Post-Adoption Resources

Post-Adoption Web Resources

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)

Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN)

Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation Program (MN ASAP)

MN ASAP Adoption Support Group
Tyra Laughlin 1-888-450-5059

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

Minnesota Department of Human Services - Adoption Web Page

Minnesota Department of Human Services - Post Adoption Services Brochure

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) - Birth Records After An Adoption

MDH - Adoptee's Request to Search for Affidavit of Disclosure

MDH - Birthparent Request for Original Birth Certificate

MDH Birthparent's permission to release original birth certificate to Adopted Adult (Affidavit of Disclosure/Non-Disclosure)

 

Korean Adoptee Resources

"10 Questions to Ask Yourself" excerpted speech by Hollee McGinnis

Korea Social Service

Holt Adoption Services

Global Overseas Adoptee's Link (G.O.A'L) 

International Korean Adoptee Services, Inc. (InKAS)

Adopted Korean Connection.com

Korean Adoptee's Ministry

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) 

 

Homeland Tour Resources

The TIES Program

Children's Home Society and Family Services

 

Twin Cities Counseling Resources

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Counseling and Mental Health

Adoptive Family Counseling Center
Claude Riedel, M.A.,L.P., (651) 646-9656 (St. Paul)

Adoptive Family Counseling Center
Holly Van Gulden, (612) 722-5362 (Minneapolis)

Family Attachment and Counseling Center of Minnesota

PACER Center

Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health

Mental Health Association of Minnesota

Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation

 

Duluth Counseling Resources

Duluth Family Attachment Clinic
Steven Olmstead, (218) 722-1254

Harbor City Psychological Association
Rick Goossens, (218) 722-4058

St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic
Hermantown, Rick Gertsema, (218) 786-1239

Barbara Weller
Attachment therapist, (218) 525-2059

Raymone Kral
Attachment therapist, (218) 727-5400

  

Post Adoption Recommended Reading

The Adoption Reunion Survival Guide: Preparing Yourself for the Search Reunion and Beyond
Julie J. Bailey & Lynn N. Giddens

Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
David Brodzinsky, Marshall Schecter, & Robin Henig

Birthbond: Reunions Between Birthparents and Adoptees, What Happens After
Judith S. Gediman & Linda P. Brown

Birthright: The Guide to Search and Reunion for Adoptees, Birthparents and Adoptive Parents
Jean Strauss

The Family of Adoption
Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao

Journey of the Adopted Self: A Quest for Wholeness
Betty Jean Lifton

Raising Adopted Children: A Manual for Adoptive Parents
Lois Ruskai Melina

Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
Holly Van Gulden & Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

Searching for a Past: The Adopted Adults Unique Process of Finding Identity
Jane Schooler

Shadowmothers: Stories of Adoption & Reunion
Linda Back McKay

  

Post Adoption Recommended Reading for Children and Teens

Stella Luna
Janell Cannon

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
Sherrie Eldridge

Where are My Birthparents? A Guide for Teenage Adoptees
Karen Gravelle & Susan Fisher

  

Post Adoption Recommended Reading for Korean Adoptees:

A Single Square Picture
Katy Robinson

I Wish For You A Beautiful Life
Sara Dorow

Many Lives Intertwined
Hyun Sook Han

Voices From Another Place
Susan Soon-Keum Cox