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Culturally Competent Mental Health Resources for People of Color

WEBMay is Mental Health Awareness month, which makes it the perfect month to highlight organizations and programs working to help provide culturally competent …

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Birthparents and Mental Health Awareness

WEBBirthparents and Mental Health Awareness. byKristin. Since 1949, The month of May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United …

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Birthmothers and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

WEBWorld Mental Health day was this week, which is a good jumping-off point to discuss something we rarely - if ever - see mentioned in adoption discourse. Perinatal …

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Covid Policy : About : On Your Feet Foundation

WEBOn Your Feet Foundation recognizes that the Covid-19 pandemic is not just a health crisis, but a social and racial justice crisis, and as a way of prioritizing the safety and well-being …

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Birth Parent Support Services

WEBShe is passionate about mental health and feels fortunate to have worked at On Your Feet Foundation since 2015. Jennifer is a Midwestern girl at heart, moving to Chicago from …

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What is Case Management And How Can It Help Birthparents

WEBAs I worked with Sarah over the past year, we’ve set goals, talked about balance, and worked on self-care. In the time I’ve known Sarah, she’s moved into her …

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More Than Art Art Therapy Program On Your Feet

WEBArt Grant, a creative art therapy program, More Than Art is accepting applications for a birthmother art therapy group, held virtually on Zoom. The group will consist of 4 90 …

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Adoption Competent Therapists for Birthparents

WEBSimply put, an adoption-competent therapist is a licensed mental health professional who understands and is knowledgeable about adoption issues. This may be …

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Testimonials Birth Mother Support Groups On Your Feet …

WEBgoals. Most important to me is the work On Your Feet does to address the trauma and mental health issues faced by birthmoms post placement. When birthmoms receive the …

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What if Your Therapist isn’t Adoption Competent

WEBFinding an affordable therapist or one within your network can sometimes be very difficult, especially at a time when more and more people are seeking mental …

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On Your Feet Foundation News Current Events OYFF

WEBbyKristin. In 2022, On Your Feet Foundation has earned a Platinum Transparency rating from Guidestar, putting us in the top 0.1% of the 2.5+ million non-profits currently …

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On Your Feet Foundations Letter To the President Regarding NAAM

WEB12-14% of adopted children in the United States between the ages of 8 and 18 are diagnosed with a mental health disorder each year, and adopted children are …

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Interview with Meshan Lehmann LCSW-C from Adoptions Together

WEBThe Birthparent Support Alliance launched in 2022, and the response has been incredible. We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Meshan Lehmann, …

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Part II With Meshan Lehmann of Adoptions Together

WEBExamples of groups we have trained include behavioral health centers, the police, advocacy centers, hospitals, departments of social services, homeless shelters …

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Q & A With Brian Anderson Executive Director of Fathering Together

WEBThe first call is kind of an open free-for-all, but we are starting to make the second monthly call more focused: training oriented or themed, to cover topics like …

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Books by Birthparents

WEBA native of New Orleans, Savannah is a domestic violence outreach advocate working with Pillars Community Health in Chicago and a peer mentor with NAMI. She partners with …

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The False Equivalency of Adoption and Abortion

WEBIn December of 2021, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, when discussing abortion, suggested that we don’t need abortion rights in America because …

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Supportive Resources for Birth Parents On Your Feet Foundation

WEBThey build relationships with partner organizations – like adoption agencies, pregnancy centers, health clinics, adoption support groups, etc. Bravelove can be found at …

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OYFF Executive Director Writes WaPo OpEd about baby boxes

WEBWashington Post OpEd: Baby Box Adoptions Are Not The Feel-Good Story You Think They Are. Our Executive Director, Alexis Eyler, is a tireless advocate for …

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interview with Art Therapist Kristi Gmutza

WEBAn interview with Art Therapist Kristi Gmutza. byKristin. On Saturday, May 7th, Birthmother’s Day, we are excited to host Create!, a community art-making event …

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ADOPTION COMPETENT THERAPISTS

WEBprocessing, complex medical needs that affect mental health and working with providers in her community to maintain continuity of care. She utilizes multiple tools and modalities to …

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Post-adoption services Donate On Your Feet Foundation

WEBWe Need Your Support. Donate Today. For more than 20 years, On Your Feet Foundation has provided support to the birthparent community and continues to be one of the only …

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