General Adoption & Foster Parent Resources (Links)
About.com
adoption.about.com/parenting/adoption
Adoption ... Assistance, Information, Support
www.adopting.org
adopting.com
www.adopting.com
AdoptNet
www.adoptnet.org
Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
www.davethomasfoundation.org
National Adoption Center
www.adopt.org

 

Funding Adoption
Gift of Adoption
www.giftofadoption.org
National Adoption Foundation
www.nafadopt.org

Foster Parent Information
Foster Care and Adoptive Community
www.fosterparents.com
National Foster Parent Association
www.nfpainc.org
Casey Family Programs National Center for Resource Family Support
http://www.casey.org/OurWork/PreventionAndFamilySupport

Exchanges and Photolistings
Adopt America Network
www.adoptamericanetwork.org
The Adoption Exchange
www.adoptex.org
AdoptUsKids
www.adoptuskids.org
Children Awaiting Parents
www.capbook.org
Jewish Children's Adoption Network
www.users.uswest.net/~jcan
Child Welfare Information Gateway
(for links to all states' on-line photolistings)
www.childwelfare.gov
Northwest Adoption Exchange
www.nwae.org
SouthEastern Exchange of the United States (SEEUS)
www.sc-adopt.org/seeus

Special Needs and Disabilities Attachment
Reactive Attachment Disorder ... It's Time to Understand
members.tripod.com/~radclass
Attachment Disorder Support Group
www.syix.com/adsg
Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh)
www.attach.org
Attachment Disorder Site
attachmentdisorder.net

Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD Resources
www.addresources.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
www.chadd.org
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
www.add.org

Bipolar Disorder
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org

Fetal Alcohol Effect/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Children's Research Triangle
www.childstudy.org
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
FAS/FAE Information Service
www.ccsa.ca/CCSA/EN/Topics/Populations/FASD.htm
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
www.nofas.org

General Special Needs and Disabilities
ChildTrauma Academy
www.ChildTrauma.org
National Adoption Center
www.adopt.org/adopt/site_search.html (then search for special needs)
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
National Parent Network on Disabilities
www.npnd.org
Parent Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child
www.pnpic.org
Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP)
www.snap.bc.ca
About Our Kids (New York University Child Study Center)
www.AboutOurKids.org

Learning Disabilities/Educational Issues
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Practices
www.ideapractices.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America
www.ldanatl.org
LD Online
www.ldonline.org
PACER Center
www.pacer.org
Wrightslaw—Special Education Advocate
www.wrightslaw.com

Mental Health
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org
National Alliance for the Mental Ill
www.nami.org

Sensory Integration
Sensory Integration Resource Center
www.sinetwork.org

Tourette's Syndrome
Internet Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-gtor.html

International Adoption
Joint Council on International Children's Services
www.jcics.org
Rainbow Kids
http://www.rainbowkids.com
U.S. Department of State
http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
 
Openness/Search and Reunion
Adoption: A Gathering
www.pbs.org/weblab/adoption
American Adoption Congress
www.americanadoptioncongress.org
Bastard Nation
www.bastards.org
Concerned United Birthparents
www.cubirthparents.org

 Child Welfare Policy and Legislation
Adoption Advocates — Adoption Policy Resource Center
www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html
Association of the Administrators of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (AAICAMA)
aaicama.aphsa.org
Child Welfare Institute
www.gocwi.org
Children's Rights
www.childrensrights.org
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
www.adoptioninstitute.org
National Association of Counsel for Children
www.NACCchildlaw.org
Urban Institute
www.urbaninstitute.org

Adoption Publishers/Booksellers
Pact, An Adoption Alliance
www.pactadopt.org
Perspectives Press
www.perspectivespress.com
Tapestry Books
www.tapestrybooks.com

Special Populations Gay and Lesbian Parents
Adoption Family Center
www.familieslikeours.org/modules/news
Adoption Resource Exchange for Single Parents
www.aresp.net
Center Kids
www.gaycenter.org/programs/pubpol/kids.html
Human Rights Campaign Family Net
www.hrc.org/familynet

First Nations Families
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
www.fncfcs.com

Jewish Parents
Jewish Children's Adoption Network
www.users.uswest.net/~jcan
Stars of David International, Inc.
www.starsofdavid.org

Kinship Care Providers
Brookdale Foundation
www.brookdalefoundation.org
CANGRANDS
www.cangrands.com
Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org/programs/kinship
Generations United
www.gu.org

National Child Welfare Resource Centers
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning
www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/contact-us.html
National Child Welfare Resource Center for Organizational Improvement
www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/helpkids
National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues
www.abanet.org/child
National Resource Center for Child Welfare Data and Technology
www.nrccwdt.org
National Resource Center for Youth Development
www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd.htm

Other
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
www.adoptionattorneys.org
Annie E. Casey Foundation Family to Family Initiative
www.aecf.org/Home/MajorInitiatives/Family%20to%20Family.aspx
Casey Family Programs
www.casey.org
Casey Family Services
www.caseyfamilyservices.org
Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org
National Center for Adoption Law & Policy Adoption Jobsite
www.adoptionjobsite.org
National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
www.ncfy.com
National Court Appolinted Special Advocates Association
www.nationalcasa.org
National Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org
Orphan Foundation of America
www.orphan.org
Retinopathy of prematurity, ROP
www.retinopathyofprematurity.org
Wednesday's Child
www.adopt.org/wednesdayschild