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title: Supporting Attachment After Children’s and Youth’s Separation from Birth Family
description: "**Module 3, Lesson 2** [Assessing Attachment Readiness and Capabilities in Prospective Adoptive Parents](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Assessing_Attachment_Readiness_and_Capabilities_in_Prospective_Adoptive_Parents.pdf) [Attachment Styles in Infant Caregiver Relationships](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Attachment_Styles_in_Infant_Caregiver_Relationships.pdf) [Children with Traumatic Separation](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Children_with_Traumatic_Separation.pdf) [Goodbye Letters](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Goodbye_Letters.pdf) [I Was Tooken](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/I_Was_Tooken.pdf) [Maintaining Relationships with Families of Origin](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/maintaining-relationships-families-origin.pdf)   [https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family)[https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family](https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fbridges4mentalhealth.org%2Fhub%2Fnti%2Fnti-curriculum-resources%2Fenhancing-attachment-and-bonding-for-children-moving-towards-having-achieved-permanence-through-adoption-and-guardianship%2Fsupporting-attachment-after-childrens-and-youths-separation-from-birth-family%2F&linkname=Supporting%20Attachment%20After%20Children%E2%80%99s%20and%20Youth%E2%80%99s%20Separation%20from%20Birth%20Family)[https://www.addtoany.com/share](https://www.addtoany.com/share)"
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updated: "2026-08-26"
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# Supporting Attachment After Children’s and Youth’s Separation from Birth Family

**Module 3, Lesson 2**

[Assessing Attachment Readiness and Capabilities in Prospective Adoptive Parents](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Assessing_Attachment_Readiness_and_Capabilities_in_Prospective_Adoptive_Parents.pdf)

[Attachment Styles in Infant Caregiver Relationships](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Attachment_Styles_in_Infant_Caregiver_Relationships.pdf)

[Children with Traumatic Separation](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Children_with_Traumatic_Separation.pdf)

[Goodbye Letters](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Goodbye_Letters.pdf)

[I Was Tooken](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/I_Was_Tooken.pdf)

[Maintaining Relationships with Families of Origin](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/maintaining-relationships-families-origin.pdf)

 

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