Adoption Support Groups on the Web
There are many adoption groups out there now and they do a great job of preparing those in the process and supporting those who have returned home.  They can also offer a means to connect with other families who have children from the same region or orphanage.  It is a great way to connect with families from around the country and share your questions, concerns, stories, and memories. The groups discuss a variety of topics such as:  dossier preparation, homestudies, changes in adoption law, travel, medical and emotional issues of the post-institutionalized child, and much more.  They encourage people interested in adoption as well as those who are about to travel and those who have already adopted to join. It takes just a few minutes to join.
Following is a partial list of international adoption groups:
Kazakhstan - groups.yahoo.com/group/Kazakhstan_Adoption/
Russia - groups.yahoo.com/group/Russian_Adoption/
Ukraine - groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption_from_Ukraine/






All Eastern European Countries - You can choose your specific country when you join.
www.eeadopt.org/home/services/mlists/
Eastern European Adoption Digest - www.EEAD.org/

Attachment Disorder - groups.yahoo.com/group/HopeForADKids/
Sensory Integration - groups.yahoo.com/group/sid/

Christian Parents Adopting from Russia -
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christianparents_adopt_ru/

Stay at Home Parents of Adopted Children group -
groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptSAHP/

Adoption Life Book Group -
groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoptionlifebook/
Specific Regions in Russia:
1.Kaliningrad - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kaliningrad_Adoption/?yguid=878795
2. St. Petersburg - groups.yahoo.com/group/Adopt_StPetersburg/
3. Novosibirsk - groups.yahoo.com/group/Novosibirsk_Adoption/
4. Ekaterinburg - groups.yahoo.com/group/Ekaterinburg_Adoption/
5. Tula - groups.yahoo.com/group/TulaOrphans/
6. Kirov - groups.yahoo.com/group/Kirov/
7. Krasnodar - groups.yahoo.com/group/KrasnodarAdoption/
8. Blagoveschensk, Amur - groups.yahoo.com/group/BlagoAdoption/

9.  Vladimir - groups.yahoo.com/group/vladimir_adoption