Georgia post-adoption support

Below are post-adoption and guardianship support services available to families who live in Georgia. 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 post-adoption support.

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Post-adoption/guardianship support services
Parent support groups

Post-adoption/guardianship support services

In Georgia, families have access to the following services through the state’s post-adoption service programs:

Child/youth assessment of needs and strengths
Information (websites, fact sheets, articles, etc.): This service is available to all adoptive families, including those who adopted outside of the state’s foster care system
Navigation, advocacy, referral to services: This service is available to all adoptive families, including those who adopted outside of the state’s foster care system
Birth family mediation and/or adoption search
Peer support for parents
Peer support for children/teens
Mentoring for parents
Mentoring for children/teens
Case management
Training/other development
Education support/advocacy
Crisis services: Families at risk of disruption or dissolution are eligible for crisis intervention services.

Who is eligible for these services?

Families who are receiving an adoption or guardianship subsidy from the state of Georgia. (Families who are receiving adoption or guardianship subsidies from other jurisdictions may be eligible for services on a case-by-case basis.)

Who provides these services?

Post-adoption services in Georgia are provided through contracts with multiple private agencies, each offering different services.

Provider	Service provider	Service area
Georgia Mentor	Crisis intervention services	Statewide
Reunion Registry	Search services	Statewide
Georgia Center for Resources and Support	Information and referral services	Statewide
Bethany ADOPTS	Crisis intervention, parent and child support groups, individualized therapy, assessment	Metro Atlanta counties; virtual options statewide

Parents can find updated information about available services online at dfcs.georgia.gov/services/adoption/post-adoption-services and gacrs.org. Families can also contact a member of the adoption team at their local Family and Children Services (DFCS) office.

Services may not be available in all areas and/or may be dependent upon the circumstances of the case. Please check with your state’s public agency about the availability of post-adoption or guardianship support services for your family.

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.