A Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2022 Every May, we renew our commitment to ensuring that all youth in foster care have the love, support, and resources they need to thrive. We also celebrate the families who provide safe and loving homes for our Nation’s foster children. We share … [Read more...]

US: "It's Like A Leech On Me": Child Abuse Registries Punish Unsuspecting Parents Of Color BuzzFeed News - April 27, 2022 Being placed on a child abuse registry can cast a decades-long shadow, ending careers, blocking the chance of getting hired for new jobs, and putting adoption out of reach. And … [Read more...]

US: Child and teen suicides have increased during pandemic in over a dozen states, research shows Hill - April 27, 2022 Adolescent suicide rates have gone up across 14 states, new research shows. A research letter recently published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics shows that the number of suicides … [Read more...]

US: Post-Adoption Depression Is a Real Thing -- And It Can Hit Adoptive Parents Hard (Opinion) Mom.com - April 24, 2022 We have adopted four children, and each adoption was special in its own way. But the joy we experienced didn't cancel out the complexity. There were times I felt horribly guilty … [Read more...]

US: Grandparents step up. So should we. Donna Butts, Generations United (Opinion) Washington Post - April 22, 2022 Dorothy Roberts's April 17 Outlook essay, "Five Myths: Child welfare" missed one critical factor in raising children in safe, stable and loving homes when their parents are unable to … [Read more...]

US: Helping Latino Grandfamilies (Commentary) Grand Magazine - April 22, 2022 Raising six grandchildren after age 60 was not in Mercedes' life plan, but when she learned her grandchildren were going to be taken into foster care, there was no question in her mind that they needed to come and live … [Read more...]

US: 'It's heart wrenching': How prospective parents are coping with adoption delays in Ukraine (Includes video) MSNBC - April 13, 2022 According to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, there are currently 300 Ukrainian children (which includes Vika and Oksana) waiting to join their American adoptive families … [Read more...]

Afghanistan: Through child marriage or paid adoption, Afghan girls bear brunt of crisis (Includes audio) (May require subscription) Washington Post - April 14, 2022 As a deepening humanitarian crisis grips Afghanistan, fueled by a confluence of economic, financial and political shocks worsened by … [Read more...]

Lawmakers Call on State Department to Let Ukrainian Kids Awaiting Adoption Come to U.S. Immediately WASHINGTON Friday, March 25, 2022 8:10 am Hundreds of Ukrainian children already in the process of being adopted by American families are caught in limbo amid Russia's invasion of their home … [Read more...]

It's heart wrenching': How prospective parents are coping with adoption delays in Ukraine Ukrainian children in the process of being adopted by families in the U.S. are caught in limbo because of Russia’s invasion. A family in Minnesota shares their story. Ukrainian teenage orphans Vika and Oksana … [Read more...]