Website | Topic/Description | |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |