Adoption STAR Associate Director Michael Hill talks about the importance of adoption education for healthcare/helping professionals. During a series o...
Like Every Adopted Kid I Know, I Have Always Had This One Question…
An excellent essay by a Utah-based 7th grade adoptee provides a personal perspective on adoption. The Provo, Utah based Daily Herald published a piece...
Understanding Adoptee Behavior
Guest Blogger Robert Allan Hafetz, MS/MFT, shares the third and final installment of a series of adoption-focused posts. The overwhelming number of ad...
Implicit Memory and Adoption
Guest Blogger Robert Allan Hafetz, MS/MFT, shares the second installment of a three part series of adoption-focused posts. How to change what the chil...
Parenting the adopted child
Guest Blogger Robert Allan Hafetz, MS/MFT, shares the first of a three part series of adoption-focused posts. There can be no more difficult a task in...
Same Sex Couples and Adoption in Alabama
A recent article highlights how same sex couples that are adoptive parents can be adversely affected by gay marriage bans. There are several Adoption ...
The Adopted Child
Common beliefs about the adopted child can be widely held yet not completely well founded. In her book 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed, Aut...
The Need for Post Adoption Support
A recent Canadian study vividly shows the need for adoptive families to have access to post adoption services. The North American Council on Adoptable...
Affording Adoption
There are a variety of different options for adoptive families to consider when thinking about how to finance their adoption. Adoption STAR CEO/Founde...
Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and Adoption STAR encourages you and your family to find ways to celebrate. As Heavy.com columnist Sam Prince wrote i...