This network gives adoptive parents a community of people to share experiences and answers about adoption. They have a list of support groups for parents in Michigan, filtered by county. AFSN also publishes a calendar of all the organization’s events (meet ups, teen groups, etc.).
This alliance explains the importance of support groups and provides information about their own support group. CAFA’s support group offers general support to parents and caregivers raising their adoptive (or soon-to-be adopted) children. The support group meetings are free, parent-led, and meet monthly.
This is an online forum containing numerous threads about adoption. Categories include adoptive parents, foster care, special needs, adult adoptees, and more. Each category contains multiple subcategories where people can publish posts and interact with other users.
This center is dedicated to providing parents of children with disabilities with information, training, and assistance. Their resource page features many websites and tools for parents of children with disabilities.
This adoption advocacy website is a resource for families considering special needs adoption. It has information about special needs, adoption agencies and professionals, hosting, and more.
This digital lending library allows prospective adoptive families, foster parents, and adoptive parents to rent books for free. Users can check out up to three items at a time for up to six weeks. There’s literature about special needs, general adoption, parenting, adoption for professionals, and LBGTQ adoption.
This organization focuses on waiting children in China with medical needs. They have resources for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents, and about special needs. It was founded and is maintained by adoptive parents that are knowledgeable about special needs adoptions from China.
This organization provides reference information for common special needs, including craniofacial conditions, digestive system conditions, infectious diseases, and more. There’s also a family stories page, a resource page (with extra medical and post-adoption resources), and content about the adoption process.
An organization that provides access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioral health topics from a Black perspective. It highlights and increases the diversity of mental health professionals and decreases the mental health stigma in the Black community. Their services include culturally inclusive mental health and wellness training, youth workshops, and webinars on various topics.
Mental health educational products and therapy services for Africans on the continent, as well as the African diaspora.
