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An outpatient clinic serving families with children adopted domestically, internationally, and in foster care. Services include: - Child development and mental health - Medical records and billing insurance - Preadoption medical review - Preadoption consultations Clinic visits; Appointments are scheduled through the M Health Fairview Pediatric Specialty Clinic. See separate program record for The Discovery Pediatric Specialty Clinic.

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Hospital Based Outpatient Services
Patient Financial Services Offices
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoptive Parents
- Provides placement for the child - Finalization of adoption - May take a up to a year between placement of a child and finalization of the adoption - Adoption status as an adoptive home must be approved by the county board - Provide information and referral as an out of state and country adoptions - Lake county uses the state adoption exchange

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Adoptive Parent/Child Search
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoptive Home Studies
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoptive Parents
Adoption Information/Referrals
- Offers adoption training to American Indians - Facilitates placement of American Indian children into adoption - Works with American Indian families, tribes, and other resources to comply with adoption regulations - Provides adoption services to families based on special needs

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Families
Native American Community
Adopted Children
Adoptive Parents
Special Needs Adoption
The following services are provided: - Community referrals for physicians and clinics, housing, legal services, childbirth and parenting classes, adoption agencies, and public assistance - Education on pregnancy, abortion, and adoption - Free pregnancy testing - Free STD Testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis) - Limited Obstetrical Ultrasounds - Men's services include limited sexually transmitted infection evaluation, skin inspection, and lesion evaluation. - Women's services include gynecological evaluations, testing for bacterial vaginosis, yeast, and trichomoniasis, and performing a cervical cancer screening and visual exam.

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Adoptive Parents
Pregnant Individuals
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Pap Tests
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Specialized Information and Referral
New Parents
Pregnancy Testing
Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling
The following services are provided: - Community referrals for physicians and clinics, housing, legal services, childbirth and parenting classes, adoption agencies, and public assistance - Education on pregnancy, abortion, and adoption - Free pregnancy testing - Free STD Testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis) - Limited Obstetrical Ultrasounds - Men's services include limited sexually transmitted infection evaluation, skin inspection, and lesion evaluation. - Women's services include gynecological evaluations, testing for bacterial vaginosis, yeast, and trichomoniasis, and performing a cervical cancer screening and visual exam.

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Adoptive Parents
Pregnant Individuals
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Pap Tests
Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Specialized Information and Referral
New Parents
Pregnancy Testing
Pro-Life Pregnancy Counseling
- 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

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Parenting Helplines
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
Adoptive Parents
Adoptive Families
Adoption Counseling and Support
Workshops/Symposiums
Provides awareness, information, and referrals to connect Minnesota's waiting children to foster and adoptive families. Includes the State Adoption Exchange, an online photo listing of Minnesota children in need of families. Also provides workshops and education on attachment, trauma, transracial adoption, parenting, and other topics relevant to foster, adoptive, and kinship families.

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Adoptive Parents
Workshops/Symposiums
Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoptive Families
Adoption Counseling and Support
Program is designed to support adoption as a life-long experience. Services include: - Counseling, educational workshops, support groups, homeland tours and public education for those involved in adoption - Domestic intermediary services for birth parents and adopted persons doing search/outreach - Help in obtaining genetic background histories for adopted persons seeking medical information - International intermediary services for adoptive families and adopted persons doing search/outreach - Mentoring Program (M&M) that creates friendships between younger and older internationally adopted persons - Post-adoption therapy for attachment problems

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Adoptive Parent/Child Search
Birth Parents
Adoptive Parents
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Adoptive Families
Adopted Children
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Adoption Information/Referrals
- Provides placement for the child - Finalization of adoption - May take a up to a year between placement of a child and finalization of the adoption - Adoption status as an adoptive home must be approved by the county board - Provide information and referral as an out of state and country adoptions - Lake county uses the state adoption exchange

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Adoptive Parent/Child Search
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoptive Home Studies
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoptive Parents
Adoption Information/Referrals
- Home studies - Individual counseling - Network training - Support groups for adoptive parents

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Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoptive Parents
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
- Annual conference (usually in July or August) - Information services including information clearinghouse (on special needs adoption and foster care) - Legal assistance modalities including group advocacy (on adoption foster care system change) - Newsletter, "Adoptalk" devoted to current issues in adoption - Technical assistance with the development of adoptive parent support groups

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Newsletters
Adoptive Parents
Information Clearinghouses
Adoption Information/Referrals
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
- Parent Coaching ?- Parenting classes: Circle of Security and Restorative Parenting ?- Restorative family mediation ?- Supervised visitation ?- Provides outpatient, telehealth, and in-home therapy upon availability. Offers a range of services, some of which include: ?- Diagnostic assessments ?- Family Psychotherapy ?- Individual Psychotherapy ?- Psychoeducation - Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Telemedicine
Parenting Skills Classes
Foster Parents
Mediation
Adoptive Parents
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Family Psychoeducation
Adoption/Foster Care/Kinship Care Issues
Mental Health Evaluation
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- 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 & India) - Home Study/Post Placement Services - Post Adoption Support Services

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Adopted Children
Special Needs Adoption
Foster Children
Adoptive Parents
International Adoption
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Information/Referrals
Birth Parents
Adoptive Families
Licensed adoption agency which provides help with legal adoptions. Social service and related assistance: - Adoption support groups - Birth parent counseling and guidance - Bridge care for babies and children in transition - Compliance with Minnesota and Wisconsin laws governing termination of parental rights - Coordination and support services for United States and international adoptions - Legal adoption (finalization) assistance - Post adoption counseling and support - Post placement services and reports - Pre-adoption education and training - Recruitment of families for child adoption

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Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Adoptive Parents
International Adoption
Adoptive Home Studies
Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adopted Children
Adoptive Families
Parenting Skills Classes

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