Trustworthy Information Sites About Adoption
The following sites contain information and resources about adoption that reflects information from my earlier posts.
1. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Site By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/adoption-usa-chartbook-based-2007-national-survey-adoptive-parents
This link provided it to download a PDF for ADOPTION USA: A CHARTBOOK BASED ON THE 2007 NATIONAL SURVEY OF ADOOPTIVE PARENTS. There is a large of information that can be viewed in this PDF from the adoption process, adoption satisfaction, family structure, education and development, and changes in the adoption landscape just to name a few. This PDF also uses charts and graphs for comparative viewing. It also shows the gathered data from surveys that were sent out.
This is a trustworthy site and PDF not only because it is located on a government site, but also because all the information is reference and can be verified and the data gathered can also be verified.
2. LegiScan
Site By: LegiScan
https://legiscan.com/PA/text/HB162/2015
This site provides copies of various government documents. The page specifically shows PA House Bill 162.
This information is trustworthy because it can be verified and this is a direct copy of the actual bill.
1. Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital © 2017
https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/services/international-adoption-clinic
This site explains how Johns Hopkins is helping families who are planning or have adopted children from overseas with medical care and question. It explains all of their services offered from assessment of child’s medical history, testing for infectious diseases and vaccine responses, and it explains the follow-up procedures for medical care.
This information is trustworthy not only because it is part of the Johns Hopkins system but also because the clinic physicians are highly accredited. Also because the information can be verified by contacting the hospital directly.
1. The Sentinel
Site By: The Sentinel, Lewistown, PA
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/news/local-news/2016/10/adoptee-rights-bill-set-to-become-law/
This article is near and dear to me as it affects me personally. This article explains the outcome of PA House Bill 162 which allows adult adoptees to apply for and receive their original birth certificate. The bill was passed on November 3rd, 2016 and the law will then go into effect 1 year after the bill was passed.
This information is trustworthy because the information can be verified. (and has been!)
Trusted Editorials/Bloggers
1. The Donaldson Adoption Institute
Site By: The Donaldson Adoption Institute ©2017
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/
Contains information on adoption, current events on adoption and policies, education, news and views on adoption, and a calendar of events just to name a few.
This is a trustworthy site because all the information within it can be researched and verified.
2. The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
Site By: The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law © 2017
http://jaapl.org/content/34/3/303
This site contains information regarding the history of inter ethnic adoption in the United States. In the early 70’s social workers would refrain from placing children in homes of a different race. This site discusses some of the specific situations and how that came to be changed in our society today.
This is a trustworthy site because they list their references at the bottom so the information within can be verified.
3. SelfGrowth.com
Site by: SelfGrowth.com © 1996-2017
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Roles1.html
This blog written by Patricia Roles contains information on the grieving process of the birth mother after surrendering a child and the feelings that are most common.
This information is trustworthy because Patricia Roles is a registered social worker in British Columbia, Canada with a master’s degree in social work and has worked as a clinical social worker for over 25 years. She has extensive experience in the adoption field and is a reunited birth mother.
4. Adoptionandbirthmothers.com
Site by: Musings of the Lame
http://www.adoptionbirthmothers.com/community/adoption-blogs-adoption-bloggers/
This site offers an abundance of information for adoptees, adoptive parents, and birthmothers alike. Aside from the helpful links, there is an extensive list of blog sites and bloggers that cover every side of the adoption triad. These blogs could be useful for anyone looking to find comfort in a community of adoption.
This site is trustworthy because the information can be verified. I cannot speak for the blogs individually because there are simply too many to check in such a small amount of time.
