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We have an information packet available, upon request, for best practices regarding what may come next after receiving your certificate.

Please contact us at info@laadoptreform.org

We believe that it is extremely important for everyone to learn about the history of adoption and adoption practices in the United States as well as learning and listening to the stories of the women who relinquished children, many under duress and due to societal pressures or lack of resources and support.

We highly suggest reading the following two books:

1. American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption by Gabrielle Glaser

2. The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler Even though The Girls Who Went Away is based on interviews from mothers from the Baby Scoop Era (WW2 to 1970’s)

Many of the mothers from the 1970’s on faced similar obstacles and societal and family stigmas so it is important to understand the context.

We suggest the following books to help you along in your journey to explore the impact of adoption in your life:

1.Journey of the Adopted Self by B.J. Lifton

2. Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency – Sharon Roszia

3. The Primal Wound and Coming Home to Self by Nancy Verrier

• We recommend the movie, Adopted- For the life of me by Jean Strauss  

• If at any point you feel like you need additional support in your journey, please reach out for professional help & reach out to someone that is adoption competent. We can help point you in the right direction with suggestions on how to find an adoption competent professional. 

•We are here to help support you on your journey so please don't hesitate to reach out.