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Lifelong Impact of Adoption
Adoption affects adopted individuals, birth parents, adoptive parents, and other birth and family members throughout life. The resources in this section provide information on the lifelong impact of adoption on all members of the adoption triad.
Adolescent Identity and the Impact on Adoptive Parents (PDF - 149 KB)
National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning (2003)
Tips for parents of teens struggling with adoption issues, a list of organizations that provide information about adoption advocacy and public policy, and more.
Concerned United Birth Parents
A national organization serving those touched by adoption, with a focus on birth parents.
Finding the Missing Pieces: Helping Adopted Children Cope With Grief and Loss
Adoption Learning Partners
Online course to help adoptive families understand the feelings that children have about adoption and learn how to help their child express and deal with their feelings.
Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons
As discussion of the adoption process becomes more open and accepted in American society, and as more Americans have experience with adoption, there is also more attention focused on those involved in adoption -- the adopted person, the birth parents, and the adoptive parents (often referred to as the adoption triad or, more recently, the adoption constellation). People who have experienced adoption firsthand are coming forward to talk or write about their experiences, and researchers are conducting scientific studies to find out about the impact of adoption on all members of the adoption triad. This factsheet examines the impact of ...
Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
This factsheet discusses some of the emotional issues that parents face after making the decision to place an infant for adoption, in surrendering the child, and in handling the feelings that often persist afterwards. In addition, it addresses some of the emotional issues of parents whose children are permanently removed from them and whose parental rights are terminated. This factsheet may be a helpful resource for birth parents, as well as family members, friends, and others who want to support birth parents. It may also provide some insight to adopted persons and adoptive parents who want to understand the struggles ...
Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Silverstein & Kaplan (1982)
Explains the seven core issues of adoption for birth families, adopted individuals, and adoptive families.
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