Websites

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse......................................www.calib.com/naic/
888-251-0075

National Adoption Center/FACES of Adoption......................................www.adopting.org
800-TO-ADOPT

National Council for Adoption..................................................................www.ncfa-usa.org
1930 Seventeenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20009
202-328-1200

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)....................www.nacac.org
1821 University Avenue, Suite N-498, St. Paul, MN 55104
202-328-1200

Magazines

Adoptive Families.......................................................www.AdoptiveFamiliesMagazine.com.
P.O. Box 5159, Brentwood, Tn 37024-9457

Adoption Today...............................................................................www.tapestrybooks.com
Tapestry Books
1-800-765-2367

OTHER RESOURCES

Books

Adamec, Christine and Pierce, The Adoption Option Complete Hnadbook 2000-2001. Rocklin, CA, Prima Publishing, 1999.

Benson, Peter L., Ph.D., Sharma, Anu R., Ph.D., L.P., and Roehlkepartain, Eugene C., Growing Up Adopted: A Portrait of Adolescents a Their Families. Minneapolis: The Search Institute, 1994.

Brodzinsky, David M., Schechter, Marshall D., and Henig, Robin Marantz, Being Adopted, The Lifelong Search for Self. New York, Doubleday Publishing, 1992.

Dunn, Linda, Ed., Adopting Children with Special Needs: A Sequel. Washington, DC: North American Council on Adoptable Children, 1983.

Johnson, Patricia Irwin, Launching a Baby's Adoption: Practical Strategies for Parents and Professionals. Indianapolis, Ind.: Perspectives Press, 1997.

Marindin, Hope, Handbook for Single Adoptive Parents. National Council for Single Adoptive Parents, P.O. Box 15084, Chevy Chase, MD 20825, 1997.

Melina, Lois Ruskai, Making Sense of Adoption, A Parent's Guide. New York, Harper & Row Publishers, 1989.

Melina, Lois Ruskai and Roszia, Sharon Kaplan, The Open Adoption Experience. New York: HarperPerennial, 1993.

National Council for Adoption, The Adoption Factbook, Washington, DC, 1989.

Nelson-Erichsen, Jean and Erichsen, Heino R., How to Adopt Internationally: A Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions. Fort Worth, Tex.: Mesa House Publishing, 1997.

Silber, Kathleen and Speedlin, Phylis, Dear Birthmother: Thank You for Our Baby. San Antonio, Texas: Corona, 1982.

Simon, Rita. In the Best Interests of the Child: Culture, Identity and Transracial Adoption. (Gaber, Ivor and Aldridge, Jane, Eds.) London: Free Association Press, 1995.

Watkins, Mary and Fisher, Susan, Talking with Young Children About Adoption. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1993.

Magazines