Foster Care Links

• Foster Parents Community (http://www.fosterparents.com/)
• FosterParenting.com  One of the largest foster parenting sites, with more than 1000 pages of content. 
• Camp to Belong Camp to Belong is a camp that reunites siblings who have been separated in the foster care system. For one week in the summer, foster kids are able to spend time with their siblings at this wonderful camp. The camp was started by 2 sisters who were separated by the foster care system for most of their lives.
• Connect For Kids  (http://www.connectforkids.org)
• Casey Foundation  (http://www.aecf.org)
  

Training Links

Attachment Disorder Links

• Attachment Disorder Support Group - Contains message board, articles, links and more...
• The Attachment Center at Evergreen
• Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children

Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD & ADHD)

• C.H.A.D.D. - Children and Adults with Deficit Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• One A.D.D. Place
• Mining Co - ADD information and articles.

Drugs & Alcohol (FAS) Related Links

• The Fetal Alcohol Support Network
• FASCETS, Inc
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition Web Site
• Drug-Free Resource Net/Partnership For A Drug-Free America - comprehensive database on what drugs do and what they look like and more.
• National Council On Aclcoholism And Drug Dependence, Inc.

Mental Health Issue Links

• Internet Mental Health - gives description, diagnosis, treatment, and research findings for 52 of the most common mental disorders (very informative site...a must see)

Other Disorders

• Autism Society of American
• Yale Autism/PDD Clinic Home Page
• The Facts About Tourette Syndrome
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Dyslexia Links
• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
• Williams Syndrome Association
• Williams Syndrome Comprehensive Web Site
• Children with Spina Bifida
• Spina Bifida
• The National Fragile X Foundation
• Fragile X Syndrome

Informative Links

• Connect for Kids - Many articles and links dealing with foster care issues.
• The Mining Company - an abundance of parenting resource material for K-6 children.
• KidsHealth.Org
• The Parenting Toolbox: Nontraditional Tools for Nontraditional Parents
• Pandora's Box - Full of articles and information about sexual abuse.
• Children Now - timely children's issues and what you can do.
• Child Welfare Resource Centre - Comprehensive resource site.
• The Sibling Support Project
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of America

Education

• The Special Ed Advocacy Library
• National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc.
• Learning Disabilities Association

Adoptions

• P.L. 105-89 Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 - download bill to your computer from this site.
• Adopt.. - Assistance, information and support.....a very comprehensive site...a must see.
• AdoptioNetwork - Multiple resources and articles.
• Adoption.com - a must see for anyone interested in adopting. Photolisttings.
• Losing an Adoption: Practical Advice for Moving on after a Uniquely Painful Experience - by Pat Johnston and Wendy Williams
• ADOPTING A TODDLER-AGED CHILD - by Mary Hopkins-Best, Ed.D
• An Adoptee's Right to Know
• Roots and Wings - an adoption magazine.

HIV Links

• HIV information
  
• Children With Aids Project - an organization that assists in finding homes for children with or at risk of AIDS; a comprehensive site with great information and links.

Advocacy & Law Links

• States/Countries - links by state and country to laws, foster care, adoption, libraries, etc.

• Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies

Youth Related Links

• Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse - juvenile justice information site with links.
• Youth In Care - organization run by and for young people, aged 14 to 24, who are or have been in the care of child welfare authorities across Canada.

Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)

• National Information, Support & Referral Service on SBS