Adoption Helpline

In August 2001, NAAF launched a pioneering service in the form of an “Adoption Helpline”,(9820284725) to provide information, guidance & counseling on all pre & post adoption issues.

·         Pre-adoption issues -

§         Adoption Information.

§         Coping with infertility and childlessness.

§         Apprehensions about

Ø       bonding & attachment,

Ø       child’s social & genetic background,

Ø        selecting the child,

Ø       secret adoption.

·         Post-adoption issues –

§         Coping with parenthood & change of roles.

§         Parenting & disciplining.

§         Sharing the fact of adoption.

§         Child’s needs to search for roots.

 This service is provided to people by adoptive parents having counseling skills. In rare cases, where professional intervention is considered desirable, consultations with experts such as psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and adoption consultants can be arranged.

This service which has been listed in Tata Yellow Pages and Just Dial Services has till date received over 600 queries about procedures in adoption, apprehensions surrounding adoption, post adoption issues of disciplining the child, behaviour of children, sharing the fact of adoption etc.

Adoption Helpline

Gaurang Mehta
Tel: 022-2670 3838
Cell: 9820284725 (11.00 -7.00)
E-mail: naaf@rediffmail.com