Adoptee Groups

China’s Children International (CCI)

“CCI is the first international support group created by and for Chinese adoptees. This is group is dedicated to empowering and connecting adult Chinese adoptees from around the world. They have a Facebook group, host zoom chats and have in person meetups. “

Adoptee Groups

Chinese Adoptee Alliance (CAA)

FCC is a nonprofit organization supporting Chinese adoptees and their families and friends. Founded in the early 1990s in Manhattan as a parent support group, and expanding to a nation-wide network, our members include adoptive parents, Chinese adoptees and their siblings and other relatives, as well as friends of the organization.

Adoptee Groups

Adoptee Hub

“””Our mission is to connect, collaborate, and preserve adoption legacies through community, culture, and post-adoption services. Adoptees deserve the opportunity to know their history, have a sense of belonging, experience their birth culture, and have access to services in a supportive safe space throughout their adoption journey.” “

Mental Health

Meggin Nam Holtz (LMSW)

Meggin Holtz received her MSW with a focus on child and adolescent trauma in the clinical setting. She provides therapy to youth, adolescents, families, and adults utilizing a strengths-based, trauma-informed, attachment, culturally and racially sensitive, and adoption-informed lens.

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Amanda Baden, PH.D.

Amanda Baden is am a Licensed Psychologist in New York City with a small practice in Manhattan. She specializes in work with those impacted by adoption but I also work with issues related to racial, cultural, and identity concerns.

Mental Health

TherapyDen: Adoption Issues

Therapy Den is an online community of mental health professionals seeking to make the experience of finding a therapist easy by offering a search directory of therapists. They have a page full of professionals of varying credentials specializing in adoption.

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Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare: PACC

The PACC (Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate) was developed to increase the availability and competency of a professional workforce to serve clinical and practical needs for adopted individuals and their families.

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Center for Adoption Support and Education: About TAC

An article explaining Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) which is commonly used by mental health practitioners.

Mental Health

Adoptees On: 32 [Healing Series] How to Choose a Therapist

The podcast AdopteesOn produced this episode on finding an adoption competent therapist, sharing tips on where to look and who to ask.

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PAC-UK

PAC-UK is the country’s largest independent Adoption Support Agency. They offer a range of services including adoptive parent and career support, adult adoptee support, birth parent support, and more.

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