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ADD Resources
ADD Resources is a rapidly growing national non-profit organization whose mission
is to help people with ADD/ADHD achieve their full potential through support and
education. Their website offers 100 free and carefully chosen articles helpful to
adults with ADD/ADHD and to parents of children with ADD/ADHD, a free monthly eNews,
100 links to other ADHD-related websites, the National ADHD Directory, and more.
The Collaboration to
AdoptUsKids
1-800-451-5246
tta@adoptex.org
Adoption
Counselor
Brenda McCreight, Ph.D., R.S.W., child and family therapist; mom to 14 children
including 12 through adoption; author of Recognizing and Managing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects:
A Guidebook, Parenting Your Adopted Older Child: How To Overcome the Unique Challenges
and Raise a Happy and Healthy Child, and the children’s book Eden’s Secret Journal:
The Story of An Older Child Adoption. Brenda is pleased to announce
that she is extending her consulting practice to include parent coaching through
telephone consults and fly-in services.
Adoption Law
Site
Created by The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University
Law School, the LawSite provides legal information about adoption for prospective
adoptive parents, birth parents, adoption and child welfare lawyers, juvenile and
family court judges. The site includes statutes, regulations, key cases, and
leading explanatory law review and practice journal articles concerning child welfare
and adoption laws for each U.S. State.
Adoption Learning Partners
Useful, supplemental online training. Note that this does not take the place of
formal pre-adopt training.
Adoption
Week e-Magazine
Free on-line magazine and the world's largest adoption publication. Each issue contains
adoption news, articles, poetry, product reviews and specials; a waiting child;
an inspirational thought; recent adoption forum discussions; humor and upcoming
events.
Adoptive
Families
Adoptive Families creates a magazine on adoption and adoption
related issues.
39 W. 37th St., 15th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
800-372-3300 Phone
212-877-9198 Fax
Advanced Communications
and Business Resources
Designed by Canadian businessmen, this site offers a FASDlink Archives with over
70,000 FASD related letters and articles. FASDlink is a free Internet listserv
that includes biological, foster and adoptive parents and caregivers as well as
a wide range of professionals including those in medicine, social work, education
and justice. Participants also include individuals who have FASD or FASD.
2245 Old Lakeshore Road
Brights Grove, Ontario CANADA NON 1CO
519-869-8026
ritchie@acbr.com
Alateen
A great resource for children who have friends or family members impacted by
alcohol or drugs. Website is a non-threatening way to become acquainted with what
they have to offer.
American Association of Open Adoption Agencies
Helps families find agencies practicing open adoption.
American Association of
Retired Persons (AARP)
AARP helps grandparents raising their grandchildren by offering a newsletter,
factsheets, a grandparents support database, state by state information on visitation
and a discussion group.
AARP’s “A State Fact Sheet for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Grandchildren.”
(Information on Minnesota resources for Grandparents):
kinship_care_2005_mn.pdf
601 E Street NW
Washington DC 20049
800-424-3410
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association
ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than
115,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists, speech-language pathologists,
and speech, language, and hearing scientists with the mission of providing the highest
quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and
speech and hearing science. ASHA advocates for people with communication disabilities.
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
actioncenter@asha.org
Association for Treatment
and Training in the Attachment of Children, (ATTACh)
ATTACh, The Association for Treatment and Training in the
Attachment of Children, is an international coalition of professional and lay persons
who are involved with children who have attachment difficulties.
PO Box 665
Annandale, VA 22003
703-914-3928
Attachment
Disorders
Provides a self-guided primer for the understanding and treatment of Reactive Attachment
Disorder with multiple resources.
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The Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc, (CASE)
CASE is a national resource for families and professionals
through training, publications and consultations. Their online book store offers
many helpful resources on parting, adoption sensitive school curricula and other
other adoption issues.
11120 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 205
Silver Springs, MD 20904
301-593-9200 Phone
301-593-9203 Fax
caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org
Children and Adults
with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, (CHADD)
CHADD is a non-profit support and information organization
working to educate and support families with children who are diagnosed with
ADD/ADHD.
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
800-233-4050
Child Welfare Information Gateway (Old Name: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse has merged with the National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect to form one resource of essential information and resources
targeted to the safety, permanency and well-being of children and families. Included
is an online library of 48,000 documents (www.childwelfare.gov/library),
more than 130 Information Gateway publications (www.childwelfare.gov/search/pubs_search.cfm)
info@childwelfare.gov
1-800-394-3366
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Child Welfare League
of America (CWLA)
A non-profit organization developing and promoting policies
and programs to protect America's children and strengthen families through advocacy,
training, publications, and consultations.
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250
Arlington VA 22202
703/412-2400
Fax 703/412-2401
Child Welfare Information Gateway
1-800-394-3366
info@childwelfare.gov
Children's Academy for Neurodevelopmental
and Learning (CANLEARN)
Center for special needs children having developmental or learning problem and their
families utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to reach higher levels of brain
capacity. Works with FASD children in the states of Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon
and Washington.
Toni Hager, NDS
918 South Monroe Street
Spokane, WA 99204
509-624-3109
toni@kidscanlearn.net
Children's Bureau Express
Children's Bureau Express is designed for professionals concerned with child abuse
and neglect, child welfare and adoption. Included are legislative updates,
professional trainings, research and information about best practices.
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20447
cb_express@calib.com
Children's
Campus
Treats severely emotionally disturbed children, adolescents and their families who
require compassionate and specialized care in residential environments ranging from
secure care to independent living. The Children's Campus is located on a park-like
12-acre campus located on the St. Joseph River in Mishawaka, Indiana.
574-259-5666
tmoore@childrenscampus.org
Children’s
Defense Fund (CDF)
The mission of the Children's
Defense Fund is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start,
a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
25 East Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-662-3573
cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org
China Connection
The China Connection is a national bimonthly, on-paper publication ($15 for 6 issues;
$17 for international mailing) for families who have adopted or are in the process
of adopting Chinese children. It is supported by subscription and is not associated
with an organization.
bcrawf@infi.net
Clearinghouse on Elementary
and Early Childhood Education
A national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education.
Coaching for Foster and Adoptive Parents Specializing in Reactive Attachment Disorder
Kim Ahrenholz is a professional Coach who has been working
with Adopted and Foster youth and families in crisis for many years. She also understands
what it is to be the parent of children with RAD or who have been adopted suffering
from trauma and abuse. Coaching is not to be considered in place of therapy, some
people may indeed have both with the agreement of the therapist. Coaching is about
moving forward and a coach can be available by telephone during critical situations
or times of intense stress. This kind of support is essential in creating a brighter
future for your family. Many parents felt hopeless but with the support from some
one who truly understands the challenges of RAD, they learn everything is possible!
You can feel empowered to be the best parent you can be.
Yahoo group at
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RADestParentChat/
Common Sense Parenting by Boys Town USA
Has a wide range of articles for kids and those parenting them, ie. adolescent depression,
grandchildren out of control, feeling secure about your race and discussing sex.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (Formerly NDMDA)
DBSA educates parents, families, professionals
and the public about depressive and manic-depressive illnesses, fosters self-help
and improves access to care through 40 nationwide chapters and support groups.
730 North Franklin Street
Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610
2312-642-0049
800-826-3632
Drug Free Resource Net
Detailed information on alcohol, amphetamines, crack, ritalin, steroids, tobacco
and lots in between. Sponsored by Partnership for Drug-Free America.
EP (Exceptional Parent)
Resources for Special Needs offers monthly
subscription with articles written by doctors, specialists, and educators on parenting,
resources and advocacy for families with children who have special needs. Offers
online seminars. www.eparent.com
Ethica
Ethica is a nonprofit corporation that seeks to be an impartial voice for
ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance, and advocacy
to the adoption community.
Evan B.
Donaldson Adoption Institute
The Evan B. Donaldson Institute is one of the pre-eminent adoption policy, education
and research organizations in the United States. It provides independent,
accurate and up-to-date information about adoption-related issued for triad members,
journalists, professionals and researchers. The Adoption Institute's mission
is to improve adoption for everyone it touches, especially children.
120 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
212-269-5050 Phone
212-269-1962 Fax
info@adoptioninstitute.org
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FAIR
An all volunteer organization which exists to support, educate, and advocate for
adoptive families and children. We invite you to join us for activities based in
the Northern California area or as a reader of our magazine News from FAIR.
Families with Children from China
FCC is a nondenominational organization of families who had adopted children
from China, providing a network of support through local chapters that can be located
on their website. Website information includes adoption updates and China-related
resources available on the internet.
FamilyTLC.net
Provides parenting tips, articles on child development, child safety and 250
new activities monthly.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services
Inc., (FASDCETS)
Non-profit organization that provides direct services for individuals, family systems
and professionals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder including information,
training, consultation and resources. Serves professionals working in the
fields of education, law, psychology, mental health, medicine, addictions treatment,
social services, etc. Programs and services are designed to meet the needs
of high risk population and facilitate realization of their full developmental potential.
croppj@FASDcets.org
FASD Community Resource Center
Resources include articles of interest to parents ("When the Teen with FASD Drinks,
" "Teaching Kids about FASD"), research, fact sheets, web links, products, camps,
lending library and homeschooling help.
teresa@come-over.to
FASD and the Criminal
Justice System
FASD and Social
Security
Foster Cross Message Board
Message Board for people affected by the foster care system.
The primary goal of Foster Cross is to improve the lives of foster children directly
by providing necessary items and life-enriching activities, and indirectly through
a network of local churches and community support.
Foster Parent Community
A triple 'a' site for helpful links on issues facing relatives and foster parents
raising children with attachment disorders, attention deficits (ADD & ADHD),
fetal alcohol syndrome and other special needs. Subjects range from adoption to
Dr. Seuss.
FRIENDS: National
Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
919-490-5577, x222
ylayden@chtop.org
FXB Center
HIV information such as caring for your child, coping, treatments, links, etc.
Also see National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
www.pedhivaids.org
Generations United (GU) Center
is the national membership organization focused solely on improving the lives
of children, youth, and older people through intergenerational strategies, programs,
and public policies. GU serves as a resource for educating policymakers and the
public about the economic, social, and personal imperatives of intergenerational
cooperation, acting as a catalyst for stimulating collaboration between aging, children,
and youth organizations, providing a forum to explore areas of common ground while
celebrating the richness of each generation. Email gu@gu.org.
202-289-3979
Genetic Alliance
Search for genetic condition for organizations, support and referral.
800-336-GENE.
Global Overseas Adoption Link (GOAL)
GOAL operates a reunion registry for Korean adopted persons. GOAL fosters
awareness about adoption in the Korean government, adoption agencies, and Korean
society, providing a home voice within the birth country. GOAL increases international
awareness regarding issues of Korean adoption, also providing adoption persons that
wish to learn about Korean life firsthand employment opportunities with Korean host
families.
GOAL
KPO Box 1364
SEOUL 110-613
SOUTH KOREA
Telephone: 82-(0)2-755-6585
Telefax: 82-(0)2-755-6586
GrandsPlace
is an organization of grandparents and special others raising the children of other
family members. Telephone: 860-763-5789.
Grief Recovery Institute
offers articles, books, trainings and certification for professionals and community
education around healing.
www.grief-recovery.com
Healthfinder
An on-line library from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services covering
everything from AIDS, alternative medicine, and Medicare to immunizations and minority
health concerns.
Imomspot.com
A resource for moms with articles, resources and activities.
Improving Access & Opportunity
for Latinos in Early Childhood
What are the elements of a quality education for young Latino children and their
teachers that is culturally and linguistically responsive to their needs? The Center for Children & Families conducted
a project to address this critical issue, and as a result developed a set of publications
to support trainers, practitioners, and families.
Institute for Adoption Information
The Institute for Adoption Information, Inc., is a non-profit organization of adoptees,
birth parents, adoptive parents, adoption professionals and others who have united
to enhance the understanding of adoption and to advocate for balanced, accurate
coverage of adoption in news and entertainment media.
Joint Council on International Children's Services
The Joint Council on International Children's Services is the oldest and largest
affiliation of licensed, non-profit international adoption organizations in the
world. Members include adoption agencies, child welfare organizations, parent support
groups and medical specialists with an interest in inter-country adoption.
For adoption information on individual countries, log onto:
www.jcics.org/Country_Information.htm
117 South Saint Asaph Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-535-8045
Fax: 703-535-8049
jcics@jcics.org
Kinship Center
Founded in 1981 to respond to needs of foster and adoptive children, the Kinship
Center's two websites offer articles from adoption experts, research on issues impacting
adoption and discussion groups from local and national experts.
www.afteradoption.org
Kinship Care Legal Research
Center
The ABA Center on Children and the Law is proud to make available this Kinship Care
Legal Resource Center. Kinship care, commonly defined as the "full-time care, nurturing,
and protection of children by relatives, members of their tribes or clans, or other
adults who have a family relationship to a child," is a growing phenomenon across
the United States.
KINship Information
Network
is dedicated to grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising their
grandchildren, nieces or nephews either by court order or voluntarily. The network
addresses lifestyle changes accompanying the raising of children. Telephone: 772-501-0502
The Little Prince
Geared to helping families with children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder
(RAD), this website offers humor, resources, support and a chat room.
Minnesota/Texas
Adoption Research Project
Provides information on a longitudinal study comparing open, confidential, and
open mediated adoptions since 1985.
National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center
510-643-8390
aia@berkely.edu
National Adoption Center
The National Adoption Center provides family recruitment, adoption packet, regional
programs, information and referral, and much more.
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-735-9988
800-862-3678
nac@adopt.org
National Aging Information Center
The Website of the National Department of Human Services offers information and
resources for the aging and for their families and practitioners. Includes project
reports and electronic booklets on kinship care. Telephone: 202-619-0724
National Autism Association
Autism spectrum disorders are complex and often difficult to understand for families
and professionals alike. The National Autism Association is here to offer information
and support to everyone affected by this rapidly growing disorder. The National
Autism Association strongly believes that there are effective treatments for autism
spectrum disorders as well as a long awaited cure for the millions of families affected.
Please join us on our journey of help, hope, and healing.
Helping Hand Program. The goal of the Helping Hand Program is to provide
families with financial assistance in getting necessary biomedical treatments, supplements
and therapy services for their autistic child, as well as basic living expenses
for families under extreme financial stress. Do not apply if you are seeking funds
for respite care, fencing, trampolines, swingsets, trips to Disney World, etc. This
program is intended ONLY for those in dire need. Priority is always given to single
parents.
National Center for Adoption Law and Policy (formerly Dave Thomas Center for
Adoption Law)
The National Center seeks to ease and facilitate the adoption process through education,
advocacy and research. Their research efforts seek to demonstrate the need
for and the method by which the foster care and adoption processes can be improved.
Center advocacy projects are aimed at bringing about those improvements through
changes in the law and the way the law is implemented. Their education programs
are designed to assist judges, lawyers, social workers and other process stakeholders
to know and understand the law.
303 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-236-6730 Phone
614-236-6956 Fax
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child
Welfare
714-505-3525
ylayden@chtop.org
National Child Welfare
Resource Center for Adoption
248-443-7080
nlyons@spaulding.org
National Child Welfare Resource Center for
Youth Development
918-660-3700
ksutter@ou.edu
National Child Welfare Resource
Center for Organizational Improvement
1-800-HELP KID (435-7543)
helpkids@usm.maine.edu
National Child Welfare Resource Center
on Legal and Judicial Issues
1-877-222-1800, x 1746
Bullocks@staff.abanet.org
National Child Welfare Resource Center for
Youth Development
918-660-3700
ksutter@ou.edu
The National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol and Drug Information
provides a free booklet, "Keeping your Kids Drug-Free."
www.health.org
www.theantidrug.com
800-788-2800
National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
Provided by US Department of Health and Human Services they provide resources for
professionals with information on the prevention, identification, and treatment
of child abuse.
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20447
703-385-7565
800- 394-3366
National
Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights
The National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights is comprised of concerned
grandparents, citizens and agencies united to create one powerful voice and to network
with groups throughout the nation that share their goals. Their mission is to advocate
and lobby for substantial and urgent legislative changes that protect the rights
of grandparents to secure their grandchildren's health, happiness and well-being.
They monitor agencies that affect grandchildren at the city, county, state and federal
levels and they advocate for the protection of the rights of grandparents and the
needs of grandchildren who are at risk. 866-624-9900
National
Council for Single Adoptive Parents (NCSAP)
NCSAP is an information service for single persons interested in adopting and publishes
a handbook and other resources.
PO Box 55
Wharton, NJ 07885
ncsap@hotmail.com
National Court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Site gives the local office addresses for skip generation parenting.
National Foster Parent
Association
A national organization that provides support to foster parents nation wide with
an annual conference, membership, NFPA directory, and much more.
608 Hanson Street
Madisonville, KT 42431
507-825-0097
info@NFPAinc.org
National
Indian Child Welfare
Association
The National Indian Child Welfare Association strives so that every Indian child
has access to community-based, culturally-appropriate services which help them grow
up safe, healthy and spiritually strong; free from abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation
and the damaging effects of substance abuse.
5110 SW Macadam Avenue
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-4044 Phone
503-222-4007 Fax
National Network of Extension Specialists
in Child Development and Family Life
An online collection of "just in time" parenting newsletters with developmental
information, answers to common questions and concerns, and other age-appropriate
tips for parents of children from birth to age 5. Each newsletter covers a
specific period in a child's life. Some information in the newsletters is
state specific. All newsletters are in English, some are available in Spanish.
National One Church
One Child
A non-traditional recruitment program created in Chicago to increase the interested
by African-American families to adopt. This program has been replicated and refined
in 30 different states.
695 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90020
213-351-6464
800-583-3333
info@onechurchonechild.org
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)
Focuses on advocacy, information and support regarding FAS.
National Parent Information
Network
Parenting information on today's issues including media impact, guns and violence
and parental relationships.
National Resource Center for Child Protective Services
505-345-2444
theresa.costello@actionchildprotection.org
National Resource Center
for Child Welfare Data and Technology
877-672-4829
nrccwdt@cwla.org
National Resource Center
for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
212-452-7043
gmallon@hunter.cuny.edu
National Resource Center for Permanency Planning
Hunter College School of Social Work
A training, technical assistance and information services organization dedicated
to increasing the capacity of child welfare agencies with safe, permanent families
in supportive communities.
129 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021
212-452-7049
nrcfcpp@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu
National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
The National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption was established by Spaulding
for Children in1985. The services they provide are technical assistance and consultation,
training, and curricula: special needs adoption, adoption support and preservation,
cultural competence in child welfare, and parents as tender healers.
16250 Northland Drive
Suite 120
Southfield, MI 48075
248-443-7080
sfc@Spaulding.org
New York State Citizens' Coalition for Children,
Inc.
Provides information to improve services available to families and children.
Their website includes resources about transracial adoption.
306 East State Street, #220
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-0034
North American Council
on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
A resource for adoption throughout North America, NACAC shares information about
special needs adoption, adoption subsidies, adoption support and preservation, adoptive
and foster parent recruitment, child welfare system reform, concurrent planning,
parent group development, and transracial/transcultural parenting. NACAC also supports
adoptive families, holds an annual conference, and promotes adoption awareness.
970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106
St. Paul, MN 55114
651-644-3036
info@nacac.org
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Older Child Adoption Online Magazine
For older child adoption families and families-to-be.
The site is filled with honest, insightful articles describing
the joys and challenges of older child adoption.
Open Adoption Resources and Support
Offers gifts and resources for professionals, adoptive parents, birth parents
and children related to open adoption.
Open International Families - Online Support Group
To connect with families of internationally born adopted children who
have an open relationship with their child's birthparent(s).
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www.projectmainstream.net
provides key resources for health care professional educators to enhance their
teaching on substance use disorders. Included are materials, links, information
on screening, brief interventions and referral to treatment.
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Radkid.org
Contains information and resources concerning ADHD, bipolar, depression, post
traumatic stress, etc.
At-HomeDad
An online resource focusing on stay-at-home dads who are primary caregivers.
Relevant articles and book reviews as well as connections for communicating with
others via email, chats, etc.
Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP)
Offers services to adoptive families, families going through adoption disruption
and to professionals and others who are interested in adoption and/or special needs
issues. Website offers interactive books available for sale.
101-2780 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5M 1Y8
Special Needs Future Planning
A website founded by attorney Brian Rubin, who has a son with autism. Site includes
information and sample letters for those who must plan their estates with the care
and guardianship of special need children in mind.
Tufts University Child and Family
Web Guide
Offers a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds
of sites containing child development research and practical advice. Topics
are selected on the basis of parent recommendations. They cover all ages,
from early child development through adolescence.
Online searches for many parent topics yield information that is inconsistent with
child development research. The WebGuide selects sites that have the highest
quality child development research and that are parent friendly. The Adoption
Section contains facts on child adoption; psychological effects of child adoption;
child adoption statistics and numerous links to other adoption-related websites.
United States Citizenship and Immigration
Service
USCIS provides updates for families adopting from overseas with information
specific to adopting from a particular country.
The Urban Institute
Analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs community development to improve
social, civic, and economic well-being. Research findings, educational resources
and fact sheets on kinship care are included. 202-833-7200
US State Department
For families pursuing international adoption, the US State Department recommends
retaining a reputable licensed adoption agency before pursuing an intra-country
adoption.
To download US State Department information regarding adoption facilitators and
agents, immigration requirements and other vital data:
travel.state.gov/family/adoption/notices/notices_473.html
Youth
Suicide Prevention Information
Things to look for and listen for in teens as well as prevention suggestions
and help services. Sponsored by the San Pedro Youth Coalition