The following links to other Web sites contain more useful adoption information, health/medical information, legal information, mental health information, photolistings of waiting children and transracial adoption information.

General Information on Adoption:

Adoption.com. This site contains a library of articles and information related to adoption and parenting. 

MN Adoption Resource Network (MARN).   MARN is a non-profit organization committed to permanence for children.  They provide education, advocacy and support to people whose lives are touched by adoption.

MN Adoption Support and Preservation (MN ASAP) provides information about support services to foster and adoptive families in Minnesota.

North American Council on Adoptable Children.  Founded in 1974 by adoptive parents, NACAC is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them.

Adoptive Families, the online adoption and parenting guide, has provided trusted adoption information and inspiration to families for over 30 years.

Health and Medical Information:

FAS/FAE Information Service: This site is operated by the Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse and offers information about fetal alcohol syndrome and effect.

Health Guide: This site includes information on conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.

MOFAS:  Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome intended their website to be used by families and professionals as an informative site to bridge understanding and help make connections when dealing with FAS/FAE.

Legal Information:

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys.  A national association of attorneys who practice in the field of adoption law.

Mental Health Information:

Attachment Disorder Support Group Home Page: This site contains articles, a message forum, and answers to frequently asked questions about attachment disorder.

NAMI is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other severe anxiety disorders, autism and pervasive developmental disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses that affect the brain.

Project Pathfinder, Inc. is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence and abuse.  Project Pathfinder provides psychotherapy, consultation, research and training that lead to the prevention of future sexual violence and abuse.

Photolisting Sites of Waiting Children:

Minnesota Adoption Resource Network Inc.  MARN is a nonprofit, independent organization concerned about children, particularly those waiting for adoptive families.

Hennepin County Children and Family Services Department Adoption Program

Ramsey County Children Waiting for Adoption

Transracial Adoption Information:

PACT  PACT's goal is to be the internet's most comprehensive site related to issues for adopted children of color.