Foster and Adoptive Parents of Collin County
Helpful Links

Listed below are links in general categories that you may find helpful. If you find that a link is no longer active or that contains inappropriate material or to add a link to the list, please send us an email by clicking here

FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATIONS

Collin County Children's Advocacy Center
Region 3 Council of Foster Parent Assocs.
Texas CASA
Texas Council on Adoptable Children

DFPS

Link to CPS Handbooks
DFPS Renewal Website (covers changes to all DFPS programs--CPS, APS, CCL, PEI)
Link to the Outsourcing website
Information on becoming a foster parent

HOMELIFE AND LEISURE

Excellent and free children's portal to the Internet
Kids songs
Movie reviews for parents
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

MEDICAL RESOURCES

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Psychological Assoc.
Attachment Center at Evergreen
Comprehensive medical search engine
DFPS Star Health and Medical Services Initiative
Drug reference and medical dictionary
Medscape: Searchable database for National Institute for Health and CDC
Sportsmedicine Journal
Texas Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consortium
Site for families and professionals who deal with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Texas Medical Center Library
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital

ADVOCACY LINKS

Adoptive Resource Network
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Ft. Worth
Catholic Charities of Dallas
Chapel Hill Training-Outreach Project
Child Abuse Prevention Network, Cornell University
Child Welfare Research Institute
Child Welfare League of America
Children's advocacy site
DaySpring Training
Directory of nonprofit organizations and resources for funding and lobbying
Fair Families
Loving Expressions
NASW Code of Ethics
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
Texas center for Public Policy Priorities
Texas Council of Child Welfare Boards
Texas Legislative Library
Texas Legislature Online
Tips for keeping kids safe
Youth in Foster Care United
Wednesday's Child

GOVERNMENT AGENCY SITES

Adopt Us Kids
The Children's Bureau, The Administration for Children and Families, US Health and Human Services Dept.

PARENTING

Comprehensive collection of parenting links
Foster Parent Community
Parenting information

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