Getting Started
- DHS Child Welfare Procedure Manual
Oregon DHS manual on child safety, assessment, services, permanency planning, and family support services procedures. - Adoption Information
Adoption Information by state - Understanding Oregon Adoption Laws and Policies
An overview of adoption laws - DHS Adoption Services
DHS provides an overview of adoption services - Home Study Requirements (See bottom of page for providers)
Information on the Home study program and requirements
Searching for Children
- NWAE
Photo listing of waiting children in Oregon. - OARE Kids
Oregon families may create an account with OARE to view more waiting children that cannot be listed publicly, and to create a family profile to connect with searching caseworkers. - WWK Recruiters
Scroll down and click on Oregon to view contact information for Wendy's Wonderful kids Recruiters families may contact regarding waiting Oregon children. - Heart Gallery Of America
Photo lists of waiting children
Post-Adoption Support and Resources
- 211 Info
Search for health and human services in Oregon. - Adoption Assistance
Select Oregon to view more information on adoption assistance in state of Oregon. - Coalition of Oregon Adoption Agencies
Provides families with a list of Oregon adoption agencies, adoption education recommended book list, laws on insurance for adopted children, resources, and more. - Educational information Packets
Adoptive families may have educational information packets mailed to them, courtesy of OPARC. Packet topics include effective discipline, parenting children who have been sexually abused, self-destructive behaviors, substance abuse, attachment, transracial parenting, and more. - Northwest Adoptive Families Association (NAFA)
NAFA is a support group for adoptive families interested in adoption. - Oregon Adoption Assistance Handbook
Topics include a program overview, adoption assistance eligibility, types of adoption assistance, negotiating adoption assistance, adoption assistance application, finalizing the adoption, and more. - Oregon Foster Parent Association (OFPA)
OFPA provides foster and adoptive parents with support and resources. - Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center (OPARC)
OPAC provides families with training, a lending library, support services, online resources, newsletters, and more. - State Subsidy Information
NACAC provides general information on adoption subsidies in Oregon. - Support Groups
Search for support groups by county on OPARC. - Attachment and Trauma Specialists
A list of local treatment centers that specialize in working with attachment and trauma related issues. - Behavioral care treatment centers
A list of local treatment centers for behavioral care - Adoption Therapists
A list of local therapists that specialize in adoption - Child Care Resources
A compiled list of child-care resources - Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs
A list of local treatment centers specializing in child abuse treatment - Childhood Trauma & Addiction
An overview of childhood trauma and how it correlates with addiction - Counseling Resources
A compiled list of counseling resources - Kid Counseling
A list of local therapists specializing in treating children - Kinship Care
Kinship programs and information - Medical Resources
Health and medical resources - NPEN National Parenting Education Network
A list of programs by state - NOFAS FASD Support
State resources and support group information - Trauma Counseling
A list of local therapists specializing in trauma related issues. - Online Support Groups
A list of online support group resources - Post-Adoption Questions and Answers
Frequently asked questions and answers regarding adoption - Special Health Care Needs
Resources for parents of children with special health care needs.
