Adoption STAR Birth Parent Department Supervisor Sue Shaw offers up some suggestions on how adoptive families can both remember and honor Birth Mother...
National Nurses Week 2015 Starts Tomorrow!
Adoption STAR staff members have gotten to know many nurses over the years, and we’re so appreciative of the dedication and compassion they show the...
Open Adoption Issues
A recent article wonderfully summarizes key issues for adoptive parents and birth parents to consider when thinking about open adoption. April Dinwood...
Post Adoption Depression
Adoption STAR Founder/CEO Michele Fried writes about a sensitive topic that may resonate with adoptive parents. Several years ago (even before Adoptio...
Book Review for “Born With Teeth”
Adoption STAR’s Chris Fancher offers a review of Actress and Birth Mother Kate Mulgrew’s new book. “Orange is the New Black” is set to...
Birth Parent Gratitude
A recent text message from an Adoption STAR birth parent client conveys how fortunate our agency feels to work with so many incredible birth mothers. ...
Opening Day
Adoption STAR’s Ohio Program Director April Fong writes about historic legal developments in Ohio that have far-reaching implications for both birth...
The Importance of Birth Parent Counseling
Birth parents benefit from guidance and support while in the midst of making an adoption plan. “Looking back, I think I should have gotten counselin...
A Resource for Birth Parents
Here’s an impressive resource that birth parents (or those who want to better help birth parents) will want to be aware of. The Children’s Welfare...
Birth Father Registries
Information pertaining to birth fathers, birth father registries, and the process of domestic adoption. Adoption STAR was proud to have been the New Y...