 National Resource Center for Youth Development - http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/nrcyd/ Helps States and Tribes achieve the goals of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, implement the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and assist with the Child and Family Review Process. |
 Adoptees' Caucus for Truth - http://home.socal.rr.com/huntingtonbeach/ACT.html Resource for individuals who support the adoptees' right to their original birth certificates. Includes a petition and links to related content. |
 Open Records Debate - http://adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa113098.htm An examination of the issue from About.com. |
 Adoption / Foster Care - http://adoption.about.com/od/lawsandlegalresources/ About.com presents a survey of adoption topics and legal issues. |
 Adoptee Problems - http://members.aol.com/adopteeproblems/adoption/adoption.html Information about problems, like rejection, after finding natural parents and discussion of problems associated with being adopted. |
 Anti-Adoption - http://groups.msn.com/anti-adoption This community is a public forum for members to discuss reasons to end the practice of adopting human beings. |
 A Westernized Adoptee - http://members.tripod.com/jenniferk/adoption.html Discussion forum to discuss the ramifications of the westernization of adoptees, both culturally and ethnically. |
 Adoptees and Birthparents for Open Records Nationwide - http://members.tripod.com/ABORN.Webring/Aborn/ A group of adoptees and birthparents trying to get birth records open for all adult adoptees. |
 NPR : Barriers to Adoption for Communities of Color - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4992156 Ed Gordon and guests explores overcoming obstacles to adoption in USA communities of color. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast] |
 NPR : Scams Plague Efforts to Adopt Beyond Borders - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5134186 Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union. [17:10 streaming audio broadcast] |
 Bastard Nation - http://www.bastards.org Focused on equal access for adoptees to their original birth certificates, adoptee dignity, combating negative stereotypes of adoptees, and providing a forum for the wide spectrum of adult adoptee experiences. |
 Adoptee's Right to Know - http://www.plumsite.com/shea/ Promoting the right of adoptees to learn about their birthfamilies. Search, legal, and activist resources. |
 Birthmothers Exploited By Adoption - http://www.exiledmothers.com/ Presenting information about the adverse effects of adoption from mothers who feel they lost their babies through coerced or forced surrender. Includes personal stories and resources. |
 Americans for Open Records - http://www.abolishadoption.com/amfor.html Advocates the rights of birthfamilies and provides reunion resources; says adoption is slavery. |
 Abolish Adoption - http://www.abolishadoption.com/ Criticizes adoption as practiced in the United States as unconstitutional. Includes petition and position articles. |
 Birthmothers Unite - http://www.birthmothersunite.com/ A place for birth mothers to unite, share thoughts and feelings, and receive healing on post-adoption grief issues. |
 Domenici and Lincoln Introduce ICPC Bill - http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/monitoronline-issue.asp?ISSUEID=4#DOMENICI Legislation (S. 2779) to improve the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was introduced by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR). |
 Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children - http://icpc.aphsa.org/ Provides information on a uniform law enacted in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that protects children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption. |
 American Academy of Adoption Attorneys - http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/ Promotes reform of adoption laws and helps disseminate information on ethical adoption practices. Member directory, media contacts, and news. |
 International Adoption Medical Clinics - http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/health-clinics.htm Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated. |
 The ALMA Society - http://www.almasociety.org/ Advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. Offers an adoption reunion registry. |
 Adoption Fraud - http://www.adoption-fraud.com Court unseals adoption records in Florida due to fraudulent black market baby broker activity. Includes Associated Press coverage. |
 National Adoption Day - http://www.nationaladoptionday.org/ A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families. |
 Families Without Borders - http://www.geocities.com/familieswithoutborders/ Focuses on issues associated with inter-country adoptions from Guatemala and concerns with UNICEF policies. |
 Coalition for Open Adoption Records (Ontario) - http://geocities.com/coarontario/ Includes news, Bill 108 and a petition. |
 American Adoption Congress - http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/ International network of individuals and organizations committed to adoption reform. Includes a profile, news, list of board members, legislation information, and membership details. |
 Origins Canada - http://www.originscanada.org/ Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices. |
 The Search Institute Report - Growing Up Adopted - http://www.search-institute.org/archives/gua.htm "New Study Identifies Strengths Of Adoptive Families." |
 Center For Family Connections - http://www.kinnect.org/ Offers training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment to families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship. |
 National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption - http://www.nrcadoption.org/ Provides training, consultation, and informational materials for professionals, organizations, and parents regarding special needs adoptions. |
 Hope4Kidz - http://www.hope4kidz.org Advocating, with pre-adoptive families, for the rights of children in state foster care. |
 Healing Families Dismembered By Adoption - http://www.adoptingback.com Reunion, relationships, and natural parents adopting-back the children they had lost to infant-adoption. |
 The Adoption History Project - http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/ A digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption theory and practice. |
 Adoption Clubhouse - http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org/ A resource for adopted children and their parents. Contains sections such as "Speak Out," which features writings from children about adoption, as well as sections on famous people, homework help, clubhouse library, fun stuff, and adoption talk. |
 New Directions in Adoption - Stop Tearing Family Apart - http://www.adoption-articles.com Argues many current adoption practices are unethical. Articles, policy positions, and links. |