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Federal Statutes
S (Summary) or F (Full-Text)
AF-0001F PL 95-266 Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act of 1978
AF-0001S PL 95-266
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1978
AF-0002F PL 95-608 Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
AF-0002S PL 95-608
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
AF-0003F PL 96-272 Adoption Assistance
AF-0003S PL 96-272
Adoption Assistance
AF-0004F PL 100-294 Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services
Act of 1988
AF-0004S PL 100-294
Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1988
AF-0005F PL 103-382 Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994
AF-0005S PL 103-382
Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994
AF-0006F PL 103-66 Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1993
AF-0006S PL 103-66
Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1993
AF-0007F PL 104-191
Health Portability
AF-0007S PL 104-191
Health Portability
AF-0008F PL 104-188
Tax
Credit
AF-0008S PL 104-188
Tax Credit
AF-0009F PL 103-3
Family/Medical Leave
AF-0009S PL 103-3
Family/Medical Leave
AF-0010F PL 105-73 Immigration Vaccine Act
AF-0010S PL 105-73
Immigration Vaccine Act
AF-0011F PL 105-89
Adoption and Safe Families Act
AF-0011S PL 105-89
Adoption and Safe Families Act
AF-0012F PL 104-188 Interethnic Adoption Provisions
AF-0012S PL 104-188
Interethnic Adoption Provisions
AF-0013F PL 105-17
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
AF-0013S PL 105-17
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
AF-0014F PL 105-200 Child Support Performance and Incentive Act
AF-0014S PL 105-200
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act
AF-0015S PL 93-247 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
AF-0016S PL 94-142
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
AF-0017S PL 98-473
Missing Children's Assistance Act Amendment
AF-0018S PL 99-457
Education of the Handicapped Amendments
AF-0019S PL 99-509
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
AF-0020S PL 99-603
Immigration Reform Control Act
AF-0021S PL 100-485
Family Support Act
AF-0022S PL 100-505
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act
AF-0023F PL 101-336 Americans with Disabilities Act
AF-0023S PL 101-336
Americans with Disabilities Act
AF-0024F PL 101-381 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
Act
AF-0024S PL 101-381
Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act
AF-0025F PL 101-508 Omnibus Reconciliation Act
AF-0025S PL 101-508
Omnibus Reconciliation Act
AF-0026F PL 102-172 Department of Defense Appropriations Act
AF-0026S PL 102-172
Department of Defense Appropriations Act
AF-0027F PL 102-190 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years
1992 and 1993
AF-0027S PL 102-190
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
AF-0028S PL 104-193
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
AF-0029F PL 106-169
The
Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
AF-0029S PL 106-169
The
Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
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Federal Publications
AN-0001A
Adoption 2002 $3.00
AN-0002A Dept. of Defense Military Family Reimbursement Policy
[Instruction 1341.9]
AN-0003A
Information Memo - MEPA #1
AN-0004A Information
Memo - MEPA #2
AN-0005A
MEPA Factsheet
AN-0006A Minority Adoptions
AN-0007A America's Waiting Children
AN-0008A
Program Instruction 98-02
AN-0009A Family Medical
Leave Act
AN-0012A HHS Adoption 2002 Excellence Awards Brochure
AN-0014A
Adoption 2002: The President's Initiative on Adoption and Foster Care:
Guidelines for Public Policy and State Legislation Governing Permanence
for Children
AN-0015A Federal Register
January 25, 2000: Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Child
and Family Services State Plan Reviews
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Factsheets
Adopting Children with
Developmental Disabilities
Adopting a Child
with Special Needs
The Adoption Home
Study Process
Adoption Benefits:
Employers as Partners in Family Building
Adoption: Where Do I
Start?
Creating a Family
Through Birth and Adoption
Disruption Facts
Foster Parents
Adoption: What Parents Should Know
Intercountry
Adoption
Legal Issues of
Independent Adoption
Military Families
Open Adoption
Single Parent
Adoption: What You Need to Know
Subsidized
Adoption: A Source of Help for Children with Special Needs and Their
Families
The Adoption Home
Study Process
Transracial and
Transcultural Adoption
The Value of
Adoptive Parent Groups
Adoption and School
Issues
Adoption and the
Stages of Development
After Adoption: The
Need for Services
Answers to
Children's Questions About Adoption
Explaining Adoption
to Your Child
Parenting the
Adopted Adolescent
Parenting the
Sexually Abused Child
Foster Parent
Adoption: What Professionals Should Know
Keeping the Family
Tree Intact Through Kinship Care
Providing
Background Information to Adoptive Parents
The Sibling Bond:
Its Importance in Foster Care and Adoptive Placement
Working with Gay and
Lesbian Adoptive Parents
The Impact of
Adoption on Birth Parents
Issues Facing Adult
Adoptees
Searching for Birth
Relatives
Are You Pregnant
and Thinking About Adoption?
Executive Summary
of Adoption Laws
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Catalogs and Directories
Bound Version
AC-0001A Adoption Videos and Tapes
Catalog $15.00
AD-0001A National Adoption
Directory $25.00
AD-0003A National Adoption Training and Education Directory $15.00
AD-0004A National Crisis Pregnancy Centers Directory $25.00
AD-0005A Thesaurus of the NAIC $15.00
AD-0006A Adoption Guide to the Internet $20.00
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Grant Products
AG-0002A Project ASK Report $10.00
AG-0004A Relative and Foster Parent Adoptions
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International Adoption Resources
AH-0001A
Agencies Working in
China
AH-0002A Agencies
Working in Russia
AH-0003A Agencies
Working in Latvia
AH-0004A Agencies
Working in India
AH-0005A Agencies
Working in Korea
AH-0006A Agencies
Working in Romania
AH-0007A Agencies
Working in the Philippines
AH-0008A Agencies
Working in Vietnam
AH-0009A Agencies
Working in Colombia
AH-0010A Agencies
Working in Guatemala
AH-0011A Agencies
Working in Brazil
AH-0012A Agencies
Working in Bulgaria
AH-0013A Agencies
Working in Mexico
AH-0014A Russian and
Eastern European Resources
AH-0015A Korean
Adoption Resources
AH-0016A Agencies
that Handle Donations to Russian Orphanages
AH-0017A Chinese
Adoption Resources
AH-0018A Agencies
Working in Cambodia
AH-0019A Canadian
Adoption Resources
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Adoption Statistics
AJ-0001A
Adoption Statistics -
A Brief Overview of the Data
AJ-0002A Adoption
From Foster Care
AJ-0003A Intercountry
Adoption
AJ-0004A Placing
Children for Adoption
AJ-0005A Persons
Seeking to Adopt
AJ-0006A
Infertility/Impaired Fecundity
AJ-0007A Cost of
Adopting
AJ-0008A
Disruption/Dissolution
AJ-0010A Adoption:
Numbers and Trends
AJ-0011A Drug Exposed
Infants
AJ-0012A Single
Adoptive Parents
AJ-0013A Open Adoption
AJ-0014A Transracial
Adoption
AJ-0015A Searching
for Birth Relatives
AJ-0016A Total
Adoption Filing Per Year, 1985 to 1995
AJ-0017A Filing
Trends in Adoption, 1988 to 1997
AJ-0018A Filing
Trends in Adoption, 1993 to 1997
AJ-0019A Finalized
Adoptions from Foster Care
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Legal Resources
AL-0001A
Access to Legal
Records - text version
AL-0002A Access to
Legal Records - table version
AL-0003A Uniform Adoption Act
AL-0004A Advertising Provisions
AL-0005A Cooperative Adoption
AL-0006A State Laws
Regarding Adoption by Gay and Lesbian Parents
AL-0007A Who May
Adopt-- State by State
AL-0008A Summary of
Laws Regarding International Adoptions Finalized Abroad
AL-0009A Review of
State Statutes Regarding International Adoptions Finalized Abroad
AL-0010A
Statutes-At-A-Glance: State Regulation of Adoption Expenses
AL-0011A
Statutes-At-A-Glance: Putative Fathers
AL-0012A
Statutes-At-A-Glance: Consent to Adoption
AL-0013A Hague
Convention
AL-0014A Resources
for State Adoption Statutes
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Hot Topics
AM-0001A
Drug Exposed Infants
AM-0002A Disruption
AM-0003A Wrongful
Adoption and Agency Liability
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Promotional Materials
AP-0001A Brochure
AP-0002A Publications Catalog
AP-0003A Rolodex Card
AP-0004A Business Card
AP-0020A Order Form
for the Internet Guide and Multimedia Catalog
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Public Awareness Materials
AQ-0001A National Adoption Month Poster
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Resource Listings
Resource listings not linked here may
be generated in the National
Organizations Online database.
AR-0001A
Adoption Related
Newsletters and Magazines/Journals
AR-0002A
Developmental Evaluations Resources
AR-0003A Adoption Reading List
AR-0004A Search Assistance List
AR-0005A Reading List
for Preschoolers
AR-0006A Reading List for Elementary Students
AR-0007A Reading
List for Junior High Students
AR-0008A Reading
List for High School-Aged Students
AR-0009A Famous
Adopted and Adoptive People
AR-0010A Adoption Exchanges List
AR-0011A National Adoption Support Organizations
AR-0013A Resources for Agency Standard-Setting
AR-0016A Federal Resources with Information Related to Adoption
AR-0017A US
Immigration/Naturalization Offices
AR-0018A National Advocacy and Public Policy Organizations
AR-0019A Basic
Information on Starting an Agency
AR-0020A Resources
for Financial Assistance for Adoption
AR-0021A How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option
AR-0022A
Adoption Benefits to Help Defray Adoption Costs
AR-0023A Essential
Websites for Child Welfare Professionals
AR-0024A Adoption
Worker's Essential Bookshelf
AR-0025A Foster
Adoption Rates by State
AR-0026A State Child
Welfare Agency Websites
AR-0027A Summer
Culture Camps and Adoption Camps for Kids and Families
AR-0028A Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren Resources
AR-0029A Stepparent
Adoption
AR-0031A Resources
for Searching for Birth Relatives
AR-0032A Organizations that Provide Research
AR-0033A Organizations that Provide Financial Assistance
AR-0034A Agencies that Provide Publications and Materials
AR-0035A Organizations That Provide Education and Training
AR-0036A Resources for
Families and Children with Disabilities
AR-0037A Tips on
Selecting an Adoption Therapist
AR-0038A Helpful
Adoption Terms to Know
AR-0039A
Reimbursement of Non-Recurring Expenses
AR-0040A Films with
Adoption-Related Themes
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Access to Adoption Summaries
AS-0001S
Alabama
AS-0002S Alaska
AS-0003S Arizona
AS-0004S Arkansas
AS-0005S California
AS-0006S Colorado
AS-0007S Connecticut
AS-0008S Delaware
AS-0009S District of
Columbia
AS-0010S Florida
AS-0011S Georgia
AS-0012S Hawaii
AS-0013S Idaho
AS-0014S Illinois
AS-0015S Indiana
AS-0016S Iowa
AS-0017S Kansas
AS-0018S Kentucky
AS-0019S Louisiana
AS-0020S Maine
AS-0021S Maryland
AS-0022S Massachusetts
AS-0023S Michigan
AS-0024S Minnesota
AS-0025S Mississippi
AS-0026S Missouri
AS-0027S Montana
AS-0028S Nebraska
AS-0029S Nevada
AS-0030S New Hampshire
AS-0031S New Jersey
AS-0032S New Mexico
AS-0033S New York
AS-0034S North Carolina
AS-0035S North Dakota
AS-0036S Ohio
AS-0037S Oklahoma
AS-0038S Oregon
AS-0039S Pennsylvania
AS-0040S Rhode Island
AS-0041S South Carolina
AS-0042S South Dakota
AS-0043S Tennessee
AS-0044S Texas
AS-0045S Utah
AS-0046S Vermont
AS-0047S Virginia
AS-0048S Washington
AS-0049S West Virginia
AS-0050S Wisconsin
AS-0051S Wyoming
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Training and Education Materials
AT-0001A
Conference and Workshops Listing
AT-0002A How to Get
Connected
AT-0003A Search
Engines
AT-0004A Glossary
Terms
AT-0005A Internet
Resources for Non-Profit Organizations
AT-0006A Internet
Presentation Slides (Safari Across the Internet 1999) [Note:
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation: 7 MB]
AT-0007A Adoption
Web Sites: How to find reliable information
AT-0008A Database
Search Strategies
AT-0009A Choosing an
Internet Service Provider
AT-0010A Technology
Tool Kit
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Annotated Bibliographies
AW-0001A
Bibliography for
Preschoolers
AW-0002A Bibliography
for Elementary Students
AW-0003A
Bibliography for Junior High Students
AW-0004A
Bibliography for Senior High Students
AW-0005A Disruption
AW-0006A Permanency
Options
AW-0007A Cooperative
Adoption
AW-0008A Guardianship
AW-0009A Kinship
Care
AW-0010A Attachment
Disorder: Resources for Professionals
AW-0011A Attachment
Disorder: Resources for Parents
AW-0012A Post
Institutionalization and the Internationally Adopted Child
AW-0013A Search and
Reunion Issues
AW-0014A Wrongful
Adoption
AW-0015A Recruiting
and Retaining Adoptive Families
AW-0016A Preparing
Families for Adoption
AW-0017A Interstate
Compact on the Placement of Children
AW-0018A Indian Child
Welfare Act
AW-0019A Post-Adoption
Services: A Guide for Professionals
AW-0020A Family Group
Decision-Making
AW-0021A Respite Care
AW-0022A Disclosure
of Background Information
AW-0023A Matching
Children and Families
AW-0024A Interstate
Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA)
AW-0025A Adopting
Children with Developmental Disabilities: Resources for Families
AW-0026A Adopting
Children with Developmental Disabilities: Resources for Professionals
AW-0027A Working with
Expectant Parents and Birthparents
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