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May142010

Adoptees Have Answers New Website Launch

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen May 14, 2010

http://aha.mn is an exciting new program to promote connections among adopted individuals of all ages, ethnicities and adoption types while maximizing their lifelong welfare and self-fulfillment

AHA believes…

…being adopted has lifelong consequences for those who were adopted at any age
…adoptees benefit from connecting with other adoptees in a variety of ways
…adoptees are the experts on adoption
…non-adoptees benefit from the knowledge and life wisdom of adopted individuals.

Congratulations on making a great idea come to life.

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May62010

http://www.orphantrainridersofminnesota.com/

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen May 6, 2010

Minnesota became the first state to host an official gathering of its orphan train riders and their families with an event that took place on July 1, 1961 with nine attendees. This event was organized by two women who discovered later in life that they had ridden the same orphan train to Minnesota as young children.

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Apr262010

The Consequences of Media Concentrating On Negative Child Protection & Adoption

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen April 26, 2010

Some of us, preferably some of us educated in the study of the issues; social workers, health and mental health providers, and others close and sympathetic to abused and neglected children, needs to give these children a voice in their own lives other than a Media that has to sell itself with “if it bleeds it leads”.

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Apr112010

Adoptees Have Answers…and lots of questions

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen April 11, 2010

Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (Marn) is launching an inspired program that should become a national model for dealing with foster and adoptive care. Ten adoptees from diverse ethnic backgrounds have combined their wisdom & energy to provide adoptee-to-adoptee training, connections and resources.

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Jan232010

A Program Worth Repeating

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen January 23, 2010

Every state releases youth from foster care that are troubled and without the skills or resources to cope in the community. Few states think through the consequences of the importance of youth melding into the community to become healthy and productive citizens. Here’s one great example

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Nov222009

Cut Off A Nose to Spite A Child’s Face

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen November 22, 2009

But officials from the archdiocese said they feared the law might require them to extend employee benefits to same-sex married couples. As a result, they said, the archdiocese would have to abandon its contracts with the city if the law passed.

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Sep122009

Another Concerned Grandmother

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen September 12, 2009

In my morning email was a sad plea for help from a grandmother with granddaughters taken from her home where they were in school and well cared for.

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Jul42009

14 police calls to foster home led up to near-death

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen July 4, 2009

On the 49th call to the home, police removed the children into protective custody (only because the 7 year old was observed trying to kill the 5 year old). As I became involved in the case, the sex abuse of the older girl became apparent. The police were aware of the prostitution taking place on the premises, and it was very likely that the older child had been prostituted.

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Aug302006

Another Sad Letter

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen August 30, 2006

I am the Grandmother of Amy* And we are in desperate need of many new/more voice’s of everyone of the grandparents that have lost our right to be able to see our grandchildren! Either because of the other parent getting custody or just because.

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Jun102006

Improving Attachment

Adoption, Foster and Kinship Care, All Posts from Kids at Risk ActionBy Mike Tikkanen June 10, 2006

Recommended parenting TechniquesTo improve Attachment The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) recently released findings that are endorsed by the American Psychological Association regarding Reactive Attachment Disorder and attachment therapies. A task force formed by APSAC reported that there are many non-controversial interventions designed to improve attachment quality that are based on…

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