Thinking about adoption? Here’s where to start.
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Adoption Learning Partners
Preparation resources for adopting parents
Positive adoption language
List of terms currently used when talking about adoption
PairTree
Connecting expectant moms and adopting families to the adoption professionals and services they need to healthily navigate private adoption
Paula Weeks
Open Adoption Coach, Author, Speaker
Already in the process of adopting and feeling overwhelmed?
Please see here for some of our best resources.
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NACAC
The North American Council on Adoptable Children provides U.S. adoption support and resources.
Kidsave
Learn about hosting/adopting older children from the U.S. and abroad.
Adoptive Families
A wide array of resources and information for adoptive families.
Child welfare information gateway
A clearinghouse of state-specific adoption assistance information.
Your adoption papers are signed.
Here are some post-adoption resources.
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Parents of Latin American Children (PLAC) Culture Camp
Why adoption is my first choice
Adoption as a first choice for a LGBTQ couple
The Importance of Attachment in Adoption
Books
In on It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You To Know About Adoption. A Guide for Relatives and Friends
by Elisabeth O’Toole
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky
The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family
by Karyn Purvis
Inside Transracial Adoption: Strength-based, Culture-sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-country or Domestic Adoptive Families That Don't "Match"
by Beth Hall and Gail Steinberg
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
by Deborah Gray