ISSJ deals with intercountry adoptions, in which adoptive parents and adoptee have different nationalities, mainly by providing counseling in accordance to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Hague Adoption Convention.

ISSJ considers children should have an opportunity to grow up with a family, and adoption is a procedure for a child who needs family. ISSJ is looking for prospective adoptive parents who can raise the adoptee as his/her own child.

ISSJ provides counseling for unplanned pregnancy / birth, and who have difficulties raising children. ISSJ can give advice about adoption as an option. ISSJ can think of ways both you and your child can be happy.

Adoption is a lifetime process. ISSJ assists tracing / searching roots of the adoptees. ISSJ recognizes adoptee’s right to know and we consider tracing service a part of adoption. ISSJ keeps adoption records from it's establishment 1952.

ISSJ is happy to answer questions from birth parents or those who are interested in intercountry adoption. Please contact us for any questions or consultations. Also please see our Adoption Q&A from biological and adoptive parents.

Messages from ISSJ's clients whom we provided support, i.e. biological mothers, adoptive parents, and children who were adopted.

The birth parents or relatives of an adopted child in British Columbia, Canada, are eligible to apply to the state government for the exchange of identifying or non-identifying information with the child’s adoptive parents. The information exchange may range from medical information, letters, cards and pictures, to the full exchange of names and addresses for direct contact.