International Adoption Center

Adoption Resources

• Adoption.com is the world's first adoption-focused search engine.
• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys is a national association of attorneys who practice, or have otherwise distinguished themselves in the field of adoption law. This website provides a directory of adoption attorneys.
• Immigration and Naturalization Service offers an online "Forms, Fees and Fingerprint Information Center."
• International Adoption Alliance provides educational and cultural resources to  adoptees and their families.
• North American Council on Adoptable Children provides education, parent support, research and advocacy to help meet the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them.
• RainbowKids.com is an online publication.

• Behavior Problems and Mental Health Referrals of International Adoptees, JAMA (abstract)
• Health of Children Adopted From Guatemala: Comparison of Orphanage and Foster Care, in Pediatrics
• The Parent Network For The Post Institutionalized Child support network is devoted to understanding the medical, developmental, emotional and educational needs of children who have been adopted from hospitals, orphanages and institutions throughout the world.
• Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute provides information to adoption professionals and others with an interest in research, policy and practice.

• Adoption Book Catalog: Tapestry Books offers information on more than 300 books on adoption, infertility and parenting challenges.

• Rainbow Kids, an online magazine for parents of internationally adopted children, features stories, process updates and information on adopting children from all over the world.

The International Adoption Center suggests the following programs for families or prospective parents.

• Supporting Adoptive Families Effectively (SAFE) − Sponsored by Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley, Dayton, OH, SAFE is a program designed to treat children and to educate and help families parenting children who suffer from reactive attachment disorder. For more information, call 937-223-7217.
• Elementary Chinese − The University of Cincinnati (UC) offers courses in elementary Chinese in addition to Spanish, Russian, and English. For more information, call the University of Cincinnati Foreign Language Department at 513-745-5645.