Power the Adoptee Movement

September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - The Time is NOW

This campaign - launched during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - couldn't be more critical. While society focuses on suicide prevention in general populations, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) adoptees remain invisible despite facing some of the highest risk factors.

The Perfect Storm of Trauma

BIPOC adoptees face “cumulative trauma”:

• Primal Wound: Early separation rewires the brain, disrupting attachment, trust, and belonging.
• Racial Identity Trauma: Raised without cultural mirrors or mentors, many feel like outsiders in both adoptive families and racial communities.
• Systemic Invisibility: Institutions dismiss adoptee trauma, pushing gratitude narratives instead of real care.
• Isolation: Often the only adoptee in their families or communities, they grow up without natural support systems.

Why Current Support Fails

Mental health systems ignore adoption-specific trauma, racial identity struggles, and the intersection of both—leaving BIPOC adoptees misdiagnosed, silenced, and unsupported.

Our Revolutionary Approach

We are the only national organization led by adoptees, for adoptees addressing both adoption and racial trauma. We offer:

• Lived Experience Leadership: Programs created by adoptees who live this reality.
• Intersectional Healing: Addressing adoption trauma and racial identity together.
• Global Community: Building chosen family across borders.
• Professional Training: Equipping providers with adoption-competent, culturally responsive care.
• Resources: Online tools and resources for BIPOC adoptees to connect worldwide.

Why Now

Adoptees are four times more likely to attempt suicide; BIPOC adoptees face even higher risks. During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we refuse to let this crisis remain invisible.

The Ripple Effect. Your support powers:

• Trauma-informed programming
• Provider training that transforms care nationwide
• Policy and research shifts that finally center adoptee voices
• A global community ending adoptee isolation

Join the Movement

This is not charity—it’s justice. Together, we can turn:

Isolation → Community

Trauma → Healing

Silence → Voice

Crisis → Resilience

Invisibility → Justice

The need is urgent. The solutions exist. The missing piece is funding. Power the Adoptee Movement—because BIPOC adoptees deserve to be seen, safe, and heard.