From Sore to Soar

Adoption

Adoption, seen as a societal intervention, poses protective and developmental risks. There are different pathways to adoption, some met with immediate or delayed levels of adversity and trauma. Trauma resulting from neglect, deprivation and threatening life circumstances. Impairments in language acquisition have been seen if placed beyond the sensitive periods of language development whereas having multiple caregivers can impact attachment bonding (Brodzinsky et al., 2022).

Lifelines, Hotlines & Helplines

Advocacy & Resources

  • Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF)

    • Description: Offers adoption assistance, financial assistance for adopting children with special needs, pay for healthcare

    • Website:

  • Buckner Hope Shines Here (Hope Center & Family Pathways Ministries)

    • Description: Protecting children, strengthening families, serving seniors and empowering generations through foster care, adoption, and retirement.

    • Website: https://www.buckner.org

    Lemieux Family Center

$ Glance at Funding Opportunities

  • Department for Children and Families (DCF) (see above)- Adoption & financial assistance

* Toolkits & More

This is not an Exhaustive List

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References:

Brodzinsky, D., Gunnar, M., Palacios,J. (2022). Adoption and Trauma: Risks, recovery and the lived experience of adoption. Child Abuse Negl. 130 (Pt 2).