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Additional Resources

General Adoption

Adopting.com http://www.adopting.com/info2.html Extensive index of adoption resources on the Internet

How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option (PDF – 2,221 KB) http://www.smartaboutmoney.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=KDo4VV4Mzfo%3D&tabid=442&mid=832 Booklet from the National Endowment for Financial Education (current through 2004)

Pediatricians With a Special Interest in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine (PDF – 52 KB) http://www.aap.org/sections/adoption/SOAFCAdoptionDirectory2.pdf Nationwide listing from the American Academy of Pediatrics of physicians and clinics specializing in assessments of international adoptees

Domestic Adoption

Insight: Open Adoption Resources & Support http://www.openadoptioninsight.org Resources and support for families involved in open adoptions

www.adoption.com/photolisting

Intercountry Adoption

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.uscis.gov (click on Adoption) Downloadable forms and frequently asked questions about intercountry adoptions

U.S. Department of State http://adoption.state.gov Publications, news and statistics, factsheets, information on the Hague Convention, and country-specific information

The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption http://hcch.e-vision.nl/index_en.php?act=conventions.text&cid=69 The full text of the May 1993 convention

Joint Council on International Children’s Services http://www.jcics.org Membership organization that sets standards, conducts legislative advocacy and provides country-specific adoption information

Kinship Adoption

AARP Grandparent Information Center http://www.aarp.org/family/grandparenting Information about being a good grandparent, visitation rights, and raising grandchildren

State Factsheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children http://www.cwla.org/programs/kinship/statefactsheets.htm State-by-State information about kinship care

Generations United http://www.gu.org Programs, trainings, resources, public policy, and events of interest to grandparents and other relatives raising children

Tools for Working With Kinship Caregivers (PDF - 130 KB) http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/downloads/Tools-for-working-with-kinship-caregivers.pdf Training materials, handbooks, assessment tools, links, and publications from the Casey National Center for Resource Family Support

Adoption Publishers/Booksellers=

Adopting.org (online) http://www.adopting.org

Adoption World Specialties http://www.adoptionworld.net

EMK Press http://www.emkpress.com

Pact, An Adoption Alliance http://www.pactadopt.org

Perspectives Press http://www.perspectivespress.com

Tapestry Books http://www.tapestrybooks.com

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 http://www.adopting.com/info2.html
 Extensive index of [[adoption]] resources on the Internet
-'''Adoptive Families Magazine'''
-http://www.adoptivefamilies.com
-Bimonthly information source for families before, during, and after [[adoption]]
 '''How to Make [[Adoption]] an Affordable Option'''
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 http://www.openadoptioninsight.org
 Resources and support for families involved in [[Open Adoptions|open adoptions]]
-'''Openness in [[Adoption]]: A Factsheet for Families'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_openadopt.cfm
-A factsheet to help you decide if [[Open Adoption|open adoption]] is right for your family
-====Foster Care Adoption====
-'''State Child Welfare Agency Websites'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp_website.cfm?rs_ID=16&rate_chno=AZ-0004E
-Contains links to State child welfare agency websites in all 50 States and the
-District of Columbia
 www.adoption.com/photolisting
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 '''Joint Council on [[International]] Children’s Services'''
 http://www.jcics.org
-Membership organization that sets standards, conducts legislative advocacy, and provides country-specific [[adoption]] information
+Membership organization that sets standards, conducts legislative advocacy and provides country-specific [[adoption]] information
-'''State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/intercountry.cfm
-More information about States’ laws on intercountry [[adoption]] finalization
 ====Kinship Adoption====
-'''Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare [[System]]: A Factsheet for Families'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_kinshi/index.cfm
-The benefits, barriers, and resources for kinship placements, including subsidized guardianships
-'''Kinship Care/Grandparents Raising Grandchildren'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?subjID=30&rate_chno=AR-0028A
-Linked list of [[organizations]] and resources for grandparents raising grandchildren
 '''AARP Grandparent Information Center'''
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 Training materials, handbooks, assessment tools, links, and [[publications]] from the Casey National Center for Resource Family Support
+===Adoption Publishers/Booksellers====
-====Special Circumstances====
-'''Military Families and [[Adoption]]: A Factsheet for Families'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/militarybulletin.cfm
-Answers to questions about [[adoption]] often asked by military families
-'''Stepparent [[Adoption]]'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_step.cfm
-Factsheet explaining the steps involved in stepparent [[adoption]]
-'''Transracial/Transcultural Families'''
-http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/types/families/transracial.cfm
-Resources for professionals and families who have [[adopted]] or are considering adopting transracially or transculturally
-====Adoption Publishers/Booksellers====
 '''Adopting.org''' (online)
 http://www.adopting.org
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 '''Tapestry [[Books]]'''
 http://www.tapestrybooks.com
-Return to [[Adoption]] or [[Adoption Wiki]]
-==Resource==
-Child Welfare Information Gateway. Available online at http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_start.cfm