Adoption Support

For adopted children and their families:

Families who have adopted children often have unique needs that require specialized, adoption sensitive services. The Adoption Support Program at Children’s Friend provides confidential support and counseling to adopted children and their families. The primary goals of the program are to promote permanent homes for the children, to increase parenting skills, improve child behavior, and prevent adoption disruptions.

The program serves any family with adopted children that is experiencing a crisis. Some typical problems include child behavioral problems, aggression, mental health problems, family adjustment, school difficulties, attachment, and parental stress. The children may be in the home at the time of service or in an alternative placement. Services are also available for families prior to adoption finalization.

Services include individual and family counseling, therapeutic groups for children and their parents, case management and service linkage.

For more information about adoption support services at Children's Friend, contact Sandra Pyram-Loyer, Manager of Permanency Services at 401-276-4335 or by email at sployer@cfsri.org