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A Guide to Adoption Services in Maine - Child and Family Services

Address 1: 
Central Office: Office of Child & Family Services
Address 2: 
2 Anthony Avenue
City: 
Augusta
State/Province: 
Maine
ZIP/Post Code: 
4333
Phone: 
(207) 624-7900

From the Maine.gov site:

Who are the Children Available for Adoption Through the Department of Health and Human Services?

While there are presently many children who need adoptive families, they are generally not infants or toddlers. Most of today's waiting children are grade school age, or older. Many have physical, mental or emotional disabilities.

When Love Is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD

Author: 
Nancy L. Thomas
ISBN: 
0970352549

I, personally, had trouble with this book. It seemed disorganized and difficult to read. There was a great deal of repetition in the text--which contrary to re-emphasizing a point--didn't add much to the learning experience.

The book goes out of its way to depict children of trauma as being nearly unreachable without serious intervention on the part of the parent. I found much of the book far too extreme, relying on dominating and coercing a child rather than nurturing a child including some rather troubling restraint techniques.

I personally can't recommend this book.

A Guide to Colorado Adoptions

Author: 
Leslie Zetterstrom
ISBN: 
1883726557

This is a great little book if you plan on adopting in Colorado. It covers the basic legal process for all different kinds of adoption.