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Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope With Trauma

Helping Foster and Adoptive Families Cope with Trauma

The purpose of this guide is to support adoptive and foster families by strengthening the abilities of pediatricians to: 1) identify traumatized children, 2) educate families about toxic stress and the possible biological, behavioral, and social manifestations of early childhood trauma, and 3) empower families to respond to their child’s behavior in a manner that… [read more]

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Helping You Transition to Adulthood: Resources for New Jersey’s Youth

Transition to adulthood
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Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child

Helping Your Foster Child Transition to Your Adopted Child

What’s Inside: • Talking with children about the changes • Helping children understand their histories and losses • Helping children cope with trauma and loss • Helping children transfer attachments • Conclusion • Resources Published by: Child Welfare Information Gateway Children’s Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024 800.394.3366 Email: info@childwelfare.gov https://www.childwelfare.gov

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Home Study Requirements for Prospective Parents in Domestic Adoption

Home study
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How to Adopt in New Jersey: A Roadmap to Family Building

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NJ ARCH has created a useful handbook to help you with your adoption needs. This easy-to-read 34-page handbook covers issues in adoption including: lifelong adoption, behavioral and developmental needs, and adoption resources. To view and print an electronic, PDF version of this handbook, please click on the handbook cover to the left. If you would like to… [read more]

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How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option

How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option

This booklet covers expenses common to most adoptions, expenses unique to the various types of adoption, financial assistance for adoption and post-adoption expenses, and tax breaks available to adoptive parents.

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I am a U.S. citizen

US citizen

This guide explains three different ways to help an adopted child born abroad become a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or a U.S. citizen. Each process is distinct and has different eligibility requirements.

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Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons

Impact of adoption
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Impact of Adoption on Adoptive Parents

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Adoptive parenthood, like other types of parenthood, can bring tremendous joy—and a  sizable amount of stress. This fact sheet explores some of the emotional ups and downs that adoptive parents may experience as they approach the decision to adopt, during the adoptive process, and most importantly, after the adoption.

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Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents

Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents

This fact sheet discusses some of the emotional issues that parents may face after making the decision to place an infant for adoption, in surrendering the child, and in handling the feelings that often persist afterwards. It may be a helpful resource for birth parents as well as family members, friends, and others who want… [read more]

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