You are not alone

Support for your search

Reunion is joyful, uncertain, and sometimes heavy for both sides. Below are free and low-cost resources for grief, unexpected discoveries, closed-adoption emotions, and moments when you just need someone to listen. Rejoinery is not a replacement for professional care.

Global

Family tracing

ICRC: Restoring Family Links

Free family-tracing service run by the Red Cross / Red Crescent, active in nearly every country.

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Peer community

Adoption Mosaic: reunion support groups

Facilitated peer groups for adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families through reunion.

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Peer community

Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)

Peer support and mentoring for birth parents pre- and post-reunion.

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United States

Crisis line

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free, confidential, 24/7. Call or text 988.

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Counseling

PACT: An Adoption Alliance

Adoption-competent counselors and referrals.

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United Kingdom

Counseling

PAC-UK

Adoption and permanency counseling, birth-relative support line 0113 230 2100.

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Crisis line

Samaritans

Free 24/7 emotional support. Call 116 123.

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Australia

Crisis line

Lifeline Australia

24/7 crisis support. Call 13 11 14.

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Counseling

VANISH: post-adoption support

Search, reunion and counseling support for people affected by adoption.

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Canada

Crisis line

Talk Suicide Canada

1-833-456-4566, 24/7. Free and confidential.

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South Korea

Peer community

KoRoot: Korean adoptee community

Guesthouse and reunion support in Seoul for adoptees returning to search.

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Ethiopia

Peer community

Beteseb Felega: Ethiopian adoptee network

Community and search assistance for Ethiopian adoptees.

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If you're in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency number. If you'd like to suggest a resource for this page, email support@rejoinery.com.