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Adoption Authority of Ireland, Shelbourne House, Shelbourne Road , Dublin 4.Main Switchboard: 01-2309300 Duty Social Worker: 01-2309306 http://www.aai.gov.ie/
Application Forms for the Contact Preference Register Form for adopted persons and birth/natural families parents/families can be obtained at: http://www.aai.gov.ie/
Adoption in Ireland is regulated by the Adoption Board / Authority which is an independent quasi judicial statutory body appointed by government. The Adoption Authority holds records for St Therese Adoption Society, Whitefriar Street , Dublin 8
Barnardos, Post Adoption Service, 23/24 Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
T: +353 1 813 4100 Helpline T: 01 454 6388 (Open 10am – 1pm, every Tuesday & Thursday) Callsave: 1850 222 300 www.barnardos.ie
Origins Service at Barnardos: 01 453 0355 Email: origins@barnardos.ie Barnardos’ Origins Information and Tracing Service helps people who grew up in Ireland’s industrial schools to trace their family of origin.
Adoptive Parent Support Services:
Adoptive Parents Association: Roundwood, Bray, Co Wicklow : Helen Gilmartin, Hon Sec. Telephone: 0404 45184.and Email: Helen Scott P.R.O. Email: scotthelen@eircom.net Email: apai@eircom.net
International Adoption Association ( Ireland) :Support to families adopting children from abroad. Tel:01 499 2206
Email at info@iaaireland.org www.iaaireland.org
Adopted Person’s Support Services
Adoption Rights Alliance: Web: www.adoptionrightsalliance.com Email: info@adoptionrightsalliance.com
Tel: 086-8163024/086-3659516
Know My Own: Cork based support group E-mail: knowmyown@gmail.com
Helpline: 087 2584822 (Open 7-9 pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays and 5-7 pm on Sundays)
The Adoption Support Network of Ireland: 39 Bourne View, Ashbourne, Co. Meath. Web: www.adoption.ie Email: info@adoption.ie
Natural Parent Support Groups:
The Natural Parents Network of Ireland, P.O. Box No. 6714, Dublin 4.
Locall: 1890 200046 www.adoptionloss.ie Email: info@adoptionloss.ie
Birth Parents of Adopted Children:A support group based in Cork providing support to birth parents of adopted children who meet once a month and provide a one to one support service. e-mail: bpacsf@eircom.net
Birth Parent Support Group:http:// birthmothersgroup.com
Adoption Resources UK based
CORAMBritish Adoption Association for Adoption and Fostering http://www.adoptionsearchreunion.org.uk/default.htm: Website for anyone thinking about searching for or making contact with birth and adopted relatives or researching an adoption that took place in the UK.
Adoption Agency: Catholic Children’s Society (Westminster), 73 St Charles Square, London W10 6EJ.Phone: 0208 969 5305 Fax: 0208 960 1464 www.cathchild.org.uk and Email: info@cathchild.org.uk
International Adoption UK adoption agency: http://www.icacentre.org.uk/
Ombudsman for Children’s Office,Millennium House,52-56 Great Strand Street,Dublin 01 865 6800 or Free-phone 1800 20 20 40 email oco@oco.ie http://www.oco.ie/
The Children’s Rights Alliance is a coalition of over 90 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to secure the rights and needs of children in Ireland, by campaigning for the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child www.childrensrights.ieInternational websites:
HCCH | Home: www.hcch.net: For full text on Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption and Guide to Good Practice : The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Intercountry Adoption Convention: Guide to Good Practice
The intercountry adoption website of the U.S. Department of State which website provides an overview of the intercountry adoption process and the Hague Adoption Convention. Specific information country by country http://adoption.state.gov/
International Adoption Clinic – some medical considerations for people adopting from abroad (produced by the Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
http://www.emkpress.com/ Tools and Resources for Adoptive Families and the Professionals Who Help Them
International Federation of Social Workers http://www.ifsw.org/
Website advocating ethics in adoption practices www.ethicanet.org
Adoption Yellow Pages – site listing resources in US states, giving information and providing access to journals articles in an adoption library
Adoptive Families Magazine – information, advice and full text of selected chapters of the annual Adoption Guide
Child Welfare Information Gateway - an extensive US Government resource site
Family Preservation and Child Welfare Network – information on foster care and adoption and links to other US adoption organisations
North American Council on Adoptable Children – Organisation for education, parent support, research, and advocacy in the U.S. and Canada.
Adoption Services Australia http://www.rasa.org.au/MenuBar/Services/PASS.aspx
The Benevolent Society, Post Adoption Resource: http://www.bensoc.org.au/postadoption/index.cfm
www.kinnect.org :Centre for Family Connections US
Irish Government Departments/Agencies:
Citizens Information an Irish Government website provided by the Citizens Information Board. The site provides public service information for Ireland
Department of Health and Children The Department of Health and Children’s statutory role is to support the Minister in the formulation and evaluation of policies for the health services. It also has a role in the strategic planning of health services Department of Social Community and Family Affairs General Registrars Office TUSLA : Child and Family Agency: http://www.tusla.ie/services/alternative-care/adoption-services/and Health Information and Quality Authority – Independent Authority reporting to the Minister for Health and Children, set up to drive quality, safety, accountability and the best use of resources in health and social care services, whether delivered by public, voluntary or private bodies.