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Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption?

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For an adoption to take place, the person available to be adopted must be placed in the home of a person or persons eligible to adopt.
All States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands have laws that specify the persons who are eligible to adopt and the persons who can be adopted.
In addition, all States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories have laws that designate the persons or entities that have the
authority to make adoptive placements.

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The Revised Family Crisis Handbook

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The purpose of this handbook is to empower individuals with disabilities and their families and professional caregivers by providing information with which they can more effectively advocate for treatments, supports, services and the conditions that promote mental wellness. Individuals with the dual diagnoses of developmental disabilities and mental health disorders face multiple challenges in their daily lives.

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PA: Records show prior CYF involvement with family of child who was abused and killed (Includes video)

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PA: Records show prior CYF involvement with family of child who was abused and killed (Includes video)
WTAE – June 26, 2020
Court records show Allegheny County Children Youth & Families was involved with the family of 3-year-old Bella Seachrist. Bella’s father, stepmother and aunt are charged with abusing and then killing her. In 2017, records show CYF went to court to support giving sole custody of Bella to her father, Jose Salazar-Ortiz. A judge awarded custody to Salazar-Ortiz, who is now charged with killing Bella.
https://www.wtae.com/article/records-show-prior-cyf-involvement-with-family-of-child-who-was-abused-and-killed/32984333#

Why is it important for teachers to know about adoption

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Why is it important for teachers to know about adoption
Adoption can be a wonderful outcome for children who are not able to live with their birth parents. However, when adopted children join their new family, they bring life experiences that might include maltreatment and/or trauma. As a result, during the time leading into adoption and after the adoption is finalized, these children might exhibit some unique behaviors in the classroom. Therefore, it is important for educators to understand the reasons underlying the behaviors versus solely focusing on the behaviors.

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Canada: Ottawa backed away from commitment to approve child welfare lawsuit, lawyer says

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Canada: Ottawa backed away from commitment to approve child welfare lawsuit, lawyer says
CBC News – January 25, 2020
Ottawa is balking at a pledge to consent to the certification of a proposed class action lawsuit over First Nation child welfare – less than two months after the justice and Indigenous services ministers publicly said the federal government wanted to settle the case, according to one of the lawyers on the file. Justice Canada informed lawyers handling the proposed class action via email Thursday evening that Ottawa was not ready to consent to the certification of the lawsuit, said David Sterns, a lawyer with Toronto-based Sotos LLP, one of three firms handling the litigation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ottawa-lawsuit-children-1.5440349

US: New National Map of Family-Based Recovery Programs Available

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US: New National Map of Family-Based Recovery Programs Available
Chronicle of Social Change – July 05, 2019
One of the many changes within the Family First Prevention Services Act is a provision allowing children to stay with their parent in a residential substance abuse treatment program. And now, a comprehensive list of those programs are available for parents, practitioners and policymakers.
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/new-national-map-of-family-based-recovery-programs-available/36188

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