International Adoption Services

St. Elizabeth | Coleman offers 5 distinct services to assist you on your International Adoption Journey

Getting Started

Contact Nadja Radtke to express your interest at (317) 787-3412 or fill out the following form with your questions and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. Once initial contact has been made, specifics will be set. The first steps will be an application and orientation meeting, followed by the home study.  

Home Study Services:   The home study is a vital step in the adoption process, completed to ensure a child will be part of a healthy, safe family who will love and provide for thier needs.  Adopting a child is a life time commitment with special joys and issues.  The home study increases the family's understanding of the adoption process and parenting of an adopted child.  We prepare and support each family through the process.   

     The goal of the home study interview is to evaluate and assess if your that your family is financially, physically, and emotionally prepared and capable for an international adoption.  During this process, the home study specialist will gather information about your family background, education, employment, interpersonal relationships, parenting styles, neighborhood/community, safety of your home and motivation for adoption. 
     St. Elizabeth | Coleman is a state-licensed, not-for-profit child placing agency.  We are accredited by The Council on Accredidation, giving us the ability to conduct home studies for a licensed HAGUE  accredited child placing agency.  We complete home studies for families throughout the state of Indiana.  The international home study process usually takes an average of 3-6 months from start to finish. Contact Us to get started:  nradtke@secindy.org

  • Education /Advocacy: SEC is a neutral party in your adoption journey. This allows us to educate you on the process and resources from an unbiased perspective, and help provide a REALISTIC perspective on your unique adoption plan.  Our primary goal, as your advocate, is to educate you toward the best country and agency to meet your specific family needs.

  • Transracial / Transcultural Training: Continuing education is required for most countries that have international adoption programs. SEC offers a variety of educational opportunities. The Transracial/Transcultural training is a day-long event that explores the obstacles associated with raising a child of another culture/race.

  • Post Adoption Services and Support: Post placement visits and reports are required for all families who complete an international adoption. The number of visits varies by country and the reports are sent back to the country as evidence of our support after the child is placed. During these visits, education and advocacy continue as your family is in full transition.

  • Lifetime Commitment: In order to support all the developmental phases, we promise to provide therapy, guidance, and advocacy for the entire life of our families.  

Choosing an International Adoption Agency

We are happy to provide home studies for Indiana families adopting from the agencies provided in these resources, as well as other agencies you may be working with. Use these resources as a starting point, if you haven't yet found an agency.

Agencies by Country

A spreadsheet of the Hague accredited agencies that provide adoptions for certain countries. Pick a country, and then there will be a list of the agencies that work with that country. If you don't find the country you want, call us.

Agency Information

A spreadsheet that provides a list of countries, contact information, and basic details for the Hague accredited agencies we've worked with. If you have an agency in mind, and don't see it on our list, we are happy to talk with you about working with them.

Countries We Serve

Presently, we may not be serving all the above countries due to current laws and openness. We do not limit ourselves to these countries. All requests will be considered.

  • Honduras

  • Hungary

  • India

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Poland

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Rwanda

  • Azerbaijan

  • Brazil

  • Bulgaria

  • Burundi

  • China*

  • Colombia

  • Congo

  • Ethiopia

  • Ghana

  • Guatemala

  • Haiti

  • South Korea

  • Taiwan

  • Thailand

  • Tunisia

  • Uganda

  • Ukraine

  • Uzbekistan

  • Vietnam

  • Zambia

What People Are Saying

We can't thank you enough for your call yesterday. Your prodding and digging helped us think through some things we hadn't considered. You have treated us like our close friends have treated us through this journey. Honest. Frank. Encouraging. Prayerful. We are humbled, and so grateful God led us to SEC this time around.

— Katherine S.

Thank you again for all your hard work to get this homestudy completed in a short timeline. We are both very grateful!
We enjoyed working with you and are truly appreciative of the kindness and understanding you showed us through the various meetings, phone calls, emails, etc. You all also had a great attention to detail so that this went off without a hitch. I think it's honestly the smoothest and most pleasant experience of the adoption process we have ad over our many years of various adoption efforts.
God bless you all and all the work that you do!

— International Family