Adam Starks

TOPICS - • Abuse • Depression • Determination • Failure

• Grit • Inspiration • Success • Suicide Prevention • Trauma

• Youth

Adam starks- PROGRAMS

  •  "An American Journey Through Childhood and   Adolescence."


  • "What Does Success Look Like? helping Youth Tap Into Their Resilience and Discover Their Purpose."


  • "Hello Village, Can You Hear Us? Overcoming the Youth Homelessness Crisis."


  • "Social Drivers of Youth Mental Health & Learning: How to Overcome Interconnected Crises."


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Adam starks- Biography

Dr. Adam Starks is an inspirational keynote speaker on various child welfare-related topics ranging from foster care, child mental health issues, and trauma-informed care. He is also an award-winning author of children’s books Love Will Find Your Home, Love Makes The World Go “Round, and his autobiography, Broken Child Mended Man. 


After aging out of the system, Dr. Starks earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Mennonite University, an M.B.A. from Strayer University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Capella University. He is also the Founder and CEO of Mendy, a supportive app that helps at-promise youth access social services and mental wellness resources. 


Dr. Starks' passion is child and family advocacy, serving on his local school board, Youth Advisory Board for World Vision KidReach, board member of Hero's Haven Child Advocacy Center, and as President of the West Virginia CASA Association board.

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Broken Child Mended Man:

Broken Child Mended Man is a raw, but compelling memoir touching on childhood neglect, years in foster care, and overcoming the odds to become a success story. Highlighting the ups and downs as a ward of the state during his formative years, Adam manages to reveal human resilience in its most authentic form. Through a life of trial and error, the author displays bountiful courage to achieve life's milestones without a role model. Broken Child Mended Man is one of this year's best surprises for readers from every walk of life. The surprisingly positive message throughout the book will help any reader establish solid footing as they seek purpose and the will to persevere through life's hardships.

Love Makes The World Go 'Round

Love Makes the World Go 'Round is an adult children's book about foster and adoptive children overcoming the odds to reach their potential and paying homage to the foster parents who make it happen. Do you have an abundance of love in your heart? If so, please consider foster care or adoption. On any given day, approximately a half million children are in America's foster care system.