At ADOPTIONS OF INDIANA, we believe that it is important to stay informed about adoption issues and be prepared as an adoptive parent to deal with them as they arise.

Education and resources will define your experience throughout the adoption process. We believe the better informed you are, and the more you know about your situation, the more prepared you will be along this journey. Below are resources we think you’ll find invaluable in your search for useful information.

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General Adoption Information:

Adoption.com provides a clearinghouse for information, products, forums, and many other offerings related to adoption.


The Adoption Clubhouse is a program of the National Adoption Center, and is designed with your child's adoption needs in mind. Through the activities and information on this site your child can experience a sense of belonging to a wider adoption community of peers.

Adoptive Families Magazine, the award-winning national adoption magazine, is the leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption.

Adoption Learning Partners provides an array of e-learning classes for adoptive parents.

Adoption Research Project @University of Minnesota/University of Texas (Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family Connections (Grotevant & McRoy).

Adoption Shop is the number one online shopping resource for adoption and foster-related products.

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys website provides contact information for academy members nationwide as well as other important information.

Child Welfare Information Gateway offers resources on all aspects of domestic and intercountry adoption, including adoption from foster care.

Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) is a bicameral, bipartisan caucus of members of Congress dedicated to improving adoption policy and practice, and to focusing public attention on the advantages of adoption.

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America’s foster care system.

Ethica is a nonprofit corporation that seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance, and advocacy to the adoption and foster care communities.

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, founded in 1996, is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and practice.

Indiana Adoption Code

Indiana General Assembly contact information

Institute for Adoption Information (IAI) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization of adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, adoption professionals and others who have united to enhance the understanding of adoption and to advocate for balanced, accurate coverage of adoption in news and entertainment media.

Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, Inc., a non-profit adoption educational organization, Sherrie offers online resources for encouragement, coloring projects for children, nine years of archived newsletters, and free adoption workbooks.

Kirsh & Kirsh practices adoption law only. They are well respected Indiana adoption attorneys who can provide assistance to those seeking independent adoption. They are founding members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and Steve is the recipient of the 2005 Congressional Angel in Adoption Award.

John Herrin is an Indiana adoption attorney and a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. To Contact John Herrin: JQH@johnqherrin.com

Perspectives Press providing award-winning books, articles, and workshops for consumers and for medical, mental health, counseling and allied professionals on infertility, reproductive health and alternative family building—from adoption to collaborative reproduction to fostering to child-free living.

United States Senate

United States House of Representatives

Adopting Internationally:

Trusted and tested, Adoption Associates, Inc., is now placing nearly 400 children into loving homes each year. But more important than any number is the commitment Adoption Associates, Inc. has to each child and to each parent: a commitment to care, and to walk each family carefully through each step of the adoption process. No detail will be overlooked. And that leaves each client who walks through our doors with an extra measure of peace of mind.

Adoption Medical Articles on the Internet by Dr. Jerri Jenista

Child Trauma Academy’s e-learning course on “Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children.”

Hague Convention Country Status Table

International Adoptive Medicine Clinic @ Riley Children’s Hospital

International Adoptive Medicine Clinic @ St. Vincent Hospital

International Adoptive Medicine Clinic @ University of Minnesota

Red Thread Maps- personalized and detailed maps of China

USCIS: I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition

USDOS International Travel

Public/Foster to Adoption:

AdoptUSKids is a website to assist with the recruitment of adoptive families for children placed in foster care and to provide post-placement recourses for adoptive families.

Child Trauma Academy’s e-learning course on “Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children.”

National Adoption Center expands adoption opportunities for children living in foster care throughout the United States, and is a resource to families and to agencies who seek the permanency of caring homes for children.

North American Council on Adoptable Children is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them.

Funding Adoption:

Gift of Adoption

National Adoption Foundation

Special Needs Adoption Services & Support:

Down Syndrome: DSAGC is a non-profit organization with a history of responding to the changing needs of individuals with Down syndrome.

Indiana Parent Information Network (About Special Kids "ASK") supports children with special needs and their families by providing information, peer support, and education, and building partnerships with professionals and communities.

National Resource Center for ADHD

Transracial Adoptive Parenting:

Bridge Communications educates and shares information with individuals, families, social service providers and schools about the multicultural, multiracial experience.

Pact, An Adoption Alliance provides the highest quality adoption services to children of color and their adoptive parents through literature, education, and support.

For Birth Parents:

Birthmom Buds isan organization and website that provides peer counseling, support, encouragement, and friendship to pregnant women considering adoption, as well as women who have already placed children for adoption.

GED on-line preparation course

Lifemothers offers resources, support, and compassion to birth mothers.

On Your Feet Foundation grant program to assist birth parents in completing their education and training.

For Adult Adoptees:

Child Welfare Information Gateway Find information and resources on searching for birth relatives, reunion, obtaining birth and adoption records, support groups, and relevant laws and policies.

Indiana Department of Health vital records forms.

International Soundex Reunion Registry

Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, Inc., a non-profit adoption educational organization, Sherrie offers online resources for encouragement, nine years of archived newsletters, and free adoption workbooks.