Parent Resource Library
Resource Library
Foster Care & Adoption Basics
Adoption Considering Your Options and Making a Plan
Belonging Matters - Helping Youth Explore Permanency
Discontinuity and Disruption in Adoptions and Guardianships
Exploring the Pathways to Adoption
Grandfamilies Adoption Guardianship Brief
Helping Your Child Transition from Foster Care to Adoption
Ultimate Adoption Resource Guide – Beyond Words Psychological Services
Parenting Resources
Expecting and Parenting in Care_Tips for Youth
Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler
Parent Your Adopted School Age Child
Parenting Your Adopted Teenage
Parenting Challenges
Child Welfare Practice With Families Affected by Parental Incarceration
Parental Substance Use_A Primer for Child Welfare Professionals
Parenting a Child or Youth Who Has Been Sexually Abused_A Guide for Foster and Adoptive Parents
Transracial and Cultural Identity
Seven Suggestions for a Successful Transracial Adoption
Family Dynamics and Relationship Building
Helping Children and Youth Maintain Relationships with Birth Families
Helping Your Adopted Children Maintain Important Relationships with Family
Parenting in Racially Culturally, and Ethnically Diverse Adoptive Families
Partnering with Relatives to Promote Reunification
Coping with Disorder and Developmental Challenges
Crisis, Development, Intervention, and De-Escalation
Health and Well-being
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
Lighting the Path to Family Success_The Vital Role of Pre-Permanency Prep
Silent Suffering
Utilizing Mental Health Professionals with Specialized Adoption and Permanency Clinical Training and Experience
Finding and Working with Adoption Competent Therapist Article
Legal and Financial Rights and Responsibilities of Adoption
AD 902 Consent for Arranging Contact
AD 908 Form Birth Family Consent for Contact
AD 908A - Adoption Information Act Statement
Adoptee Make Contact_CDSS Information
Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted from Foster Care
National Council for Adoption Tax Credit Q&A
Adoption Assistance Program in California A Fact Sheet Prepared by the Youth Law Center
Adoption Assistance Program Rates
Adoption and Guardianship Assistance – California
False Allegations: Helping Group Members Understand, Avoid, and Survive Them
Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service Provider Support and Services
Workshops and Trainings
Parent Support Groups – Stanford Sierra Youth & Families
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about adopting from foster care