A Support Network for Adult Siblings

TABS understand that being an adult sibling of a brother or a sister with a disability has its rewards and challenges. Giving support to and receiving support from siblings who have experienced these rewards and challenges themselves can be both healing and celebratory.

Support from peers can generate opportunities for emotional growth, can aid in making connections with services and supports from those who have “been there,” and can enable a stronger and more fulfilling bond with a brother or a sister.

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Please register with us so that we can inform you about TABS activities. We will not share your information for any other purpose without your permission.

Local and National Sibling Resources:

The Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute

The Partners in Policymaking Leadership Institute is a training initiative of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities. The Institute is designed to provide adults with disabilities and family members of individuals with disabilities with the latest information on disability policy issues, and to help them become advocates for themselves, and for others in their communities.

For more information, contact Ned Andrew Solomon, Director, Partners in Policymaking, 615.532.6556 or ned.solomon@state.tn.us.

Sibling Support Project

The Sibling Support Project is a national effort dedicated to the life-long concerns of brothers and sisters of people who have special health, developmental, or mental health concerns. They believe that disabilities, illness, and mental health issues affect the lives if all family members. They want to increase the peer support and information opportunities for brothers and sisters of people with special needs and to increase parents' and providers' understanding of sibling issues.

SibNet Listserv

The SibNet Listserv is an online community for adult siblings around the world to share information and discuss issues of common interest.