Verified Sources and Allies in the Fight to End Legalized Child Trafficking

This page lists documented sources, studies, and organizations that substantiate the evidence presented on this site. We include only those aligned with exposing the commodification of children, restoring adoptee rights, and prioritizing family preservation. No agencies profiting from severance are endorsed.

Key Studies and Reports

• Nancy Verrier, The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child (1993) – Foundational documentation of separation trauma.
• Hjern et al., “Suicide, psychiatric illness, and social maladjustment in intercountry adoptees in Sweden” (Lancet, 2002) – Adoptees at 3–4× higher risk for suicide.
• Keyes et al., “Risk of Suicide Attempt in Adopted and Nonadopted Offspring” (Pediatrics, 2013) – 4× higher suicide attempt rate in adoptees.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AFCARS Reports (annual) – Data on foster care entries, adoptions, and racial disparities.
• Federal Inspector General Reports on Unaccompanied Minors (2020–2025) – Documentation of hundreds of thousands “lost” and exploited.
• Adoptee Rights Law Center maps and legislative trackers – State-by-state sealed records status.

Allies and Organizations

• Adoptee Rights Law Center – Leading advocacy for unrestricted OBC access.
• Families Rising (formerly NACAC) – Resources on outcomes, though cautious on full abolition.
• Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) – Support for original parents coerced into relinquishment.
• Tribal ICWA resources – Defense of Native child sovereignty against ongoing state violations.
• Anti-trafficking organizations focused on domestic systems (select those recognizing adoption pipelines).

Legislative and Government Documents

• Adoption and Safe Families Act (1997) – Text and incentive payment reports.
• Indian Child Welfare Act (1978) and Haaland v. Brackeen (2023) decision – Preservation of tribal placement.
• California AB 495 (2025) bill text and critiques – Stranger guardianship loopholes.

These resources provide the irrefutable evidence: higher trauma rates, racist pricing, financial incentives for severance, and a legacy of trafficking from orphan trains to modern pipelines.

Adoptees and foster care alumni use this evidence to demand abolition. The government has overlooked our rights and profited from our pain long enough.

Study them. Share them. The truth dismantles the trade.

Adoptees stand united. The resources arm our fight. The cleanup concludes with the system’s termination.

→ Next: Blog – Ongoing Exposés and Updates → Previous: Take Action

#VerifiedTruth #UnsealCalifornia #AbolishTheTrade