Parents and families undoubtedly need support as they go through the adoption process. But the support shouldn't stop once an adoption is finalized and a new family has been formed. To this end, the North American Council on Adoptable Children has developed an extensive database of post-adoption organizations throughout the United States and Canada.

"Post-placement support is critical to achieving the goal of finding permanent, stable, loving families for children, as well as maintaining those families who have already adopted. Parents need information that will strengthen their families, and enable them to handle the challenges of adoptive parenting... Founded in 1974 by adoptive parents, the North American Council on Adoptable Children is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them."

The NACAC web site contains information about not only adoption support programs, but adoption subsidy resources, parent groups, and conferences. Read more at NACAC.org.

Find more help for parents of troubled teens or teenagers struggling with adoption including therapeutic programs for adopted teens at ByParents-forParents.com.

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