Category: Adoptee Death

A Vigil for Christian Hall, 1 Year On

On By lynellelongIn Adoptee Death, Adoptee vulnerability, adoption conversations, China, Complexities in Adoption, Critical Thinking in Adoption, Difficult discussions in adoption, Diversity in Adoption, Grief and Loss, Grief and Loss for adoptive parents, Justice Routes, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Suicide, Survival mechanisms, Therapy, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption, USALeave a comment

An online vigil, 30 Dec 2021, in honour of Christian Hall, adopted from China to the USA, shot to death by police during a mental health episode.

We can be our own Heroes

On By Guest BloggerIn Abandonment and Rejection, Abuse in Adoption, Adoptee Anger, Adoptee Death, Adoptee Intimate Relationships, Adoptee Support, Adoptee vulnerability, Adoption Attachment, Adoption Breakdown / Failure, Adoption questions, Alcohol and drug addiction, Aloneness, Isolation, Complexities in Adoption, Difficult discussions in adoption, Forced separation, Generational trauma, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Not Knowing in Adoption, Post Adoption Support, Relationships Struggles, Sense of Belonging, Suicide, Survival mechanisms, TherapyLeave a comment

Bina shares about the after effects of losing fellow adoptees to suicide, how we can work together to overcome the things that death can trigger.

Yasmin Mahan

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Kev Minh remembers Yasmin Mahan, Indian intercountry adoptee who died after an adoption disruption.

Four Murdered Chinese Adoptees

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Joey shares after the death of 4 Chinese adoptees.