National Adoption Awareness Month 2024

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!