Online trauma-informed support for adoptive, foster and kinship families.

Supporting children, young people and families. Empowering futures

CATCH (Children And Trauma Community Hub) is an online learning platform for adoptive parents, foster carers, kinship carers, special guardians and the professionals who support them. Our webinars, eLearning courses, podcasts and personal experience interviews cover everything from attachment and therapeutic parenting to education, SEND and life story work. Explore our free resources, or become a member for full access..

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"A valuable resource, the webinars are brilliant and so accessible and easy to book onto. I have increased my knowledge base in so many areas." - Practitioner

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Latest trauma-informed resources

We add new content to CATCH every month, from live webinars with expert speakers to personal experience interviews with adopters, foster carers and special guardians. Watch our short video to see clips from some of our recent content.

Got a suggestion for a topic you’d like us to cover? Let us know!

Who does CATCH support?

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Parents and carers

Adopters, foster carers, kinship carers and special guardians caring for children who have experienced early life trauma.

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Practitioners

Professionals training and supporting adoptive families, foster families and kinship carers.

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Education professionals

Trauma informed resources for teachers and school staff supporting children and young people with complex needs.

Become a member

Unlock access to live webinars, personal experiences interviews and a supportive community

Monthly

£6.50

 

Annual

£65

(Get 12 months for the price of 10)

 

*Based on an annual membership

Created by experts and people with lived experience

All of our CATCH-created content is produced with the help of key experts in the field, including clinical psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists, alongside experts by experience: adopters, foster carers and special guardians.

Trusted by adoption agencies, local authorities and virtual schools across the UK

We’re proud to partner with like-minded organisations across the UK dedicated to supporting families, including regional adoption agencies, voluntary adoption agencies, local authorities and virtual schools.


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Part of PACT, an Ofsted-outstanding adoption charity

CATCH (formerly The Adopter Hub) is provided by Parents And Children Together (PACT), an adoption charity and family support provider. PACT is rated as outstanding by Ofsted and has been building and strengthening families since 1911.

A subscription to CATCH does not include access to other PACT services.

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What is CATCH?

CATCH (Children And Trauma Community Hub) is an online learning and support platform for anyone caring for or working with children who have experienced trauma. It offers webinars, eLearning courses, podcasts, blogs and personal experience interviews, created with experts and people with lived experience.

Who is CATCH for?

CATCH is for adoptive parents, prospective adopters, foster carers, kinship carers and special guardians, as well as the practitioners and education professionals who support them.

Is CATCH free?

A selection of CATCH resources is free for everyone. Full access to our complete library, live webinars, eLearning and certificates costs £6.50 a month or £65 a year. Many families also get free membership through their agency.

Can my agency offer free membership?

If your adoption or fostering agency, local authority or virtual school is a CATCH partner, they may offer you free membership, and may have given you a code. Request your login to find out.