Support Groups
Support groups for adoptive parents and families.
Resources by StateAdoption resources and professionals, listed by state, including public and private agencies, facilitators, attorneys, laws, and support groups for those who have adopted and those who are hoping to adopt.
Adoption AdvocatesAssistance and information about subsidized adoptions, wrongful adoption, state and federal adoption policy rulings, from Adoption Policy Resource Center.
Adoption PreservationPost-adoption online support group for families dealing with extraordinary behavioral issues.
Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc.Advocacy, information, and support for adoptive and foster families, with chapters in New York and New Jersey, and members from those and surrounding states.
Adoptive Parents of Puerto RicoSupport and information for present and future adoptive parents; in Spanish.
Americans Supporting Heritage for AdopteesMaintain your child's cultural links with India and increase your own knowledge with ASHA.
Attachment Disorder Support GroupA source of information and support for parents of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder.
Developmental Research LaboratoriesSupport, through research, education, training, and advocacy, families who have adopted children with backgrounds of institutionalization, abuse, and/or neglect. TCU.
Latin American Adoptive Parents AssociationSupport group for adoptive parents of Latin American children. $40 annual membership fee. Check out their
attorney/agency experience board.
Parents' SupportDiscussion forum and support resources for parents on topics such as child behavior, books, laws, and adoption policy.
Post-International Adoption SupportSupport groups and information for adoptive families formed through international adoption.
SNAPThe Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents is an excellent resource for present and future special needs parents. Canadian site, however the group serves as a resource to members throughout North America.
SolutionsAdoption professionals offer workshops and supporting services for families formed by adoption. Workshops take place in NYC.
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