Health Topics

Adoption
Health information topics about Adoption:

Children

    1. Adoption and the Stages of Development
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_stages/index.cfm

    2. Adoption - A Child's Questions and Concerns
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ13GLPIUC&sub_...

    3. Being Adopted
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/adoption.html

    4. Foster Families
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/foster_families.html

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Adoption
    National Institutes of Health
    http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/search/condition=adoption&recruiting=true

Coping

    1. Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_value.cfm

    2. Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_impact/index.cfm

    3. Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_issues.cfm

    4. After Adoption: The Need for Services
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_after/index.cfm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. Adoption: Glossary
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/admin/glossary.cfm

    2. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Glossa
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/admin/glossary.cfm

Directories

    1. AdoptUSKids

    http://www.adoptuskids.org/servlet/page?_pageid=65&_dad=portal30&_schema=PO...

    2. U.S. Adoption Agencies That Place Children from Ab
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/country_resource_lists.cfm

    3. Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Pr
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_gay/index.cfm

    4. National Adoption Directory Search
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/nad/index.cfm

    5. National Adoption Organizations That Provide Suppo
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/reslist/rl_dsp.cfm?svcID=135&rate_chno=AR-0011...

    6. Related Organizations/Resource Lists in Child Welf
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/organizations/index.cfm

Financial Issues

    1. Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_benefi.cfm

    2. Costs of Adopting
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/s_cost/index.cfm

    3. Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted from Fost
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_subsid.cfm

    4. Tax Topics: Adoption Credit
    Internal Revenue Service
    http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html

Law and Policy

    1. Family and Medical Leave Act
    Dept. of Labor
    http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/

    2. Stepparent Adoption
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_step.cfm

    3. Cooperative Adoptions: Contact between Adoptive an
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/cooperative.cfm

    4. State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/expenses.cfm

    5. Standby Guardianship
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/guardianship.cfm

    6. Presumed (Putative) Fathers
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/putative.cfm

    7. Parties to an Adoption
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/parties.cfm

    8. Immigration of Adopted and Prospective Adoptive Ch
    Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
    http://uscis.gov/graphics/lawsregs/handbook/adopt_book.pdf

    9. How Do I Apply to Bring a Foreign-Born Orphan to t
    Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
    http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/fororphan.htm

    10. Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights
    National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
    http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/groundtermin.cfm

    11. Intercountry Adoption
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_inter/index.cfm

    12. Access to Family Information by Adopted Persons
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/infoaccessap.cfm

    13. Benefits for Grandchildren
    Social Security Administration
    http://www.ssa.gov/kids/parent5.htm

    14. Consent to Adoption
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/consent.cfm

    15. Child Citizenship Act of 2000
    Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
    http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/factsheets/adopted.htm

Organizations

    1. Children's Bureau

    http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/

    2. Administration for Children and Families

    http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

    3. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

    http://uscis.gov/

    4. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    Dept. of Health and Human Services
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/

Overviews

    1. Adoption
    American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    http://www.asrm.org/Patients/FactSheets/Adoption-Fact.pdf

    2. Adoption: Where Do I Start?
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_start.cfm

    3. Adoption Process
    American Pregnancy Association
    http://www.americanpregnancy.org/adoption/adoptionprocess.html

Related Issues

    1. Are You Pregnant and Thinking about Adoption?
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_pregna.cfm

    2. Benefits of Adoption
    American Pregnancy Association
    http://www.americanpregnancy.org/adoption/benefitsofadoption.html

    3. Adoption Home Study Process
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_homstu.cfm

    4. Adoption and School Issues
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_school/index.cfm

    5. Explaining Adoption to Your Children, Family, and
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_explaining.cfm

    6. Foster Care
    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/64.htm

    7. Foster Care and Adoption for Waiting Children
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_fostercare/index.cfm

    8. Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Imperative for Families Ad
    Immunization Action Coalition
    http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4153adop.htm

    9. International Adoption: Health Aspects
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/321.xml

    10. Keeping the Family Tree Intact Through Kinship Car
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_kinshi/index.cfm

    11. Medical Issues in Adoption
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/medical_adopt.html

    12. Obtaining Background Information on Your Prospecti
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_background.cfm

    13. Parenting the Sexually Abused Child
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_abused/index.cfm

    14. Single Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_single/index.cfm

    15. Tips on Selecting an Adoption Therapist
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/r_tips.cfm

    16. Searching for Birth Relatives
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_search.cfm

    17. APA Position Statement: Adoption and Co-Parenting
    American Psychiatric Association
    http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/adoption_coparenting121802.pd...

Research

    1. Innovative Foster Care Programs Show Promise in Re
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040701b.htm

Specific Conditions

    1. Foster Parent Adoption: What Parents Should Know
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_fospar.cfm

    2. Adopting a Child with Special Needs
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_specne/index.cfm

    3. Guidelines for Choosing an Adoption Agency or Atto
    American Pregnancy Association
    http://www.americanpregnancy.org/adoption/guidelineschoosingagency.html

    4. Military Families and Adoption: A Fact Sheet for F
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_milita.cfm

    5. Openness in Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_openadopt.cfm

    6. Transracial and Transcultural Adoption
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_trans.cfm

Statistics

    1. State by State Adoption and Foster Care Statistics
    Administration for Children and Families
    http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/tables/index.htm

    2. National Adoption and Foster Care Statistics
    Administration for Children and Families
    http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/dis/afcars/publications/afcars.htm

Teenagers

    1. Adoption
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/adoption.html

    2. Parenting the Adopted Adolescent
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
    http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/f_adoles/index.cfm

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