BROKEN ADOPTIONS
For tens of thousands of children in the U.S., their ‘forever family’ doesn’t last long. USA TODAY investigates: Why do adoptions fail?
Broken adoptions have been on the federal government’s radar for more than 20 years.
Yet the government has done little to get its arms around the problem, despite funneling billions of taxpayer dollars a year into adoption assistance for families and incentives for government agencies that boost their adoption numbers.
In a first-of-its kind data analysis and investigation, USA TODAY uncovers what’s happening, finding breakdowns at every point in the adoption process.