Connecticut post-adoption support

Below are post-adoption support services available to families who live in Connecticut. Services may not be available in all areas and/or may be dependent upon the circumstances of the placement. Please check with your post-adoption services provider about the availability of specific post-adoption or guardianship support services for your family. You can also visit Child Welfare Information Gateway for information on Adoption and Guardianship Assistance, as well as additional information on post-adoption support.

Post-adoption/guardianship support services

In Connecticut, adoptive families have access to the following services through a post-adoption support program:

Child and youth assessments
Information (websites, fact sheets, articles, etc.)
Referral to services
Training/other development
Birth family mediation and/or adoption search
Peer support for parents
Peer support for children/teens
Mentoring for parents
Case management
Educational support
Financial/material support
Camps, retreats, events
Community-based therapeutic services
In-home therapeutic services
Crisis intervention

Who is eligible for these services?

Families who have adopted from the state’s foster care system
Families who have adopted from another state’s foster care system
Families who have guardianship of a child from foster care

Who provides these services?

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families contracts with UConn Health to offer the Adoption Assistance Program, providing assessment, training, case management, and therapeutic services statewide. The Connecticut Alliance for Foster and Adoptive Families (CAFAF) also provides support for foster and adoptive families, including peer support, training, and material support across the state. For more information about available supports, please visit the state’s post-adoption website.

Parent support groups

Below are support groups for adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Support groups may be offered as part of a state’s post-adoption/guardianship support program, through a statewide or regional foster or adoptive parent association, through specific agencies, or may be run independently. If we have additional information about the group’s purpose or the community served, it’s provided under the group’s contact information.

To add a group or make a suggestion, email the AdoptUSKids family support team.