Supportive Resources for Adoptive Parents
Articles
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Brenda Romanchik
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Torie DiMartile, MA
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Pact: An Adoption Alliance
Books
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Gretchen Sisson, PhD
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Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, Lori Holden
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Linda Sexton
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Amy Seek
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Sherrie Eldridge
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Kathleen Silber & Phyllis Speedlin
Websites
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Activism in Adoption started as a way for us to connect with the adoption community in 2020, but over the course of the next two years, what began as a 5-part speaker series turned into an adoption education platform as we realized the impact the series was having on those who attended. Our initial concept was to create content that better-informed adoptive families and adoption professionals about the birthparent experience, as well as educating birthparents, no matter where they were in their adoption journey, in order to improve outcomes for the population we serve at On Your Feet Foundation.
Today, the platform brings together all members of the adoption constellation, something unique to adoption education. It de-platforms adoptive parent voices and highlights the lived experiences of birthparents and adoptees. And it focuses on critical issues in adoption beyond infancy and early childhood, addressing the complexities of Race, Relationships and Resilience and the challenges of navigating those issues over the course of a lifetime.
Our live-via-Zoom sessions, predominately featuring birthparent and adoptee voices, create a safe space for everyone in the adoption community to explore preconceived notions, stigmas and stereotypes, sit in vulnerability, and ask hard questions. When we are able to do this as a community, we are able to become the change-makers in adoption and we are able to improve outcomes for everyone in the constellation.
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Adoption Network Cleveland connects and empowers individuals, organizations, and communities impacted by adoption and foster care.
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Since 2012, BPAR has provided specialized trauma-informed individual and group therapeutic care and culturally sensitive support. They connect people to post adoption resources and educate the public about the impacts of adoption. Through their services, BPAR invites those touched by adoption to join their community in an environment that encourages lifelong healing.
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At the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), we work across every level of the permanence ecosystem to ensure families stay together and thrive.
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Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) provides support for all family members separated by adoption; resources to help prevent unnecessary family separations; education about the life-long impact on all who are affected by adoption; and advocates for fair and ethical adoption laws, policies, and practices.
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Pact is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve adopted children of color. In every case, the child is always our primary client. In order to best serve children's needs, we provide not only adoptive placement but lifelong education, support, and community for adoptees and their families on issues of adoption and race.
Birthfamily Search and Reunion
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Search and DNA assistance
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Services for birth family members on search and reunion in Illinois
Adoption-Competent Therapists
Please connect with a Shared Journeys case manager (sharedjourneyscollective.org) to get a referral to an adoption-competent therapist in your area. You can also search the C.A.S.E. national therapist directory at adoptionsupport.org.
