Considering Adoption?
“Don’t Be Afraid to Adopt Teenagers”
AdoptUSKids
“From Only Child to Oldest”
Adoptive Families
“I’m Disabled. I Adopted.”
Adoptive Families
“Never Too Old for Family”
Adoptive Families
“Reinventing Normal”
AdoptUSKids
7 Core Issues in Adoption
Factsheet for Families
7 Principles for Building Emotionally Stable Foster and Adoptive Families
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Accurate Adoption Language
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Adopting as a Single Parent (2019)
Factsheets for Families, childwelfare.gov
Adopting Your Foster Child
Center for Adoption Support & Education (CASE)
Adoption & Sibling Relationships: What Children Have Taught Me
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted from Foster Care (2020)
Factsheets for Families, Childwelfare.gov
Adoption by the Numbers
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Adoption Cost & Timing
Adoptive Families
Adoption Planner
Adoptive Families
Adoptive Families & the Holidays
National Council for Adoption
Age-Appropriate Adoption Language
Adoptions with Love
Breaking the News That You Plan to Adopt
Laura Broadwell
Can I Adopt a Baby from Foster Care?
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Characteristics of Successful Resource Families
Adapted from The National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
Children Thrive in Grandfamilies
Generations United
Different Levels of Openness in Domestic Adoption
Adoptive Families
Do We Need A Therapist?
Adoptive Families
Embracing Open Adoption
C.A.S.E.
Essential Tips for Adopting Siblings
Jockey Being Family
Families Considering Adoption (2019)
Factsheets for Families, Childwelfare.gov
Finding and Working with Adoption-Competent Therapists (2018)
Factsheets for Families, Childwelfare.gov
Firearms Safety Plan
Indiana DCS
From Grief to Joy
Vicki Breitbart
Glossary of Adoption Terms
Susan Caughman & Isolde Motley
Indiana Grandfamilies Fact Sheet
Generations United
Intentional Parenting: A Whole New Game
North American Council on Adoptable Children
Is Adopting From Foster Care Right for You?
Adoptive Families
Is Special Needs Adoption Right for Your Family?
Adoptive Families
It Takes No Special Power to Love a Child
May M. Tchao and Elizabeth Curry
Kinship Care and the Child Welfare System (2022)
Factsheets for Families, Childwelfare.gov
Kinship Caregiving Options
Generations United
Kinship Guardianship as a Permanency Option (2019)
ChildWelfare.gov
Military Families Considering Adoption (2021)
Factsheets for Families
Physical Environment Checklist
Indiana DCS
Pool Requirements / Body of Water Safety Plan
Indiana DCS
Post Adoption Services: Acknowledging and Dealing with Loss
National Council for Adoption
Preventing Parent Burnout
ChildMind.org
Self-Care: Barriers and Basics for Foster and Adoptive Parents
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Single Parent Adoption
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
Strengths and Challenges of Grandfamilies
Generations United
The Adoption Home Study Process (2020)
Factsheets for Families, Childwelfare.gov
The Cost of Caring
Bruce Perry
The Fine Line Between Letting Go and Being Let Go
Gary Matloff, Ph.D.
The Significance of the Child’s Story
National Council for Adoption
Transitioning From Foster Care To Adoption
Annie Kassof
Unconditional Commitment
AFFCNY
Understanding Parental Postadoption Depression
National Council for Adoption
What is Guardianship?
ChildWelfare.gov
When Grandparents Adopt
Adoptive Families
Where Are All The Toddlers?
Attempting Agape blog