Resource list

Useful Links

Support & Information

Intercountry Adoption Family/ Support Organisations

OASIS (Overseas Adoption support and information Service)
www.adoptionoverseas.org

CACH (Children Adopted from China)
www.cach.org.uk

AFAA (Association for Families who have adopted from Abroad)
www.afaa.org.uk

asha (India Adoption Group)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk-ichild/

General Adoption Support

Adoption UK
www.adoptionuk.org.uk

Adoption and Fostering Information Line
www.adoption.org.uk

Post Adoption Centre
www.postadoptioncentre.org.uk

After Adoption
www.talkadoption.org.uk

BAAF (British Association for Adoption and Fostering
www.baaf.org.uk

International Adoption Clinic, Minnesota (Dana Johnson)
www.med.umn.edu/peds/iac

Government bodies

Department of Children, Schools and Families Intercountry Adoption Team
www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption

Home Office (Border and Immigration)
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk

National Assembley for Wales
www.wales.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
www.scotland.gov.uk

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland
www.dhsspsni.gov.uk

Some suggested reading

Personal accounts

BRODZINSKY,SCHECHTER,MARANZ
Being Adopted
The Life Long Search for Self
ANCHOR BOOKS

BUCHANAN E
From China with love: the long road to motherhood
WILEY

FEAST J
MARWOOD M
SEABROOK S
WEBB E
Preparing for Reunion
Experiences from the Adoption Circle. New Edition. THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

HARRIS P
In Search of Belonging: Reflections of Transracially Adopted People BAAF

JOHNSON. PI
Perspectives on a Grafted Tree
Poems and thoughts for those touched by adoption PERSPECTIVE PRESS 1983

KAY J.
The Adoption Papers
A story in verse about a black girl's adoption by a Scottish couple, from the viewpoints of the adoptive mother, the birth mother and the daughter.
BLOODAXE BOOKS

MACLEOD J
MACRAE S
Adoption Parenting –Creating a toolbox, Building Connections
American sourcebook with many useful tips and articles for ICA adopters
EMK Press 2006

SJOGREN JI SUN
A ghost in my own country
Article giving a personal account of an adopted person's visit to her country of birth BAAF ADOPTION & FOSTERING 20.2 1996

SJOGREN JI SUN
Dreams End
Article giving a personal account of an adopted person's search for her birth mother. BAAF ADOPTION & FOSTERING 21.2 1997

WELLS S.
Within Me, Without Me
Collection of personal stories by mothers who have given up children for adoption. SCARLETT BOOKS

General adoption books

ARCHER C
First Steps in parenting. The child who hurts: Tiddlers and Toddlers Issues relating to Adoption attachment and development, in an accessible form for all parents. JESSICA KINGSLEY 1999

ARCHER C
Next steps in parenting The child who hurts: Tykes and Teens
JESSICA KINGSLEY 1999

AFAA
Booklets for Intercountry Adoption Parents Titles include:
Adoption Bereavement
Adoption and Teenagers
Exploring Adoption with Young children
Assessment process
Maintaining Cultural Links
Racism
(see address list)

BARTELS RABB.L
VAN GULDEN H
Real Parents, Real Children
Excellent practical guide to Parenting adopted children CROSSROADS 1995

BRODZINSKY D
PALACIOS J
Psychological issues in adoption: Research and Practice
Recent adoption research both ICA and domestic PRAEGER Publishers 2006

BRODZINSKY D
SCHECTER M
The Psychology of adoption
Theoretical look at adoption, Including nature/ nurture debate OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1990

CAIRNS K
Attachment, Trauma and resilience
BAAF

CHENNELS P
WALLACE M
Talking about adoption
A guide to talking to Children about adoption BAAF 1995

CRUMBLEY J
Transracial adoption and foster care
Child Welfare Legion of America 1999

HOPKINS-BEST M
Toddler Adoption
The weavers craft PERSPECTIVE PRESS 1997

SELMAN P
Intercountry Adoption: Developments, Trends and perspectives Excellent overview of ICA With contributions from overseas (BAAF 2000)

VERRIER N
The Primal Wound
Thought provoking insight into adoption from psychological viewpoint GATEWAY 1994

Health and Development

FEDERICI R
Help for the Helpless Child A Guide for Families
Guide to parenting children From institutions FEDERICI ASSOCIATES 400, South Washington Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 USA

MCNAMARA J
Bruised before Birth
Considers the impact on children of mothers who abused drugs, alcohol & and other substances pre-birth BAAF