ADOPTION RESOURCES

Getting Started

Searching for Children

Pre-Placement

  • Colorado County ICPC Liaisons Scroll down to the ICPC folder, click the arrow, and download the Colorado- County ICPC liasons document for contact information for ICPC liasons in each county.

  • Colorado ICPC DHS provides general information on ICPC process

  • ICPC Information Provides general information about ICPC process in Colorado, including contact information for state ICPC offices.

Post-Adoption Support & Resources

  • Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families COCAF provides all families in the pre- and post-adoption phases with support, education and resources.

  • Colorado Post-Adoption Resource Center COPARC provides adoptive families with post-placement resources including a list of mental health professionals, FAQs, support groups, respite care, and more.

  • COPARC Adoption Articles A list of articles on various adoption topics, including emotional disorders, attachment, finance, holiday triggers, parenting tips, siblings, and more.

  • COPARC Education A list of family seminars and respite care trainings families can take.

  • Find and Select an Adoption Therapist Suggestions and tops for finding and selecting a therapist with adoption experience and training.

  • Foster and Adoptive Training Classes List of training classes foster and adoptive parents can take to further their education. Classes include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, attachment, transracial adoption, parenting teenagers, parenting children who have experienced trauma and more.

  • Lending Libraries A list of libraries that provide books on adoption.

  • Mental Health Professionals Search Contact Information, counseling specialty, and fee information for licensed mental health professionals in Colorado.

  • Post-Adoption Guide Topics include adoption assistance, federal and state subsidies, educational supports, developmental disabilities services, mental health supports, search and reunion services, and more.

  • Respite Care Providers List of licensed respite care providers in Colorado.

  • State Subsidy Information NACAC provides general information on adoption subsidies in Colorado.

  • Support Groups A list of different support groups in Colorado, courtesy of the Adoption Exchange.

  • Attachment and Trauma Specialists A list of local therapists that specialize in working with attachment and trauma related issues.

  • Behavioral care treatment centers A list of local treatment centers for behavioral care

  • Child Care Resources A compiled list of child-care resources

  • Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Programs A list of local treatment centers specializing in child abuse treatment

  • Kid Counseling A list of local therapists specializing in treating children

  • Kinship Care Kinship programs and information

  • Medical Resources Health and medical resources

  • NPEN National Parenting Education Network A list of programs by state

  • NOFAS FASD Support State resources and support group information

  • Trauma Counseling A list of local therapists specializing in trauma related issues.

  • Online Support Groups A list of online support group resources

  • Post-Adoption Questions and Answers Frequently asked questions and answers regarding adoption

  • Special Health Care Needs Resources for parents of children with special health care needs.

Events and Activities

Home Study Service Providers

Additional Links and Information

 
 

Adoptive Families Magazine

Adoptive Families is an award-winning online resource for parents-to-be navigating the adoption process and for parents raising children through adoption.

crisis intervention team officers

CIT programs create connections between law enforcement, mental health providers, hospital emergency services and individuals with mental illness and their families. Through collaborative community partnerships and intensive training, CIT improves communication, identifies mental health resources for those in crisis and ensures officer and community safety.

Project 127

Today, the urgent need for well-trained, well-equipped foster families in Colorado and across the country provides an opportunity for Christians to offer love, hope and healing to children and parents impacted by generational trauma, substance abuse, broken relationships and isolation.

 

colorado coalition for adoptive families

A non-profit organization dedicated to improving services for every pre- and post-adoptive family and to increasing the knowledge and accountability of public systems.

heritage camps for adoptive families

Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families, Inc. (HCAF) serves as a post-​adoption resource and advocate for children, adults, and families with diverse heritages. They facilitate events which provide culturally relevant and family-​centered experiences for every member of the family.

Colorado post-adoption resource center

A statewide community-based network of services to support adoptive families

International adoption clinic at Children’s hospital of Colorado

A specialized outpatient referral clinic providing pre-adoption medical consultation as well as evaluation and care of children after adoption.

Raise the Future

Raise the Future has designed and implemented evidence-based, wraparound services that reduce the amount of time youth in foster care live without a permanent family. Their programs increase the likelihood of forming and sustaining positive connections that help to transform their futures.