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Adoptees Mailing List Adoption Articles http://psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/article
s.list Contact: Jeff Hartung This is on the Adoptees Mailing List Home Page by Jeff Hartung. There are citations on 350 magazine and journal articles on the subject of adoption. He also includes the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child at http://psy.ucsd.edu/~jhartung/89CRIGHT.TXT and information on the Uniform Adoption Act (he+s against it) at http://psy.ucsd.edu/jhartung/~legal.html
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AdoptINFO http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/adoptinfo.
html Contact: Lori Bock Here you can access their electronic collection of information, research opinion and policy documents related to issues facing adoptive families. AdoptINFO was created to provide current and future adoptive families, policy makers and professionals in the field with ongoing electronic access to the latest information resources. It offers information on many topics related to adoption such as policy issues, child development, search and reunion, adoption subsidy, special needs children, legal issues, parent support groups, Adoption Month, how to adopt, and race and adoption. The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Publications and Services Catalog is housed here. You can also telnet to AdoptINFO - telnet://gopher-cec.mes.umn.edu. At the login prompt type: cec, then choose Resources by Subject and then AdoptINFO from the menus.
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Adoption Connections Project http://www.sover.net/~adopt Contact: adopt@sover.net They are a growing group of women dedicated to bringing together birth mothers, adopted daughters, adoptive mothers, foster mothers and step mothers to share their stories..
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Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) http://www.helping.com/family/a
d/aco.html Contact: pfenton@netcom.ca Founded in 1987, the Adoption Council of Ontario (ACO) is an umbrella organization providing support to individuals and groups involved in adoption in Ontario. ACO also advocates for adoptees and all people connected with adoption. It is all-volunteer, with no government funding for operating expenses. ACO is operated by a Board of Directors whose members represent all parties to adoption (adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and adoption professionals) .
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Adoption Information Exchange http://www.halcyon.com/ad
option/exchange.html Contact: Sandy and Dennis Barnes The Adoption Information Exchange has a WWW page that lists adoption education and resources available in the state of Washington. The Adoption Information Exchange WWW page is also available via ftp at ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/local/adoption/exchange.txt" .
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Adoption Information for Canadians http://www.ri-studios.com/my/my.htm
l Contact: Myria Adoption Information for Canadians is just that. It includes lisings of Canadian agencies, general adoption information for Canadians, a booklist and more.
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Adoption InterLink UK http://box.argonet.co.uk/users/adopt/
Contact: adopt@argonet.co.uk Provides information for anyone who is looking for information about adoption in the United Kingdom. In addition, for those who are already involved in the process of the adoption, there is information and advice on post adoption support. Although the information is primarily intended for the United Kingdom, much of the information, knowledge and expertise in adoption is international.
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Adoption Made Easy http://www.netxpress.com/users/ado
ptez/ Contact: AdoptEZ@NetXpress.com Adoption Made Easy will provide assistance in guiding you through the infertility and adoption process or surrogacy.
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Adoption Network http://www.adoption.org/adopt
Contact: Philip Schulte & Christopher 'C.G' Moore The Adoption Network Home Pages is a WWW site that includes the names and phone numbers of local government and private adoption agencies, attorneys, support groups, national adoption organizations and various publications. They have a wonderful collection of online documents by the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
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Adoption News http://pages.prodigy.com/newado
ptivemom/ Contact: Helen Schwartz A great resources listing done by an adoptive mom. Helen Schwartz compiled this list while looking into her second adoption.
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Adoption Online Connection http://www.clark.net/pub/crc/open.ht
ml Contact: Charles Chidekel A web site registry of waiting adoptive families. The intent of this site is to provide a forum for prospective adoptive parents hoping to connect with birthparents. For families/individuals searching for an infant/child to adopt, AOC presents an alternative to newspaper advertising. There is a charge for them to post your "Dear Birthparent" letter.
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Adoption Options http://www.intergate.net/uhtml
/sam/Adoption/ Contact: sam@intergate.net A web page dedicated to promoting adoption awareness, resources, information and support for ALL persons affected by adoption.
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Adoption Resources http://www.adopting.org/ Contact: leningtn@ix.netcom.com Provides assistance, information and support to everyone who is touched by adoption. The site has information on all kinds of adoptions, from agency adoption to attorney adoption, independent adoption to international adoption, with emphasis on education for getting started with the adoption process.
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AdoptionQuest http://www.adopt.org/adopt/adoptq
st.html Contact: nac@adopt.org a service provided by The National Adoption Center (http://www.inetcom.net:80/adopt/nac/nac.html); a non-profit organization whose mission is to expand adoption opportunities throughout the United States for children with special needs and those from minority cultures. The AdoptionQuest site is a combination of FAQ and resources. They also have a photolising called Faces of Adoption at http://www.inetcom.net:80/adopt/.
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Adoptive Families of America http://www.adoptivefam.org/ Contact: info@AdoptiveFam.org They are the largest non-profit organization in the United States bringing together people interested in adoption and resources to support adoption and children without permanent homes. Their site includes information on their adoption guide, Adoptive Families Magazine, and their catalog of multicultural resouces, adoption books, videos, dolls, and tapes. There are tons of graphics on their pages and it takes a while for the pages to load. Adoptive Families does not have an email address.
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Association for Adoptive Parents of the Territory http://www.geocities.co
m/TheTropics/2499/aapt.html Contact: tony.stubbin@nt.gov.au A parent group concerned with the welfare of children and committed to the principle that every child, regardless of race, colour or creed, has the right to a family life.
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Birth Father? http://www.parentsp
lace.com/readroom/frc/fal94bir.html Contact: stafford@winternet.com A wonderful article written by Steve Hosier, an adoptive father.
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Center For Adoptee Rights http://www.netaxs.com/~
sparky/adoption/rights.htm Contact: Sparky A site for adoption reform and adoptee rights. Adoptive parents interested in the post-adoption rights of their children might benefit from reading about adoption issues from the adoptee and pro-adoptee perspective.
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Consortium Electronic Clearinghouse Links http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/cyf
clinks.html#adopt The University of Minnesota has put together a list of some Internet adoption sites here.
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Cross Cultural Training (China) http://www.sni.net/ccai/cctrain.html
Information regarding multicultural resources for parents of Chinese children.
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Domestic Infant Adoption http://www.openadoption.org/bbetzen/
Contact: Bill Betzen Provides recommendations and information for anyone considering domestic infant adoption.
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FAQ About Adoption http://www.adopting.org/support.html<
/I> FAQ About Adoption answers some of the most common questions about adoption.
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Federal Travel's Adoption Travel Services http://www.adoption.com/federal<
/B> Contact: Tim Swanson Federal Travel's Adoption Travel Services is dedicated to providing the quality travel services necessary to bring adoptive families together. Owned and operated by adoptive parents, Tim and Beverly Swanson, they are uniquely qualified to help you with your adoption travel plans. Included on the Web site are personal adoption stories by the Swansons and their customers, a quote request form, links to country information for the most adopted from countries, and links to other adoption sites on the Internet. The current special feature article is "Tips for Adoption Traveling Overseas".
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Finding Homes for Hard-to-Place Children http://www.prairienet.org/~j
enifer/adoption.html Contact: respect-life@uiuc.edu An article about an agency, Adoption Options, which works to find homes for hard-to-place children. This article was posted by a prolife site not affiliated with the agency.
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Foster Parent Home Page http://www.worldaccess.com/~clg46/ Contact: clg46@worldaccess.com A very attractive web site and contains the most extensive listing of foster parenting resources on the Net. It should also be of interest to adoptive parents who have adopted children out of foster care. They link to many foster parenting sites so just look here to find them.
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How and When to Tell Your Child He's Adopted http://ww
w.psych.med.umich.edu/web/aacap/factsFam/adopted.htm Contact: normal.alessi@med.umich.edu A Web page part of the Facts for Families articles by The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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Institute for the Prevention of Child Abuse http://www.interlog.com/~ipca/ipca.
html Contact: ipca@interlog.com They have a catalog of publications to help adults handle the needs of abused children.
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International Adoption Consultants http://www.adopting.org
/Adoption_Consultants.html Contact: Cheryl Jones Gives help with paperwork needed to complete an international adoption.
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Joint Council on International Children's Services http://www.jcics.org/ Contact: Maureen Evans The Joint Council is the oldest and largest professional affiliation of non-profit international adoption agencies. We stand for ethical practice in international adoption and demand effective services for children. The site contains useful information for both adoptive parents and for agencies.
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Lost Bird Homepage http://rainbow.rmii.com/~fouche/
Contact: fouche@rmii.com It's a page supporting the opposition of the adoption of American Indian children by Caucasian parents.
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Minnesota-Texas Adoption Research Project http://www.che.umn.edu/fsos
/mtarp/mtarp.html A study examining the complexities in the dynamics of families across the spectrum of openness.
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National Council for Single Adoptive Parents http://www.adopting.org/ncsap.html
Help and support for single women and men looking to adopt.
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National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect gopher://gopher.ndacan.cornell.edu/
Contact: DataCAN@cornell.edu The National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect has a gopher server at gopher://gopher.ndacan.cornell.edu/. This site mainly contains professional research on child abuse but some it may be helpful to adoptive parents or foster parents of abused children.
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New England Adoption News and Information http://pages.map.com/~myron/a
doptnws.html Contact: Mary or Myron Leathem This site contains listings of adoption-related events for the New England area.
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New York State Adoptive Parents Committee http://www.wp.com/apc/ Contact: Charles Sanzone Some articles from Adoptalk magazine such as A Long and Winding Road by Jody T. Sterling detailing her and her husbands experience in adopting their daughter from Russia.
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NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children http://www.nysccc.org Contact: Diane I. Hillmann An advocacy organization of concerned citizens, agencies, and over 150 adoptive and foster parent groups in every region of New York State - has a new web site.
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Ohio Right to Life Web http://www.infinet.com:80/~
life/adopt/adopt.htm Contact: life@infinet.com The Ohio Right to Life Web is now posting on the Internet "Dear Birthmother" letters from prospective adoptive parents who want to adopt. If you cannot e-mail your letter, or if you would like to have a photo of yourselves included, see their adoption page(http://www.ee.net/ohiortl/adopt/adopt.htm) for the mailing address.
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California http://204.162.243.22/rg/rg_adopti
on.html Lists adoption related services in the Palo Alto area on Web site called The Health Professional's "Rainbow Guide " to Community Resources in the Midpeninsula Area.
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R-Squared Press http://www.izzy.net/~danr/rsquared.
html Contact: brenr@oeonline.com R-Squared Press has a site of resources for Birthparents, including a newsletter called "Open Adoption Birthparent."
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RainbowKids.com http://rainbowkids.com Contact: Martha Osborne RainbowKids.com is a *wonderful* online publication dedicated to international adoption. The site features resources, adoption information for various countries, bulletin boards, agencies, articles about different adoption issues, places for kids to write to each other - the works! This website is really endless! A must visit site for everyone!
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Roots and Wings http://www.adopting.org/rw.html<
/B> Contact: Cindy Peck Roots and Wings isa staple adoption magazine. Included are articles from past issues and previews of upcoming issues.
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Roszia Unlimited http://www.asyst.net/roze/roszia.htm
Contact: silveroze@asyst.net It is about the counselling services for all members of the adoption triad by Sharon Kaplan Rozsia, a social worker. She also has information on her books and tapes.
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Single Adoptive Fathers http://our
world.compuserve.com/homepages/christian/singlead.htm Contact: Christian Culver Contains a small list of adoption organizations that may be able to help single men looking to adopt.
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Support Forum for Adoption http://www.adopting.org/support1.ht
ml Contact: webweave@webcom.com A place where people can post adoption related questions and their email addresses for others to answer.
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The Adopted Child http://www.mos
cow.com/Resources/Adoption/Adoption.html Contact: Lois Melina The Adopted Child web site has been established to help those in the adoption commmunity find information about the adoption experience. Starting from this page, you can access a number of areas, which provide both the adoptive parent, as well as the professional, with accurate information and timely issues on the subject of adoption. The Adopted Child page is sponsored by Lois Melina, the author of Raising Adopted Children, Making Sense of Adoption, and co-author of The Open Adoption Experience. She has been writing the Adopted Child newsletter since 1981.
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The Seeker Magazine http://our
world.compuserve.com/homepages/christian/singlead.htm Contact: Christian Culver An on-line magazine designed to help reunite family members - birth parents, adoptees, adoptive parents - as well as friends, classmates and military pals.
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