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Annotation: This guide for pediatricians comprises a series of six documents on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the process of asking families about exposure to ACEs or other traumatic events. The guide also provides resources on helping families with foster and adoptive children cope with trauma. Materials for families are included. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Healthy Foster Care America, American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (800) 433-9016, x4273 or x7119 Fax: (847) 228-7320 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.aap.org/fostercare Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adopted children, Adoptive parents, Adverse effects, Children, Families, Foster children, Foster parents, Pediatric care, Primary care, Resources for professionals, Trauma, Vulnerability

Annotation: These materials for pediatricians provide information on how to support adoptive and foster families who have experienced trauma. The materials include a guide focused on how to help families cope with trauma, a tip sheet about codes to use for evaluations involving screening and anticipatory guidance related to trauma and other mental health and developmental concerns, a discharge form and referral summary, and a guide for families about parenting after trauma.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Parenting skills, Adopted children, Adoptive parents, Developmental problems, Families, Foster children, Foster parents, Mental health, Pediatricians, Referrals, Resource materials, Trauma

Annotation: This guide provides information to help pediatricians support adoptive and foster families who are coping with trauma. The guide helps pediatricians identify traumatized children, educate families, and empower families; provides coding tips that pediatricians may use for evaluations involving screening and anticipatory guidance related to trauma and other mental health or developmental concerns; provides a discharge form to give to families; and includes a guide for parents about parenting after trauma.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adopted children, Adoptive parents, Child development, Children, Clinical coding, Coping, Families, Family support services, Foster children, Foster parents, Mental health, Parenting skills, Screening, Trauma

Annotation: This book, which focuses on the importance of paid parental leave after the birth of an infant, weighs the implications of existing research on child health and development along with what is known about the economic impact of parental leave policies as they have evolved in other nations and in the United States. The book defines various types of leave—maternity, paternity, parental, family, and newborn care. It discusses who receives parental leave and why or why not, who benefits from unpaid job protection under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and to what extent private firms are providing these types of leave for the care of infants or newly adopted children. Other practical issues, policy options, and financing mechanisms are also discussed.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org $34.95, plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 9781934019979.

Keywords: Adopted children, Adoption, Child development, Child health, Early childhood development, Economic factors, Families, Family leave, Fathers, Financing, Infants, Legislation, Mothers, Parental leave, Parents, Public policy, Working parents

Annotation: This book contains two sections: the first is an illustrated book for adopted children, and the second offers advise for adoptive parents on communicating with their children about their being adopted. The plot of the first section focuses on an adopted child reading a letter from her birth mother which indicates her love for the child and explains some of the factors that led her to give the child up for adoption. The second part of the book was written by Jeanne Warren Lindsay and is called Talking with Your Child About Adoption, and it suggests ways for adoptive parents to discuss adoption with their children.

Contact: Morning Glory Press, 6595 San Haroldo Way, Buena Park, CA 90620-3748, Telephone: (888) 612-8254 Fax: (888) 327-4362 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.morningglorypress.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-930934-84-9.

Keywords: Adopted children, Adoptive parents, Educational materials, Materials for children, Materials for parents

Annotation: This issue of "The Future of Children" contains articles on various aspects of adoption, including adoption law, outcomes of adoption of children with special needs, international adoption, transracial adoption, open adoption, agency adoption, independent adoption, and adoption of drug-exposed children. The purpose of this issue is to identify those areas where significant barriers exist to and in adoption, and to offer suggestions for improvement, where possible.

Contact: David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 343 Second Street, Los Altos, CA 94022, Telephone: (650) 948-7658 E-mail: https://www.packard.org/contact-us Web Site: https://www.packard.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adopted children, Adoption, Children with special health care needs, Drug affected children, Legislation

Annotation: This report describes the findings of a set of interviews of people experienced in adoption of black children, including adoptive parents, members of social agencies, and strategically placed members of the community. Topics include why people adopt children, parent-oriented and agency-oriented reasons why people don't adopt, legal complications, enlarging the target group, recruiting adoptive parents, and alternatives to adoption.

Keywords: Adopted children, Adoption, Blacks, Families

Annotation: This manual describes the principles of healthy adoption practice and the ways in which pediatricians are involved in the complex medical and social process. It explains the physician's role in adoption and laws relating to adoption. Services available to natural parents, adoptive parents, and the child are also discussed. A glossary of terms and extensive list of references is included.

Contact: HathiTrust Digital Library, University of Michigan, Telephone: (734) 764-8016 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library Available from Hathitrust via participating libraries.

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Keywords: Adopted children, Adoption, Adoptive parents, Child health, Health Supervision, Legal Issues , Pediatric services

Annotation: A publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adopted children, Adoption, Field studies, Reports, State legislation