Website Resources

Pre-Adoption Websites

Websites that are helpful when deciding to adopt or while in the adoption process.    

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html
You will find the latest news about the adoption tax credit.  

http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs28.htm
Family Leave and Medical Act—the 1993 Federal law that requires employers that fit certain criteria to provide time off for employees when they have had a child placed with them for adoption.  

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
A great site to keep up to date on international adoption and changing practices.  

http://adoptioninstitute.org/index.php 
Conducts and summarizes research with the goal of educating the community in best practice and ethical practices.  A great way to keep up with what research is coming out around adoption and adoption issues.  

http://tapestrybooks.com
A site devoted to books on adoption.  This site is updated often and provides books for children and adults; parents (adoptive and birth), adopted people, and professionals.  

http://nacac.org
The North American Council on Adoptable Children acts as the coordinating agency for groups and agencies that find permanent homes for children in the child welfare system.  

http://jcics.org
The Joint Council on International Children’s Services is an association of child welfare agencies that serve children in international adoption and relief work.  Keeps up to date on the changes in international adoption in the various countries.    

Websites for Adoption Professionals

www.childwelfare.gov
This site is a service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides access to print and electronic publications, web sites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more.

www.adoptmed.org
The web site for the Center for Adoption Medicine at the University of Washington. The resource for medical and developmental issues in adoption and pediatrics. An incredibly rich content and link site. Very interesting links, articles, Ask the Dr. section and much more!

http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
A great site to keep up to date on international adoption and changing practices.

http://adoptioninstitute.org/index.php
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute conducts and summarizes research with the goal of educating the community in best practice and ethical practices. A great way to keep up with what research is coming out around adoption and adoption issues. The e-newsletter is a must.

http://nacac.org
The North American Council on Adoptable Children acts as the coordinating agency for groups and agencies that find permanent homes for children in the child welfare system.

http://jcics.org
The Joint Council on International Children’s Services is an association of child welfare agencies that serve children in international adoption and relief work. Keeps up to date on the changes in international adoption in the various countries.