Support groups, counseling, respite, medical services, educational resources, special day camps, and a variety of community services may be available to help meet any ongoing need or a new need that may surface. Throughout the homestudy process, many of these services and how to access them will be explored. Though types and locations of services vary over time, you may always call your placing agency, or almost any adoption agency, for assistance in locating a list of current services offered in your area.
Adoptive parents are the best advocates for their own needs and the needs of their child.
Knowing how to locate the proper services for yourself and for your child will help you feel more secure in parenting. Staying connected to community resources, even if only slightly connected, is often easier than attempting to reconnect. Totally severing ties to support services at legalization is not beneficial in the long run.