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| Web Pages |
| Attachment Disorder Site |
| Provides information and support to persons dealing with attachment disorder and the many related problems that these children face. Also includes information on parenting, treatment, and school issues. |
| Bonding and Attachment in Maltreated Children |
| Consequences of Emotional Neglect in Childhood. Developed by the ChildTrauma Academy, this booklet is devised to assist parents, caregivers, teachers and various professionals working with maltreated and traumatized children. By Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Reactive Attachment Disorder - It's Time To Understand |
| A self-guided primer for the understanding and treatment of attachment disorder, with speaker's notes. |
| Attachment Disorder Network |
| A Kansas City, Missouri educational and advocacy organization dedicated to assisting families with attachment issues. Find articles and support information. |
| The Attachment Disorder Support Group (ADSG) |
| Promoting the education and understanding of reactive attachment disorder and providing support to those parents tasked with the journey of raising children with special needs. |
| Family Attachment Center of Minnesota |
| A Deephaven, Minnesota center for the treatment of attachment issues. Includes a description of the therapies and programs available, and find information about placement evaluations and parenting techniques. |
| Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children |
| ATTACh is an international coalition of parents and professional involved with children who have attachment difficulties. The organization is dedicated in promoting the identification of attachment issues, and effective interventions and treatments. |
| Martha G. Welch Center for Family Treatment |
| A Stamford, Connecticut center using regulatory bonding therapy used as a treatment for children with attachment disorder. Find a description of services available, as well as forum areas for parents and therapists. |
| Center For Family Development |
| A Williamsville, New York center for the treatment of reactive attachment disorder, offering two week intensives, and evaluations for adopted and foster children. |
| Wisconsin Attachment Resource Network |
| A non-profit organization dedicated to statewide education on child attachment issues. Find information about child attachment, attachment disorder, as well as parenting and bonding techniques. Includes local news and events. |
| Taplink |
| A Pennsylvania based support system for adoptive, foster, and kinship families. Includes information about attachment disorder, sexual abuse, and other concerns. Find resources and support within the state. |
| Kuddle Kids |
| Information and techniques that help in the day to day parenting of children with attachment disorder. Includes techniques to facilitate attachment and bonding. |
| The Enemy Within |
| An article by Linda Ann Smith on the subject, offering insight into attachment disorder with regard to school issues and symptoms in infants and toddlers. |
| Correlation Between Reactive Attachment Disorder and Bipolar Disorder |
| Article by John F. Alston, M.D. |
| Bonding and Attachment - When it Goes Right Part 1 |
| Gives information on the stages of attachment and bonding chronologically through infancy as they relate to attachment disorder. |
| Dr. Ronald S. Federici |
| An author and a developmental neuropsychologist, based in Alexandria, Virginia and specializing in the treatment of children with attachment disorder, including international adoptees. |
| Bridge to Understanding |
| Includes information on how to help an attachment disordered child including wilderness camps and residential treatment centers. |
| Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Institute |
| Denver, Colorado treatment center offering help for attachment disordered, and other troubled children. Find articles and speeches, as well as a schedule of activities. |
| Bonding and Attachment - When it Goes Awry Part 2 |
| Gives parental strategies to enhance bonding with attachment disordered children. |
| Heal The Hearts Foundation |
| Advocate group that provides the public with information, parents with support, resources, and scholarships for reactive attachment disorder therapy. |
| Hudson Valley Family Attachments |
| Florida, New York. Counseling, support and advocacy services for adoptive, foster and kinship families, specializing in attachment disorders and PTSD. |
| Hope to Tell |
| Informative links and a personal story of one family who has a little girl with attachment disorder. |
| Trauma and Attachment |
| Symptoms and causes of attachment disorder. |
| The PA Attachment Disorder Support Group |
| Find a schedule of meetings for support groups meeting in West Chester and Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Also includes information about common signs, causes, and therapy for the disorder. |
| Bryan Post, Ph.D. |
| A family centered approach to understanding behavior disruptions in children and families including treatment for attachment disorder. Offices in Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma. |
| Fighting to be a Family |
| A narrative of one family's struggle with attachment disorder, by Lilly W. Heyen. |
| The Attachment Center West |
| A Santa Ana, California center providing professional support and treatment for children with reactive attachment disorder. Find information about attachment, a schedule of events, and directions to the facility. |
| The Attachment and Bonding Center of PA |
| With clinical offices in Warminster, Pennsylvania, offers therapy services, support and information on the subject of reactive attachment disorder. |
| ATTACH of East Pennsylvania |
| Local affiliate of the Association for the Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children. |
| Attachment Disorder Help: Dianne C. Kuchlak, MSS, LSW |
| An Exton, Pennsylvania psychotherapist and adoptive parent specializing in attachment therapy. Includes a description of services available. |
| Diane Feinberg, M.Ed. - Attachment Therapy Specialist |
| Treatment and training for reactive attachment disorder through corrective attachment therapy. Find a description of services, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. |
| Attachment Disorder Theory, Parenting and Therapy |
| Information on the theory of attachment and how it relates to attachment disorder. |
| Evergreen Psychotherapy Center: Attachment Treatment and Training Institute |
| Evergreen, Colorado center for the treatment of children with attachment disorder as well as the training of parents and therapists concerned with the disorder. Purchase books and tapes, or find a schedule of training seminars. Download an application. |
| Nancy Thomas Parenting |
| Non-profit organization offering information, resources, and help for those working with or parenting emotionally disturbed children suffering from attachment disorder. Find a schedule of seminars and training sessions, or purchase a book. |
| Daniel A. Hughes, Ph.D. |
| South China, Maine trauma/attachment therapist who trains professionals and parents to work with attachment disordered children. Find a description of his treatment and parenting model, a schedule of training sessions, and a description of his books. |
| Institute for Children and Families |
| Areas of expertise at the West Chester, Pennsylvania institute are reactive attachment disorder, PTSD, ADHD, adoption issues, pediatric trauma and sexual abuse, childhood anxiety and depression. |
| Evergreen Consultants In Human Behavior |
| An Evergreen, Colorado center for the treatment of attachment disorder. Find a description of the disorder, including a symptom checklist, and articles on the subject. Purchase informational videos and books, or download an application packet. |
| Villa Santa Maria |
| Cedar Crest, New Mexico. Residential community specializing in the clinical treatment of children and families of children who are suffering from attachment disorders. |
| Piedmont Attachment Center |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility providing attachment parenting and counseling services. Includes basic information about the disorder, assessment, and therapy. Find a schedule of seminars and the locations of respite services. |
| The Love and Logic Institute, Inc. |
| Offers parenting strategies that can be utilized with children with attachment disorder. Purchase books, or find a schedule of seminars. |
| St. Louis Attachment Network |
| Information and support for families and professionals regarding the promotion of healthy bonding and attachment. Find a meeting schedule for the St. Louis, Missouri area, as well as a list of speakers and topics. |
| ATTACh of Central Texas |
| Local affiliate of the national ATTACh. Includes a schedule of workshops and instructions for arranging specialized attachment training. |
| Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates |
| A non-profit Wasilla, Alaska association providing advocacy through education for youth with attachment disorder. Find membership information, legislative issues, and a description of the organization's platform. |
| The Attachment Disorder Site Webring |
| This ring includes sites that have information and/or support for those dealing with attachment disorder. |
| Beatitude House |
| An Evergreen, Colorado ministry that seeks to bring God's healing to Christian adoptive families who are struggling with attachment disorder. |
| Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio |
| Cleveland, Ohio. Assessment and treatment of child-parent bonding problems. Training for parents. Special emphasis on adoptive families. |
| RadKid.Org: Reactive Attachment Disorder |
| Find information, ideas, and support for parents and caregivers of children with detachment disorder. Includes a support forum and a resource directory for childhood behavioral issues. |
| Attach-China |
| Provided by a mother whose child is healing from attachment disorder. Includes articles on attachment issues and suggestions for parenting children with detachment issues. |
| Cascade Center for Family Growth |
| Long standing treatment facility specializing in attachment disorder. Located in North Orem, Utah. |
| RAD-UK |
| Register your child, and help create the only database of children with reactive attachment disorder in the United Kingdom. |
| Institute for Attachment & Child Development |
| Evergreen, Colorado. Nonprofit treatment center for children with attachment disorder. Find basic information on the disorder, a description of clinical services available, including a training institute. Purchase books and tapes. |
| Wat Nu? |
| Belgian group for parents of children with reactive attachment disorder, including basic information about the disorder in multiple languages. |
| Children Unlimited Attachment Center |
| A Columbia, South Carolina treatment center for children with attachment disorder. Find information about program philosophy, methods, and fees. |
| Healing Arms Foundation |
| Provides a description of attachment disorder as well as its signs and symptoms. Includes profiles of two children and a discussion forum. |
| Lennon and Associates, P.C. |
| Clinical psychological treatment center for children between the ages of 5-17 with behavioral and attachment disorders. Describes the facilities, staff, and services. Located in Carmel, Indiana. |
| Forest Cottage Centre |
| Resources, information newsletters and teleclasses dealing with attachment disorder. Fort St. John, British Columbia. |
| Attachment Disorder and Bonding Issues |
| Information and support on attachment and bonding situations. |
| Kansas ATTACh |
| Non-profit organization providing information, resources and advocacy in the area of detachment and attachment disorders. |
| Missing Out On Early Attachments: The Long-term Effects, Part 1 |
| Article describes the importance of early attachment and the effects of damaged attachments. |
| Missing Out On Early Attachments: The Longterm Effects, Part 2 |
| Article describes the importance of early attachment and the effects of damaged attachments. |
| Michigan Attachment Coalition |
| Resource group providing treatment, education and training for adoptive families and attachment professionals. |
| Treatment of Attachment Disorder by Joanne May, Eden Prairie |
| Treatment approach including EMDR. |
| What Is Holding Time? |
| A brief description of Martha Welch's regulatory bonding therapy, by Tanha Luvaas, MFT. |
| The Little Prince |
| Articles, resources, and links to therapists and treatment programs. |