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title: Child, Youth, and Family Adjustment after Adoption or Guardianship
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updated: "2026-07-31"
category: NTI
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
---

# Child, Youth, and Family Adjustment after Adoption or Guardianship

**Module 8, Lesson 1**

[Adolescents and Adoption](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Adolescents_and_Adoption.pdf)

[Laying a Strong Foundation for Successful Adoption or Guardianship](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Laying_a_Strong_Foundation_for_Successful_Adoption_or_Guardianship.pdf)

[Parenting Your Adopted Teenager](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Parenting_Your_Adopted_Teenager.pdf)

[Postadoption and Guardianship Related Developmental Tasks](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Postadoption_and_Guardianship_Related_Developmental_Tasks.pdf)

[Risk and Protective Factors for Discontinuity in Public Adoption and Guardianship](https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Risk_and_Protective_Factors_for_Discontinuity_in_Public_Adoption_and_Guardianship.pdf)

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