Post-Adoption Resources

Services and Resources Available After Adoption

After placement, some agencies may offer post-adoption services for the family. These can include support groups, individual and family counselling and workshops on specific topics (such as parenting, community resources and how to work with the family’s social worker). If a child was receiving therapy or special schooling before the adoption, it may be continued. An employee assistance program at your workplace may offer referral for needed services.

There are many adoptive parent support groups nationwide that can give adoptive parents a chance to meet others who have adopted and discuss the issues facing adoptive parents, share the joys and heartaches and learn ways to build a strong family unit. Support groups can offer a wealth of information and an emotional support network that can help parents and children as they begin this new stage in their lives.
 

When Adopted Kids Grow Up

We believe there are more than 100,000 people living in Canada today from all walks of life who were adopted. Some of them have grown up to be famous achievers. Some Canadians are: Sarah McLachlan (singer, songwriter), Jeff Healey (guitarist), George Littlechild (actor), Richard Neufeld (B.C. Cabinet Minister). A famous Canadian adoptive parent is the former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

This does not mean the children you adopt will become famous celebrities when they grow up or that you have to be famous yourself to adopt. More than anything, children who are adopted need the care of loving, accepting parents.