November 01, 2024

National Adoption Awareness Month 2024

29 minutes

Hi! As we begin yet another National Adoption Awareness Month, the podcast will be sharing on the history and function of the event, along with the stories and perspectives of some of us who are impacted by adoption.

Mentioned in the podcast today:

About National Adoption Month | Child Welfare Information Gateway

Data and Statistics: AFCARS | The Administration for Children and Families

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R43025/11

US Adoption Statistics | Adoption Network

Places you can find information on the experiences of adoptees and mothers who are deconstructing from the adoption narrative:

this podcast!

Adoptees of Tiktok

Adoptees on IG

Adoptees on Twitter(X)

The many podcasts hosted by adopted people

Adoptees United | Identity, Citizenship, Equality

Where Adoptee Voices Meet – An Adoptee Centric Connect Group

Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC

Adoptees for Justice

Home | ARC

There are many state based adoptee rights groups also: California Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Adoptee Advocates of Michigan, Virginia Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition, and more.

Adoption Trauma Network (@adoptiontraumanet) • Instagram photos and videos

Adoptee Reading: An Adoption Book Catalog - Books Written & Recommended By Adoptees

Concerned United Birthparents

The Family Preservation Project – Where Moms and Resources Meet

Home - Saving Our Sisters

The opinions of the podcast host are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer, therapist or adoption professional. The host is a Late Discovery, Baby Scoop Era, Intercountry, Same Race Adopted person whose identity also intersects with the LGBTQ and the Disabled community.

Thank you for listening!

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