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Issues Adopted People May Face

Information on issues that may impact adopted individuals at different times throughout their lives.

Adoption-Related Books for Teenagers

Author(s): National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (DHHS)

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Year Published: 2001 - 2 pages

This information sheet lists books about adoption published for teenagers. The nonfiction and fiction books address transracial adoption, foster care, and searches for birth parents.

American Adoption Congress
Composed of individuals, families, and organizations committed to adoption reform. Examines the benefits for children offered by institutional care versus family foster care.

Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons: A Factsheet for Families

Author(s): National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

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Year Published: 2004 - 8 pages

As discussion of the adoption process becomes more open and accepted in American society, and as more Americans have experience with adoption, there is also more attention focused on those involved in adoption -- the adopted person, the birth parents, and the adoptive parents (often referred to as the adoption triad or, more recently, the adoption constellation). People who have experienced adoption firsthand are coming forward to talk or write about their experiences, and researchers are conducting scientific studies to find out about the impact of adoption on all members of the adoption triad. This factsheet examines the impact of ...

Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Discusses how adoption is a lifelong, intergenerational process that unites the triad of birth families, adoptees, and adoptive families.

The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
Designed for birth parents and professionals working with birth parents after making an adoption plan for their child.

National Adoption Organizations That Provide Support to Adoptive Persons, Adoptive Parents, and Families
Organizations that provide support to adoptees, adoptive parents, and other family members touched by adoption.

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Updated on July 20, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.



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