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Adoption services include placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents. Most children are school aged and have experienced emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse. Some children have learning disabilities or developmental delays, are a sibling group to be adopted together, have had prenatal exposure to drugs and/or alcohol, or may struggle with emotional/behavioral problems related to their experiences and who may require extra patience and care.

Finds permanent homes for children of all ages and backgrounds through adoption placement services, including infant, international, and special needs children. Also provides home studies and pro-life pregnancy counseling.

Non-directive decision making counseling for women or couples facing unplanned pregnancies. Services include: - Provides assistance in facilitating an open adoption if decision is made to place child for adoption - Referrals to needed resources if decision is made to parent the child

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

- Phone and email-based support with advanced training in supporting adoptive, foster, and kinship families - Connects families with adoption/trauma/attachment-competent therapists, appropriate community resources, and educational offerings - Assists eligible families with funding to help with the cost of therapy with HELP Program vetted therapists, Foster Adopt Minnesota educational offerings, and eligible supports

Offers placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include: - Adoption home studies and home study updates - Child placement services - Child-specific recruitment services - Parent training and education - Post-adoption services - Relative adoption services - Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) Skills Training: In-home and community-based therapy to address: - Anger management - Assertiveness, problem-solving, and conflict resolution - Interpersonal and friendship-building skills - Impulse control - Social skills Skills training is proven to reduce the risk of psychiatric hospitalizations and the need for residential treatment. Services are usually provided twice a week, with two hours of skills-based therapy per session; however, all treatment plans are individualized and may vary. Progress is evaluated every 90 days. Adoption Support Services Providing post-adoption attachment support and educating pre-adoptive parents about the effect of past abuse and neglect on their pre-adoptive child ? ?Sexuality-specific Services ??Intended to address sexual behavior concerns, this includes individual, family, and group therapy, as well as a sexual health curriculum regarding boundaries and respect for children ages 4 -12 and teens age 13 - 19

Provides evidence-based care with optional faith integration for outpatient counseling services in the following areas: - Adolescent/youth counseling - Adoption counseling - Anger management - Anxiety disorders counseling - Bereavement/grief counseling - Depression counseling - Eating disorders counseling - Family violence counseling - Geriatric counseling - Marriage counseling - Mental health assessment for all ages - Parent coaching and counseling - Phobias counseling - Post-abortion counseling - Sexual assault counseling- Sexuality issues/sexual addictions counseling Video counseling services are available via Telehealth for individuals and families who: - Are unable to find a bilingual counselor - Have limited access to Christian counseling in their area - Have medical conditions - Lack transportation to a clinic

Pro-life agency that offers referrals to adoption agencies, counseling, financial aid, housing, post-abortion support, prenatal care, and STI testing - Clients can earn free baby equipment such as pack-n-plays, car seats, maternity clothing, diapers, baby clothing, and baby food if available. Call ahead to check availability on baby food or formula. Accepts donations of new and used items that are clean and in good condition. - Education on adoption, continuing education, and life skills, fetal development, parenting skills, post-adoption support, postpartum support, and women's health issues - Free life coaching for expectant and parenting clients, as well as a Fatherhood Coaching Program for partners - Free pregnancy testing, limited Obstetrics (OB) ultrasounds, with further education available Note: All services are confidential

Adoption Services: Places children who have come into foster care and are not able to return to their birth parents' home with an adoptive family. Steps to become an adoptive parent can be found on the website: https://www.ramseycountymn.gov/residents/assistance-support/support-families/adoption . Guardianships and Conservatorships: Guardianship is a legal arrangement where one person, who is appointed by a court, has the legal right and duty to care for another adult who is unable to make responsible personal decisions or meet personal needs. The primary purpose is to provide for the ward's care, comfort, and maintenance needs. Conservatorship is a similar legal arrangement where one person is appointed by a court to handle financial affairs of an adult who is unable to make responsible personal decisions. ?Ramsey County financially supports wards' legal and professional guardianship needs if they meet the indigent status as outlined in state statute.

Provides individual, couples, and family therapy. Services include: - Addiction and recovery - Adoption and Foster care adjustments for youth, birth and adoptive families - Christian-based therapy (upon request) - Conflict resolution - Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) - Grief therapy - Parenting support - Stress management - Telehealth - Therapy for anxiety and depression - Treatment for trauma, abuse and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Work and career issues

Provides services for: - Children in the Child Protection system who are waiting to be adopted - Families who are interested in adopting these children

Provides culturally-sensitive counseling and therapy for individuals, couples, families, adolescents/youth, and groups, including: - Adoption - Anxiety Disorders screening and counseling - Blended family (multi-ethnic, remarriage, etc.) - Conflict resolution - Depression Disorders screening and counseling - Grief counseling - Parenting support - Play therapy - Spirituality - Stress management - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Work and career issues NOTE: Telehealth services are available

Family Adoption Services does not offer any services for private adoptions. Adoption services, including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Information about adoption and referrals.

Provides the following services: Adoption Services: Works to bring youth and parents together in permanent, stable family settings. All adoption services are provided free of charge and include: - Adoption home studies and home study updates - Child placement services - Child-specific recruitment services - Parent training and education - Post-adoption services - Relative adoption services Foster Care Services: Provides safe and nurturing foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification. Staff collaborate closely with each child's custodial team to support family reunification whenever possible. Services include emergency, short-term, long-term, and whole-family foster care options. - Foster parents receive ongoing support, including training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care. Kinship Navigator: Provides support and connections for relative and kin families caring for children. Families first work with a Kinship Navigator who provides phone and in-person information, referrals, and assessments to identify community services such as childcare, food assistance, health services, housing, and transportation. - When additional assistance is needed, a Case Manager partners with families to provide side-by-side support while accessing services. Relative and Kin Support Services: Provides support for families caring for a relative's child by providing education, guidance, and connections to resources. Families may also receive assistance with obtaining foster care licensing if they wish to continue fostering kin or other children. Services include: - Connections to local support services - Education on mental health and youth trauma - Help understanding the complex human services system - Support navigating new or strained family dynamics Supervised Visitation: Provides youth in foster care with opportunities to spend time with their families in a safe and supportive environment. Services are available within approximately a one-hour radius of Waite Park, Minnesota. Services include: - Observation - Parent coaching with observation - Parent coaching without observation - Transportation - Virtual or phone observation STAY Program (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth): Provides independent living services for eligible youth ages 14 through 23 who are currently or were formerly in foster care and who are working with a county or tribal social worker. Services support youth in meeting independent living plan goals and may vary by county. Available services may include: - Age-appropriate activities - Education services - Employment services - Independent living skills training - Permanent connections with long-term mentors, significant individuals from the youth's past, relative searches, and contact with relatives or former foster parents - Room and board or housing assistance - Transportation costs

Offers free counseling, help with choosing an adoptive family, legal referral, financial assistance (for housing, medical, transport, etc.), hospital-stay planning, and post-placement support.

Adoption services including adoption searches, placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home. Services include: - Case management services and finding homes for children under the guardianship of the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services - Completes background studies for step-parent adoptions and post-adoption searches - Maintains information sharing between biological relatives and adoptive families who have committed to court-ordered contract agreements - Referral to information and resources for families seeking to adopt - Sponsors support groups for families interested in adopting, the process of adoption, and for individuals who have already adopted

Offers legally required home studies, individual counseling with a counselor, and training on working with birth parents.

Provides information and licensing for individuals interested in becoming a foster care provider and kinship placement. Also provides: - Recruitment, adoption information, and registration for persons wanting to adopt older and special needs children - Post-adoption services including information regarding genetic searches, adoption assistance benefits, and resources

Non-directive decision making counseling for women or couples facing unplanned pregnancies. Services include: - Provides assistance in facilitating an open adoption if decision is made to place child for adoption - Referrals to needed resources if decision is made to parent the child

- Foster care services - Adoption study services for all adoptions, training, and preparation provided - Minnesota's Waiting Children: Adoption services for children with special needs and children currently living in foster care - Special Independent and Designated adoption services - Complete international adoption services (Colombia, Ecuador, and India) - Home Study/Post Placement Services - Post Adoption Support Services

Provides individual, family, and couples counseling for all ages. Provides culturally informed therapy services for historically underserved and marginalized populations. Offers limited in-person sessions, telephone, and teletherapy sessions for all the following: - Acceptance Commitment Therapy - Acupuncture - Adolescent counseling including mental, emotional, and behavioral (Autism, ADHD, mood, anxiety, trauma, identity, and relational conflict, eating disorders, depression, OCD) - Aging and dementia - Alcohol/substance use disorder - Anger management - Anxiety - Chronic illness/pain - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Crisis prevention and intervention - Depression - Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Domestic violence - Emotion Focused Family Therapy - Families of immigrants (adapting to the American culture) - Gender and sexual identity/LGBTQ+ - Grief and loss - Holistic and wellness - International adoption - Marriage and family; premarital - Personality disorders - Play therapy - Reactive Attachment Disorder - Restorative justice practices - Self-esteem/self-acceptance - Severe or chronic mental illness - Sex therapy & Sexual violence - Special needs and learning differences - Trauma, PTSD