Tony, a former foster youth and adoptee, was adopted by a same sex couple in the mid 1990’s. He writes about his experiences growing up as both an interracial adoptee and as a child growing up in a same sex headed household in his memoir 
Having been displaced from their family as infants via closed private transnational adoption, the bodies of Matthew and his twin were purchased & trafficked into a sundown town. Matthew’s work is rooted in a love grief which persists, and is wholly interested and invested in co-creating Black (Adoptee) Futures where in we are not under siege by those who claim Whiteness. Matthew Anthony is a Afro-Surrealist theopoet, essayist & host of You have questions?
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Due to traumatic life experiences and compromised beginnings, many children who are adopted, who are being raised by relatives (kinship care), or have experienced foster care have higher risks for developmental, health, emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges.
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Of therapy clients were children under the age of 18 in 2021.
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Served in 2021 through therapy, case management, post-adoption services and Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruitment program.
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Registrants for our monthly Strengthening Your Family webinars and parent support groups featuring a wide array of topics for the adoptive, foster and kinship community.
What People Are Saying About Us
Adoptive Family
“The support C.A.S.E. has provided to me, my husband, and our two adopted children has been phenomenal. ”
Adoptive Family
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped me obtain specialized services that my child needed. ”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“Great knowledge of the specific relationships, emotions, and phases of adoption through foster care; all of the resources for adoptive paren”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches suggested that my child may have sensory needs. We then sought help from an occupational therapist that h”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“This was one of the best webinars I have been in! So many practical applications… Being able to walk away, not just with knowledge, but with”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“My son really enjoys his sessions and likes to talk about what his thinking and feeling with his therapist. he likes when the issues he is d”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches helped connect me to resources for specific disabilities for my child.”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“The presenter was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. She clearly had a passion for working with adoptive families/ad”
Adoptive Family
NPAC Client
“NPAC post-adoption support coaches provided language I could use in a student study meeting to acquire a 504 for my child.”
Adoptive Parent
C.A.S.E. Client
“The expertise of the therapists, the non-judgmental approach to helping parents, the compassion and understanding they show towards our fami”
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C.A.S.E. Client
“At C.A.S.E., [my therapist] helps me understand adoption. She also helps me deal with behavior problems. I’m learning to express my feelings”
Strengthening Your Family Webinar Participant
“The presenter was down to earth and talked in a way I could relate to and understand the topic.”
Unique Challenges of Adoption & Foster Care
Mental Health Services
C.A.S.E. offers specialized adoption-competent in-person and teletherapy, case management, parent and teen support groups, and educational resources, including parent and professional trainings.
Webinars
C.A.S.E. offers in-demand and live webinars focused on a variety of relevant topics for adoptive, foster and kinship parents as well as the professionals who serve them.
Support Groups
C.A.S.E. offers a variety of free virtual and in-person support groups throughout the year including teen identity, parent led and caregiver support groups.
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