| Website | Topic/Description |
|---|---|
| Theraplay | Therapy using play to build attachment |
| The Recovery Village | PTSD: Types, symptoms, ways to seek treatment |
| Orbie for Orphans | Organization that takes animated curriculum series to bring hope and healing to foster children and orphans around the world |
| North American Council of Adoptable Children | National organization providing resources (including links to other sites), information, and publications to help meet the needs of children waiting to be adopted and those who adopt |
| National Resource Center for Youth Development | National center which provides information and resources for children who are planning to live independently, including list of links |
| National Foster Parent Association | National organization providing information and support for foster parents |
| National Attention Deficit Disorder Association | Organization providing information about ADD and ADHD, bibliography, and other resource lists |
| Media 4 Kids International | Organization creating a 12-month program that leads children through basic Christian principles to prepare them for the future outside orphanages, foster homes, and other institutions using media |
| iFoster | Resources for foster families and youth: discounts, cell phones, laptops, job training, etc |
| Health Finder | Creating better health through education and awareness. |
| Foster Club | Website for foster children which includes chat rooms, "Famous Foster Kids," advice, independent living information, and more |
| Empowered to Connect | Parenting resources for foster care and adoption |
| DrugRehab.com | Offers a general overview of PTSD and explains the correlation to substance abuse |
| The Donaldson Adoption Institute | Research and publications on several different adoption-related topics |
| The Dave Thomas Foundation | Foster care adoption |
| Concerned United Birthparents, Inc. | National organization with information, especially for birth parents and relatives |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway | Information about adoption for US foster care |
| Bastard Nation | Adoptee rights organization that provides information on adoption systems, connections with other adoptees, political action, and other topics |
| American Academy of Adoption Attorneys | National organization of attorneys specializing in adoption law, promoting reform of laws, providing information on adoption practices, and maintaining a list of attorneys who are specialists in adoption law |
| AdoptUSKids | Foster care adoption photolisting; Foster care and adoption resources |
| Adoption Nutrition | "The go-to nutrition & feeding resource for adoptive & foster families" |
| Adoption Learning Partners | Information and trainings; Hague trainings; CEU's |
| Adoption at the Movies | Movie reviews by an LCSW who considers how adoptees may react |
| Adoptee Reading | Books written or recommended by adoptees |
| Find Law | Information for prospective parents, birthmothers, adoptees; Types of Adoption and adoption laws; Birth parent rights; International adoption |
| https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/online-msw-program/lgbtq-youth-a-guide-for-foster-parents-counselors-and-social-workers/ | LGBTQ Youth: A Guide for Foster Parents, Counselors, and Social Workers |
| Website | Topic/Description |
|---|---|
| Robyn's Nest | Adoptee; adoption; reunification with birth family; family |
| Ripped Jeans and Bifocals | International adoption; special needs adoption |
| One Ruud Mom | Adoptee; adoption; international adoption |
| Open Forest | ADHD, ADD blogs; also professional blogs about PTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, and more |
| No Bohn's About It | Foster Care, Transracial Adoption, and Adoption Blog |
| Mommyhood: Striving for Sanity | Foster care, adoption, parenting |
| Joyful Journey Mom | Adoption, transracial adoption, special needs |
| Herding Chickens and Other Adventures in Foster and Adoptive Care | Foster care, adoption |
| The Chatty Momma | Mommy Blog |
| Born in My Heart | foster care, foster care adoption |
| Big Tough Girl | Birth mother blog |