RESOURCES

In our efforts to provide you with the best possible service, All Blessings desires to provide our families with adoption resources, including adoption financing options, adoption support, and adoption preparation resources.

We feel strongly that the more information you have on adoption, the more prepared you will be in your adoption journey. Below you will find a list of external links which may be beneficial for your family as you research your adoption process further. ABI does not share an affiliation with these organizations, and we do not “refer” families to these resources, but the resources listed have been utilized by ABI clients and found to be beneficial to those clients. We will add to this list as we find more sites that we feel can benefit you.

RESOURCES AND INFORMATION:

International Adoption Training Program – Hague compliant training and education specifically geared towards international adoption.
National Council For Adoption
A Mother’s Love: Adoption & Infertility Fundraising
Orphan Doctor – Dr. Jane Aronson’s site about medical and developmental issues affecting adopted children
Guide Star Grant Resources

Some Recommended Books:
- The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn B. Purvis (Author),‎ David R. Cross (Author),‎ Wendy Lyons Sunshine (Author)
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel MD
- Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship by Laurence Heller Ph.D. and Aline LaPierre Psy.D.
- Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel MD
- Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel and‎ Mary Hartzell
- Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens by John E. Meeks, Debbie Riley, et al.
- Adopting the Hurt Child
- Real Parents, Real Children
- 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
- The Post Adoption Blues
- Adoption LifeBook
- Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
- Parenting in the Eye of the Storm by Katie Jae Naftzger
Children’s Books
- Over the Moon by Karen Katz
- Just Right Family: An Adoption Story by Silvia Lopez
- And That’s Why She’s My Mama by Tiarra Nazario
- We Belong Together by Todd Parr
- Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
- Adoption is Both By Elena S Hall and Laura Norris
- Motherbridge of Love By Xinran, Josee Masse, et al.
- The Story of My Open Adoption By Leah Campbell
- Being Adopted By Amy Wilkerson LCSW

Government Resources:
Adoption Trained Consultants, Counselors, Psychologists & Programs Nashville
- Kim Warner-Hudy, LCSW
  Licensed Counselor who is a Korean Adoptee
  7209 Haley Industrial Blvd #130
  Nolensville, TN 37135
  (615) 852-7535
  
  Client population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, Adults, Families
  Specialties: Anxiety, ARC, Attachment, EMDR, Grief & Loss, Racial Identity, Search & Reunion, Theraplay, TBRI, TF-CBT, Transracial Adoption
- Nurture House – www.nurturehouse.org
  232 3rd Avenue North
  Franklin, TN
  615-656-0232
- Real Child Consulting LLC – www.realchild.net
  108 4th Ave South – Suite 201
  Franklin, TN 37064
  615-498-4958
- The Papillion Center – https://www.papillioncenter.org/
  2042 Nashville Pike
  Gallatin, TN 37066
  (615) 590-7213
Birth Parent Resources
- Post Partum Support Group
Early Intervention Services
- Tennessee – Early Intervention Sytem
- Indiana – First Steps Services
- Kentucky – Early Intervention Services

POST – New company started by adoptees for the triad to provide resources and education to promote connection.
Therapy Redeemed – Cam Small, LPCC and International/Transracial Adoptee providing counseling to adoptees and adoptive families
Adoption Family Trees
TBRI Coach including a free 90-minute consultation – Mark Vastaas
TBRI Closed Facebook Group
TBRI Practitioner List
The Child Mind Institute – The Child Mind Institute is based in New York and is a wonderful resource for children who arrive home with behavioral concerns.
Podcast – Adoption: The Long View
Podcast – The Adoption Connection
Show Hope
Programs for Families Affected by HIV/AIDS – information, support, and advocacy for adoptive families of HIV+ children
Realistic Expectations: The First Year Home – an amazing FREE 50 page collection of invaluable articles, tools, and resources
The American Academy of Pediatrics – Comprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child

Attachment/Parenting/Training Resources:

General Resources:

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