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General Listservs - Starting Points
What is an adoption mailing list or listserv?
http://www.familyhelper.net/ad/web/webmail.html
Eastern European Adoption Coalition (EEAC) Mailing Lists - Many lists for FSU/CIS/EE adoption - Russia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Single Parents, Special Needs, etc.
http://www.eeadopt.org/
FRUA - Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption Chat board, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria and other FSU & eastern european countries
http://frua.org/chat_main.html
International Adoption Resources - especially good for people researching countries
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/international_adoption_resources/
Adoption Threads (formerly Soul of Adoption)
http://adoptionthreads.com/forum/
Informed Adoption Advocates
http://www.informedadoptions.com/forum/
Fertile Thoughts Adoption Forum http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=7
Carolyn's Boards
http://www.carolynsboards.org/
Adoption Forums - International Adoption http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=3
Adoption (domestic) http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A0=ADOPTION
Another List of Adoption Listservs http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/listservs.html
Another List of Adoption Listservs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RaisingChinaChildren/   then click Links on the left
Another List of Adoption Listservs http://www.familyhelper.net/ad/web/webmail.html
List of ICORs lists
http://www.listserv.net/scripts/wl.exe?XH=LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
List of LISTSERV lists
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
Confused? - Try the Master Index to Lists
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/listindex.html


Age of Child Listservs
Babies & Toddlers from Russia FSU EE  PABT-L
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Preschool age 3-5 Children Adopted http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adopt3-5years/
IPAS for families with children 3 to 8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPAS/
Toddlers from China http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Toddler-Adoption-China/
Toddlers & Older Eastern Europe Adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eastern_Europe_Toddler_and_Up_Adoptions/
Older Child Adoption http://pub70.ezboard.com/bolderchildadoption
Older Child Adoption (esp. India)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Older-child/
Older Child China **
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aok-china-2/
Older Child Guatemala
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/olderkidsguatemala/
Older Child Kazakhstan OK
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OK_Kaz/
School age children from Russia FSU EE  PEP-L http://www.eeadopt.org/
Older Child Ukraine
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Older_Ukrainian_Children_for_Adoption/
Teens from Asia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ParentsofTeensAdoptedfromChina/


Culture and Issues Listservs
Adoption Parenting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionparenting/
Birth Parent Contact - international
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/birthparentcontact/
Cross Culture XCulture http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=xcultureadopt&A=1
Global Adoption Triad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GLOBAL_ADOPTION_TRIAD/
International Adopt Talk I-A-T http://groups.yahoo.com/group/International-Adopt-Talk/
Discuss I-A-T  parents of younger children http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Discuss-IAT/
Corrupted Adoptions **
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CorruptedAdoptions/
Research in Intercountry Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/intadoptresearch/


Birth Family Search & Open International Adoptions
This section Moved to the siblings/ birth family page
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/siblings.html#birth


Family Issues Listservs
Adoptive parents over 50 asia/china
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptChina50/
Adoptive parents over 40 (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OlderParents/
African Americans adopting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aaadopting/
African Americans adopting Ethiopia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAParentsEthiopianChildren/
Black families adopting Asian children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/honeybeefamilies/
Black families adopting from Bulgaria
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/numberoneannlibra/
Bio and Adopted Children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Blended_Blessings/
Boys, Raising adopted Boys
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/raising-adopted-boys/
Cancer, Adoption after http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoption-after-cancer/
China - Multi-racial families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAFT/
Chinese American Adoptive Families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChineseAmericanAdoptiveFamilies/
Depression, Post Adoption PADS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PostAdoptionDepression/
Disabled Adoptive Parents
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disabledadoptiveparents/
Divorce after adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/divorceafteradoption/
Gay-AParent - Gay & Lesbian parents
http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gay-aparent.html
Gay & lesbian parents
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoption/
Girls, Raising adopted Girls
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/raisingadoptedgirls/
Girls, Mothers wanting Daughters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/motherswantingdaughters/
Grandparents of  Int'l Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpbyinternationaladoption/
Homeschool internationally adopted children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adopt_and_Homeschool/
Home schooling  EE adopted kids (HSEEA-L)
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Home school Russia & EE kids
http://www.topica.com/lists/HSRussia
Large Adoptive Families http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFoundationForLargeFamilies/
Are They All Yours
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AreTheyAllYours/
Big Families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BIGFAMILIES/
Men, Dad's Adopting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption_Dads/
Military Families
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/states.html#american
Siblings - Bio & Chinese
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BioandChinese/
Siblings or family members of Asian adoptees
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asiablessings/
Stay at Home Parents http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptSAHP/
Twins or Multiples adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adopt-twins/
Twins - 'Virtual' or 'Artificial' http://groups.yahoo.com/group/like-twins/
Widow / Widower  post adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/post-adopt-widow/
US ExPatriots
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/states.html#american


Single Adoption and Parenting
Divorce after adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/divorceafteradoption/
Widow / Widower post adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/post-adopt-widow/
Single Russia, FSU, Eastern European Adoption http://www.eeadopt.org/
Single China http://groups.yahoo.com/group/single-adopt-china/
Single Asia/European adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chinadaughters/
Single Ethiopia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/single-adopt-ethiopia/
Single Guatemala http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINGLEADOPTIVEGUATEMALA/
Single India http://groups.yahoo.com/group/single-ichild/
Single Kazakhstan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singlekazmoms/
Single Kyrgyzstan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kyrgyzsinglesadopt/
Single Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, etc. EE
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Single Russia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Single-Russian-Moms/
Single Mothers by Choice - adopting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SMC-adopt/
Single Already with Two
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SingleAlreadyWithTwo/
Single with Two or considering Two http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SingleWithTwo
Single with 3 or more
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singlewith3/
Also, check the listing for your state http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/states.html


Fun Listservs
Crabby Adoptive Parents 2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Crap2/
GAARP - Adoptive parents over 40 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GAARP/
Mid-lifers Adopt China http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midlifers-adopt-china/
PMS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pottymouthedsmart-a...


Religion Listservs
Catholic International Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicInternationalAdoptiveParents/
Christian Adoption
http://www.ilovejesus.com/missions/adopt/join.html
Christian Adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianFamiliesGrowingByAdoption/
Christian Adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_Adoption_Options
Christian Adoption - older child
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_Older_Child/
Christian adopt China
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianadoptchina/
Christian adopt China
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianParentsChinaAdoption/
Christian adopt Haiti
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianHaitianAdoption/
Christian adopt Kazakhstan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpak/
Christian adopt Korea
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adopt-korea-christian/
Christian adopt Liberia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChristianLiberianAdoption/
Christian adopt Philippines
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adopt-philippines-usa/
Christian adopt Russia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianparents_adopt_ru/
Christian adopt Taiwan
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christiansadopttaiwan/
Christian adopt Ukraine
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukraine_christian_adoption/
Christian Singles - Pharaoh's Daughters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pharaohsdaughters/
Christian - Only by His Grace
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onlybyhisgraceadoptions/
Hannah's Prayer - Christian fertility & adoption chat http://www.hannah.org
Orthodox Christian Adoption Connection
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrthoXCAdopt/
Jehovah's Witnesses Adopting
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JWAdopt/
Jewish - Stars of David International
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDI_Discussion/
Jewish - Orthodox adoption Shomer Mitzvot Adoption List http://www.toradopt.com/
Jewish families with children from China
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jfwcc/
Jews in all Hues (website) http://www.jewsinallhues.org/
LDS Church International Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSIntAdopt/
LDS Church Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ldsadopt/
Muslim Adoption (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Muslim_adoption/
Unitarian Universalists (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uu-adopt-international/


Health, Behavior & Developmental Issues Listservs
All types of Special Needs, PEP-L
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Albinism - Asia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaiChina/
Arthrogryposis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avenues/
Aspergers Syndrome http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Aspergerscircle/
Attach-Asia (inc. pre adoptive parents)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asia_attach/
Attach-China (for all countries) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/attach-china/
Attachment - S Korea
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/korean_attach/
Attachment - My kid is RAD http://pub47.ezboard.com/bspecialneedsadoptions
Attachment Disorder - Little Zebras
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LittleZebras/
Attachment Disorder under age 5  Little Stripes
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/littlestripes/
Attachment and older child adoption
http://pub70.ezboard.com/bolderchildadoption
Attachment RAD & FASD
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RAD_FASDkids/
Auditory Processing Disorder
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AuditoryProcessing/
Autism Awareness
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/autism-awareness-action/
Bio-Medical Interventions - AdoptBioMed
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptbiomed/
Birthmarks, Adopted children with (hemangiomas, nevus, etc)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adopted-children-with-birthmarks/
Blind Children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptedblindkids/
Caustic Ingestion (esophageal strictures) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/causticingestion/
Cerebral Palsy
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adopting_Children_with_Cerebral_Palsy/
Challenging Behaviors, Post Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/post-adopt/
Challenges, Parenting Kids with Challenges
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parentingchildrenwithchallenges/
Challenged by Adoption (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChallengedByAdoption/
Cleft Lip and/or Palate http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptcleft/
Cleft Talk - list http://www.widesmiles.org/ct/
Club foot adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/clubfootadoption/
Clubfoot no surgery
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/
Deaf - Hard of Hearing children Adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeafHOH-Adoption/
Deaf & Hard of Hearing children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Listen-Up/
Developmental Delays (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptedDevDelays/
Disruption or Dissolution Resources
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/disrupt.html
Down's syndrome
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/down_syndrome_adoption/
FAS/FAE EE Adoption - Wee Care http://www.eeadopt.org/
FAS Forum (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FASForum/
Adopt FASD
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4AdoptFASD/
Gifted Internationally adopted children http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptgift/
Hard to Place Children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptingHardToPlaceChild
Hepatitis B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hbv-adoption/
Hepatitis C
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/hcv_adoption/
Infectious Diseases, Parents of Kids with
http://www.pkids.org/vc_listservs.php
Hip Displaysia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hipbaby/
Hydrocephalus
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/HydroParents/
Issues, Parenting Kids with Issues
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parentingkidswithissues/
Lazy Eye & Strabismus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LazyEye/
Limb Differences, adopting children
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptingChildrenWithLimbDifferences/
No Medication - Just Managing (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/justmanaging/
Post Adoption support http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Post_International_Adoption_Support_Grp/
Post Adoption Issues - Adoption Preservation - RAD, ODD, FAS/FAE, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoption-preservation/
Residential Treatment support http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Child-in-Residential/
Sensory Integration Dysfunction http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sid/
Sensory Integration Dysfunction / Sensory Processing Disorder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SID-DSI_AllAboutKids/
Sensory Integration Dysfunction - China http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SIDCHINA2/
Shadow Syndrome ADHD, CAPD, ODD http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShadowSyndromeKids/
Special Needs Russia, FSU, EE Adoption http://www.eeadopt.org/
Spina Bifida
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SB-Parents/
Spina Bifida
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bifida-l/
Spina Bifida, China
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/China_Adoption_Spina_Bifida/.
Thalassemia http://www.thalassemiapatientsandfriends.com/
Thalassemia
http://www.thalforum.com/forums/
War Torn Areas, children adopted from (not active)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Healingourchildren/
Special Needs Adoption Research 1
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snadoptionresearch/
Special Needs Adoption Research 2
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SpecialNeedsAdoptionResearch/
List of listservs for children w/ special needs http://www.comeunity.com/disability/speclists.html
More lists & resources for special kids http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/parent.html


Misc. Listserves
Breast feeding Adoptive Mothers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/1ABSupportGroup/
Christmas International
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christmasinternational/
Disruption or Dissolution Resources http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/disrupt.html
Embryo Adoption http://groups.yahoo.com/group/embryoadoption/
First Adopt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstadopt/
Fundraising for Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fundraisingforadoption/
Adoption Funding
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoption-funding/
Financing for Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptionFinancing/
Hair and Skin care for children of African or Carribean descent
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionhair_skincare/
Hosting Programs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2HostKids/
Infertility, Adoption after
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption-after-Infertility/
Independent International Adoption
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndyIntAdopt/
KidSave Friends http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kidsavefriends/
Lifebooks
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeALifeBook/
Lifebooks - China
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHINALIFEBOOKS/
New list of Country specific Scrapbook, Lifebook, Travel groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=scrapandtell
Orphans Who Need Homes Two
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Orphans_who_need_homes_Two/
Post Adoption Issues - Adoption Preservation - RAD, ODD, FAS/FAE, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/adoption-preservation/
Post Adoption - challenging behaviors
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/post-adopt/
Post Adoption School Aged  PEP-L
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Post Adoption  Babies Toddlers PreSchool  PABT-L
http://www.eeadopt.org/
Premature babies now school aged **
http://www.prematurity.org/preemie-child/index.html


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