Parent groups provide the opportunity for parents to share information, experience, and emotions with one another. The need for support after the adoption is critical, and parents regularly turn to parent groups to find this support. To find information on how to establish your own parent support group, please visit the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) web site.
Click on the Starting and Nurturing Adoptive Parent Groups: A Guide for Leaders to download a PDF file of this document, or click on the Articles/Fact Sheets on the left-hand side of the page to open up individual chapters.
Additional web sites with information on how to start/strengthen support groups include:
- American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - Starting a New Self-Help Group
- How to Care - Starting a Support Group
- Child Welfare Gateway – The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
- National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse – Starting Self-Help Groups
- Self Help Resource Center - How to Start and Maintain a Self-Help Group
- SupportWorks - Resources to help you build a self-help group
- The Self-Help Connection – Starting a Group
