Links & Resources

Joi's Favorite Resources
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"Apart from slavery there is no other instance in our laws, or in any other jurisprudence in civilized system of jurisprudence, in which a contract made among adults, in respect of an infant, can bind that child once he reaches his majority." Cyril Means, the (late) attorney on the suit brought by ALMA to unseal birth records for the adopted
To obtain your Original Birth Certificate in NJ
NJ Adoptee/Birth Parent FAQs on changes to vital records law
Laws in Other States
www.adopteerightslaw.com​

Preparing for or thinking about a search? reunion? Read:
Adoption Reunions: A Book for Adoptees, Birth Parents and ... Book by Michelle McColm

Trying to figure out how to answer awkward questions? Read:
What Do I Say Now? : Answers for Awkward Questions and Comments about Adoption by Carol Bick and M.C. Baker

Your adopted child doesn't talk much about their experience where can I learn more about what an adoptee wishes the adoptive parent knew? Read: 
Twenty things adopted kids wish their parents knew by Sherrie Eldridge
20 Transforming Decisions Adoptees Need to Make by Sherrie Eldridge

Trying to figure out how to tell your child they are adopted? Read:
‘The Mulberry Bird: An Adoption Story’ by Anne Brodzinsky

How do you survive a relationship with a narcissist? Read:
Should I Stay or Should I Go? by Rumani Durvasula PhD

Are you trying to understand trauma and brain development? Read:
The Connected Child by Karen Purvis
The Whole Brain Child by Seigel and Bryson
The Whole Brain Child Workbook by Seigel and Bryson

Where can I find all kinds of adoption resources? Check out:
In 1994, Tapestry Books became the first site on the Internet to specialize in adoption books and resources. More than twenty years later, Tapestry is still the premier book site for adoption classics and for cutting edge information on adoption issue

Helpful Links
Christian Alliance For Orphans
Concerned Persons For Adoption
​​www.davethomasfoundation.org 
www.holtinternational.org
www.miriamsheart.org
National Council For Adoption
www.whoamireallypodcast.com

Inspiring Voices
SOCIAL MEDIA ALLIES & ADOPTIVE AND FOSTER VOICES
These are some of the voices in the adoption and foster care space that I discovered during our time in quarantine.
A common theme  for all of us seems to be this desire to use our personal journeys to educate others.

@adoptioncouncil (Adoption advocacy. Resources. Education)
@adoptioneducationkeys (Space for hard conversations)
@adoptionmosaic (Education. Training. Workshops for Adoption Constellation)
​@blackgirlwhitefamily (Transracial adoptee.. Adoptee Advocate)
@blacktothebeginning (Black and Adopted change makers. Amplifying voices of Black adoptees)
@fabulousadoptiveblackmoms (Educates and Empowers adoptive and perspective adoptive mothers)
@growhealblossom (Advocate for Healing. Grief, Loss, & Trauma Specialist)
@iamadopted (Adoption. Transracial Adoptee. Mental Health. Suicide Prevention)
@on.the.hard.days (Support group for mother's raising out of the box kids)
@simonjbenn (Adoptee. Speaker. Podcaster in UK)
@thearchibaldproject (Empowers caregivers to care for vulnerable children)
@therapyredeemed (Adoption Reform. Racial Justice. Therapist and Korean Adoptee. )
@watadoptions (Black Family Adoption Assistance)
@yesweadopt (Amplifying Black voices in adoption/foster care)