Resources

* If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911. *

• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 (24/7)

• SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 – confidential substance use and mental health support

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

• The Trevor Project: Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use their chat (for LGBTQ+ youth, 24/7)

Harborview – Inpatient Psychiatry (Seattle)

• Location: 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104

• Phone: 206-744-3311

• Website: Harborview Inpatient Psychiatry

Swedish - Inpatient Psychiatry

• Ballard Campus

  • Location: 5300 Tallman Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

  • Phone: 206-320-2230

  • Website: Swedish Ballard Behavioral Health

• Edmonds Campus

  • Location: 21605 76th Ave W, Edmonds, WA 98026

  • Phone: 425-640-4090

  • Website: Swedish Edmonds Behavioral Health

Adoptee Mentoring Society: Adoptee Mentoring Society

• Connects adoptees with trained mentors who offer support, guidance, and a safe space to explore the intersectionality of adoptee identity

Harlow’s Monkey: Coming to consciousness – Harlow's Monkey

• Reflections on adoption, adoptee consciousness model

BIPOC Adoptees: BIPOC Adoptees

• Supports BIPOC adoptees through community events, workshops, and storytelling

• Non-Adopted Ally Guide.pdf - Google Drive

Books

“You Should Be Grateful:” Stories of Race, Identity and Transracial Adoptionby Angela Tucker: Angela Tucker

• A book written by the founder of the Adoptee Mentoring Society

Legal & Advocacy Resources

• Citizenship Clinic | Adoptees United: Provides resources and legal advocacy for adoptees navigating citizenship and legal rights, promoting awareness and systemic reform.

• Adoptees for Justice: A coalition of adoptee-led organizations working to secure citizenship and rights for all intercountry adoptees through education, advocacy, and community mobilization.