Resources
When the Unthinkable Happens discusses several topics, including those listed below. These pages are intended to provide resources for any reader or community member who has faced a similar journey in any aspect. Below the images, use the dropdown menus to access the resources.
Foster Care
Adoption
Domestic Violence
Cancer
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Pusey, M., & Diangelo, D. (2020). Parenting Children of Trauma. The Foster-Adoption Guide to Understanding Attachment Disorder. Findaway Voices.
Pusey, M. (2019). Reclaiming Hope: Overcoming the Challenges of Parenting Foster and Adopted Children. Miramare Ponte Press.
Show Hope. (2025, November 24). https://showhope.org/
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Pusey, M., & Mello, B. (2018). Speranza’s Sweater: A Child’s Journey Through Foster Care and Adoption (a picture book for children). Miramare Ponte Press.
Overstreet, K. (2010, January 1). Adoption from Foster Care. Focus on the Family. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/
Purvis, K. (2025, December 4). Child development. KPICD. https://child.tcu.edu/
Foster the Family. (n.d.). https://www.fosterthefamily.org/
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National Domestic Violence Hotline. 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | The Hotline. (2025, November 5). https://www.thehotline.org/
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Cancer: Support groups, counseling, Education & Financial Assistance. CancerCare. (1970, December 11). https://www.cancercare.org/
Thyroid Cancer. ThyCa. (2025, October 2). https://thyca.org/
Hospice. Agape Care Group. (2025, September 26). https://agapecaregroup.com/