Some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children are facing a mental health emergency, according to the charity Adoption UK.
More than half of adopted young people were in touch with mental health services in Scotland in 2020, but only 8% of those who asked for help received the support they needed.
The Adoption Barometer, a UK-wide stocktake of adoption, also found that 38% of adopted young people in Scotland were not in education, employment or training.
Julian Thomson was seven-years-old when he was adopted.
Now 29, he still struggles with the difficult start he had to life.
Two years ago, the law student was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
