Resources for Adults
Health and Wellness Resources
National Institute for Mental Health
Selecting and Working with a Therapist Skilled in Adoption
The National Suicide Prevention Life Line 1-800-273-8255
General Readings for Adults
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parents’ Guide to Navigating the Teen Years, by Katie Naftzger
All You Can Ever Know, by Nicole Chung
Open: An Adoption Story in Three Voices, by Alaina O’Connell, Alex Porter, and Sara O’Connell
Lionheart: The Real Life Guide for Adoptive Families, by Jodie Hampshire, Selina Smyth, and Tammie Flinos, with Robert Harris
It’s Not About You: Understanding Adoptee Search, Reunion, and Open Adoption, edited by Brooke Randolph, LMHC
I’m On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You to Know About Adoption, A Guide For Relatives & Friends, by Elisabeth O’Toole
Adoption Parenting: Creating a Toolbox, Building Connections, by Jean MacLeod & Dr. Sheena Macrae
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents, by Deborah Gray
Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens, by Debbie Riley & John Meeks (C.A.S.E.)
Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attachment-Challenged Children with Severe Behaviors, by Heather Forbes & B. Bryan Post
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, by Daniel Siegel
The Connected Child, by Karen Purvis & Dr. David Cross
The Family of Adoption, by Joyce Maguire Pavao
Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activities to Help Every Child Develop, Learn, and Grow, by Carol Kranowitz
No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, by Daniel Siegel & Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Parenting from the Inside Out, by Daniel Siegel
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal & Grow, by Gregory Keck
Parenting Your Internationally Adopted Child: From Your First Hours Together Through the Teen Years, by Patty Cogen
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, by Nancy Verrier
Adoption Awareness in School Assignments: A Guide for Parents and Educators, by Christine Mitchell
Adoptee Mental Health and Suicide: What’s the Connection, YouTube video with Nicole Sheppard
The Future of Healing: Shifting from Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Engagement by Shawn Gitright
10 Tips for Teachers with Students Who Have Experienced Trauma
Readings on Transracial Adoption
Black Anthology: Adult Adoptees Claim Their Space, by Diane Rene Christian
A Black Man’s Guide to Law Enforcement in America, by Shaqif Abdussabur
Are Those Kids Yours?, by Cheri Register
In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories, by Rita Simon & Rhonda Roorda
“Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” and Other Conversations About Race, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Dear Adoption, Let’s Really Look at Looks, by Mark Hagland (transracial adoptee & HCAF presenter)
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