Resources – Post Adoption

C.A.S.E. – Center for Adoption Support and Education — strong adoption-specific education and support.
Interwoven Connections — particularly useful for Ontario families; it provides free peer support, education, resources and system navigation.
The First 30 Days Home: Supporting Your Child’s Transition
Helping Family & Friends Support Your Newly Adopted Child

Ontario – Adoption Services & Supports — Information about developmental, educational, mental-health and other supports available to adoptive families in Ontario. The province specifically identifies education, developmental needs, general health, mental health and therapy as areas where families may need support.
Adoption Council of Ontario – Training & Education — Offers adoption and permanency education, including training related to trauma, loss and creating supportive school environments. ACO currently offers an educator-focused workshop on building wellbeing in schools and classrooms.
National Council For Adoption – School Support for Adoptees — A useful collection of school resources specifically addressing adoptees, inclusive classrooms, trauma-informed education and advocating for children at school.
CanFASD — Canadian information and resources for families when prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD is a concern.
Adoption & School: A Guide for Educators
Adoption-Sensitive School Assignments
Preparing for Your Child’s First Medical Appointment

Adoption Council of Ontario – Adoptee Supports — Resources addressing adoption identity, loss and grief, search and reunion and the experiences of adopted people. Importantly, ACO includes information and programming specifically for adoptees, rather than speaking only to adoptive parents.
Pact – Adoption & Race Resources — This is one I’d definitely consider adding. Pact has a substantial library covering race and adoption, transracial adoption, adoptee identity, talking about adoption, birth parents, siblings, schools and trauma informed parenting. Much of its material incorporates adult-adoptee and first/birthparent perspectives.
Adoption Council of Ontario – Through a Child or Youth’s Eyes — Helpful information about understanding adoption through the child’s perspective, including loss, grief, trauma, relationships, culture, traditions and heritage.
National Council For Adoption – Post-Adoption Support — Resources around culture and identity, birth-family connections and children’s changing needs throughout adoption.
Talking About Adoption Through the Ages
Talking About Difficult Parts of Your Child’s Story
Supporting Your Child’s Cultural & Racial Identity
Race, Racism & Transracial Adoption
Birth Family Questions & Connections

Adoption Council of Ontario – Support & Connections —ACO currently offers parent support groups, youth networks and children’s sessions, adult-adoptee supports, birth/original family supports and a “Find a Professional” service.
Adoption Council of Ontario – Adoptee Supports & Connections — Particularly good for this page because it includes an Adult Adoptee Network, youth groups and children’s hangouts, adoptee-created resources and information about search/reunion.
Interwoven Connections — Another one I’d feature prominently for Ontario families. It provides free peer support, education, resources, advocacy and community connections for families formed through adoption, kinship and customary care. Families can also receive one-to-one peer support and assistance navigating education, healthcare and developmental services.
Adoption Council of Ontario – Find a Professional — Useful when a family is looking for a professional with specific knowledge of adoption and permanency.
C.A.S.E. – Center for Adoption Support and Education — Adoption-focused education, mental-health resources and support for adopted people and their families.