones are which

Adoption Contact Register

Search Services

Using our experienced volunteers we are able to conduct a search to trace a birth relative on your behalf

Looking for information and advice?

Our After Adoption Information Line is for everyone connected to Adoption: the adopted person, birth relative or professional

Call:

0131 225 6441

Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm

Need more help?

Are you a Birth Parent or Relative?

We can help you find the original birth extract through the National Records for Scotland (NRS) Adoption Unit

We can help find connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland just by registering your details

Are you an In-Care Survivor?

Our Care Connect Service helps adults who have been in care to find information about their past or trace estranged family members

We are currently working in partnership with Future Pathways to locate and access in-care records

Our Testimonials

What our service users say

Welcome to Birthlink

Our aim is to enhance the well-being and promote the welfare of all people affected by adoption with a Scottish connection.

How Can We Help?

If you have been affected by an adoption with a Scottish connection as a child, parent or relative, and are either looking for somebody, some information, or just someone to talk to, we can help you.

Adoption Contact Register

Adoption Contact Register

Finding connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland

National Records of Scotland

National Records of Scotland

Locate your original birth extract, adoption certificate and access your court process papers

Adoption Contact Register

Mediation

Birthlink can facilitate an exchange of letters and photographs until the people involved feel ready to proceed.

Adoption Contact Register

Accessing Records

There are many types of records relating to your adoption and we can help in sorting out which ones are which

Adoption Contact Register

Search Services

Using our experienced volunteers we are able to conduct a search to trace a birth relative on your behalf

Looking for information and advice?

Our After Adoption Information Line is for everyone connected to Adoption: the adopted person, birth relative or professional

Call:

0131 225 6441

Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm

Need more help?

Are you a Birth Parent or Relative?

We can help you find the original birth extract through the National Records for Scotland (NRS) Adoption Unit

We can help find connections through the Adoption Contact Register (ACR) for Scotland just by registering your details

Are you an In-Care Survivor?

Our Care Connect Service helps adults who have been in care to find information about their past or trace estranged family members

We are currently working in partnership with Future Pathways to locate and access in-care records

Our Testimonials

What our service users say