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Postadoption Services

Postadoption services are provided to the adoptee, the adoptive family, and/or the birth family (the adoption triad members) after an adoption has been finalized. These services generally are offered after an adoption has been finalized or after a foster child’s permanency goal has been changed to adoption. These services vary by location and may range from information and referral services to respite care and adoption subsidies that are often critical to maintaining placement stability for children in adoptive families.

This section highlights postadoption resources on Child Welfare Information Gateway. Resources are grouped by target audience and include information on types of postadoption services, program models for delivering these services, funding for these services, research on the effectiveness of these services, and where to find services in your community.

Information Gateway Resources

For child welfare administrators and managers
Postadoption resources of interest to child welfare administrators and managers, including funding, service delivery models, promising approaches, and legal issues.

For adoption workers and related professionals
Postadoption resources of interest to adoption workers and related professionals, including strategies and tools for providing postadoption services and supportive services for triad members.

For birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted people
Postadoption resources of interest to triad members, including types of postdoption services, locating postadoption services in your community, and parenting resources for adoptive families.

Intercountry adoption and postadoption services
Postadoption resources related to intercountry adoption and the implementation of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption.

Selected Resources Postadoption Services: A Bulletin for Professionals Child Welfare Information Gateway (2005) Examines various types of postadoption services, availability and benefits of these services, and funding for postadoption programs. (PDF – 284 KB) Postadoption Services: A Factsheet for Families Child Welfare Information Gateway (2006) Explains the range of postadoption services available to families. (PDF - 285 KB)

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Updated on October 22, 2007