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Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Factsheet for Families

This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting one or more of the children in their care. While this factsheet does not address the specifics of how to adopt, it provides in... Details >

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Frequently Asked Questions: Adoption

The page presents frequently asked questions about adoption. The information on this page is arranged into questions and answers for prospective and adoptive parents, adopted people, and expectant and... Details >

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Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program   External Link

The Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program is a multi-level adoption awareness training to designated staff at public and non-profit private entities that provide health and counseling services to... Details >

National Council For Adoption  External Link

International Adoption: Health Aspects  External Link

Children adopted from other countries do have a higher rate of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, parasites and hepatitis B. ... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  External Link

Meet the Children: AdoptUSKids  External Link

Children throughout the United States are waiting for permanent families. Some have special physical, emotional or educational needs. More than 60 percent come from minority cultures. You will find ov... Details >

AdoptUSKids  External Link

National Foster Care and Adoption Directory

Also available in: Spanish 

Includes State-by-State contact information for a variety of adoption-related organizations and services including public and licensed private adoption agencies, support groups, State reunion registri... Details >

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Positive Adoption Language - National Adoption Center  External Link

The words we choose say a lot about what we think and value. When we use positive adoption language, we say that adoption is a way to build a family just as birth is a way to build a family. This docu... Details >

National Adoption Center  External Link

The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents

This resource is written for birth parents and addresses adoption form their point of view. It focuses on the most common experiences of parents who have voluntarily placed their infants for adoption.... Details >

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