Meseret shares about the complexities of being adopted at an older age, having memories of life before adoption, learning how to trust her new adoptive family.
Tag: need for better post adoption support
Bolivian Adoptee Anthology Book Review
Lynelle provides a review of the Bolivian adoptee anthology Communal Histories of Displacement and Adoption by the Network of Bolivian Adoptees
Abby Forero-Hilty at the Hague Special Commission
Abby Forero-Hilty's speech for the Hague Special Commission, Post Adoption Matters introduction panel.
What’s the Future of Intercountry Adoption?
Presentation by Lynelle Long at the CHIP Webinar on 18 Feb 2022 on the topic: Respecting the Child's Right to Identity in Intercountry Adoption
JD shares about Adoptee Anger
JD shares as a Filipino adoptee about anger: anger for the abuse, the lies, the rejection, the impacts and lack of supports.
Adoption and the Impact on our Partners
Partners of adoptees are impacted immensely by our adoptions but we never hear this perspective. Brian shares how he's been impacted by adoption via marriage.
In Memory of Seid Visin
Mark Hagland talks about the direct connection between the racism experienced for Seid and his mental health which ended up in suicide.