Looking for more adoption resources?
These resources and books have been gathered by BraveLove from various sources in order to provide information that can be used to better understand the depth and scope of the complex adoption issues impacting children, adults, and families in the United States. We’ve compiled a list of some of the favorites from professionals, birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees.
This is not a comprehensive list. If you see something not listed that you’d like to recommend, contact us. Inclusion on the below list does not indicate an official endorsement or partnership with BraveLove.
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Podcasts & Radio Shows
Creating a Family
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Lots and lots of podcasts surrounding adoption, foster care, infertility. Some favorites: What You Need to Know About Open Adoption, A Panel of Birth Moms Talk about Adoption, What Birth Moms Want Adoptive Parents to Know
Birth Moms Real Talk
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A series of birth mother interviews by a birth mother. Each episode highlights various experiences and provides wisdom and enlightenment regarding adoption from a birth mother's perspective.
Helpful Research & Reports
A Phenomenological Study of Birth Mothers and Their Experiences with Open Adoption by Ivy Byun
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This phenomenological study explored the experiences of eight birth mothers who placed their infant for adoption 5 to 10 years ago and have open adoption relationships with their child (2018).
Birthparent Issues of Grief and Loss by Kris Faasse
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Is Anyone Out There? by Nicole Strickland
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Minnesota / Texas Adoption Research Project
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(MTARP) is a longitudinal research study that focuses on the consequences of variations in openness in adoption arrangements for all members of the adoptive kinship network: birthmothers, adoptive parents, and adopted children, and for the relationships within these family systems.
Adoption by the Numbers
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A comprehensive report of U.S. adoption statistics by the National Council for Adoption (2017).
Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Provides access to publications, websites, databases, and online learning tools for improving child welfare practice and supporting adoptive and foster families.
Postpartum Support International
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Provides a directory of counselors all over the country who provide postpartum support.
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