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Adoption
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Adopting.org 
 Information and resources for adoptive parents, parents and expectant parents considering placing a child for adoption, birth parents, children looking for their birth families, and potential foster care parents. Features articles covering issues in the adoption communities such as adoption by gay and lesbians, transracial adoption, and child welfare. Includes discussion forums. http://www.adopting.org/ Topics: Families Last updated Nov 25, 2007 The Adoption History Project
Introduction to the history of child adoption in the United States with profiles of people, organizations, topics, and studies. Features a timeline with associated essays on topics such as the 1851 passage of the first modern adoption law, opposition by the National Association of Black Social Workers to transracial adoptions, and the 2000 act that allowed foreign-born adoptees to automatically become American citizens. From a professor of history at the University of Oregon. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/ Topics: Families Last updated Apr 5, 2006 Embassy of the United States Beijing, China: Adoption Procedures
"The following is a guide for U.S. citizens who are interested in adopting a child in China and applying for an immigrant visa for the child to come to the United States. This process can be expensive, time-consuming and difficult, involving complex Chinese and U.S. legal requirements." Topics include procedures, age and civil requirements, agencies, required documents, U.S. immigration procedures, timing, and costs. From the U.S. Department of State. http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/adoption.html Topics: Families Last updated Mar 27, 2006 Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Find adoption facts and statistics, and policy papers and publications on topics such as intercountry adoption, gay and lesbian adoption, open records, and wrongful adoption. Also includes a newsletter (back to 2002) and descriptions of programs and projects. From "a national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and practice." http://www.adoptioninstitute.org Topics: Families Last updated Apr 6, 2006 Families With Children From China (FCC)
This site for a "nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China" features links to material on topics such as prospective adoptive parents, health adoption laws and regulations, health and medical information, post-adoption issues (Asian identity and education), and research studies. http://www.fwcc.org Topics: Families Last updated Mar 29, 2006 Finding Home: Fifty Years of International Adoption
This companion website to an American RadioWorks program on the adoption of foreign children by Americans features articles on the increase in adoption after the Korean War, online adoption scams, cultural differences in adoptive families, and one child's journey from a Chinese orphanage to an American family. Includes the program transcript, additional interviews and articles, photo essays, and related links. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/adoption/ Topics: Families Last updated Oct 26, 2005 Gay and Lesbian Adoption and Parenting
"This article addresses adoption for [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered] singles and couples and gives general information about parenting and the rights of second parents." Includes links to related resources. From Nolo, a California publisher of legal self-help books. http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-29790.html Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Gay and Lesbian Adoptive Parents: Resources for Professionals and Parents
"This [2000] fact sheet reviews considerations for adoptions by homosexual parents. State laws, types of adoption, and agency policies are discussed. The briefing also addresses common concerns about gay and lesbian adoption, such as the potential for sexual abuse, the emotional impact of harassment, and the likelihood that children raised by gay and lesbian parents will become homosexual." From the Child Welfare Information Gateway, formerly the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_gay/ Topics: Families, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People Last updated Jul 13, 2007 Institute for Adoption Information
The site features "A Journalist's Guide to Adoption," which focuses on adoption processes and language. It also includes an analysis of several movies and programs with adoption content, a brochure about understanding adoption, and contact information for entertainment providers. From a nonprofit organization formed to "enhance the understanding of adoption and to advocate for balanced, accurate coverage of adoption in news and entertainment media." http://www.adoptioninformationinstitute.org/ Topics: Families Last updated Aug 11, 2004 Intercountry Adoption
This federal government website provides resources about adopting a child from overseas, addressing topics such as eligibility to adopt, working with an adoption agency, who can be adopted, visas, and Hague Adoption Convention and non-Hague processes for adoption. It includes statistics, adoption alerts and notices, and material for adopting parents, agencies, attorneys and judges, social workers, and adoptees. From the Office of Children's Issues, U.S. Department of State. http://www.adoption.state.gov/ Topics: Families Last updated Feb 17, 2009 International Adoption
Features policy updates, the text of the "Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption," a summary of the "Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction," as well as country-specific flyers for both adoption and child abduction issues. From the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Oct 15, 2005 National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
A comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, and special needs adoption. Information includes fact sheets, statistics, and access to adoption records rules for all states. NAIC is a service of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/ Topics: Families, Statistics Last updated Aug 6, 2004 Operation Babylift
"This is the story of Operation Babylift, an amazing and far-reaching event in adoption history. In 1975 over 3,000 infants and children were airlifted from Vietnam and adopted by families around the world." The site features an overview, photographs, articles, and original stories from those who assisted in Operation Babylift and from adoptees. Also includes links to related sites. From the president of national support group Families with Children from Vietnam. http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/babylift-index.htm Topics: Families, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 22, 2005 The Orphan Train Collection
The Web site "is a collection of magazines, books, newspapers, newsletters, photos, and interviews" on the Orphan Trains era in American history. In the midst of poverty in the mid 1800's, New York City's, homeless and orphaned children were sent by the Children's Aid Society to adopting families in the rural Midwest in what became known as Orphan Trains, in hopes of finding better lives. From the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America (OTHSA). http://www.orphantrainriders.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Families, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poverty, Social Issues Last updated Jun 18, 2002 Precious Cargo
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program that "follows the bittersweet journey of a group of Vietnamese young people, adopted by American families at the end of the Vietnam War, who travel back to their homeland in search of their personal history." The site features a description of the program and profiles of adoptees, a video clip, brief information about the 1975 Operation Babylift and transracial adoption, and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/preciouscargo/ Topics: Families, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 22, 2005 Transracial and Transcultural Adoption
This publication addresses issues arising from adoptions "placing a child who is of one race or ethnic group with adoptive parents of another race or ethnic group." Topics include preparing for such an adoption and how to help your adopted child have a strong sense of cultural identity. From the Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_trans.cfm Topics: Families Last updated Jul 16, 2007 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: National Adoption Month
Special report on the annual November commemoration that is meant "to focus attention on the increasing number of children in the child welfare system waiting to be adopted." Includes statistics on adoption rates, foreign-born adopted children, number of households that contain adopted children, and related topics. From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002683.html Topics: Families, Statistics Last updated Sep 22, 2004 |
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