It is difficult to describe the extent to which the Internet is changing the everyday realities of adoption – and the lives of the millions of people it encompasses – without using words that sound hyperbolic. But a yearlong examination of the effects of this very new technology on a very old social institution indicates… [read more]
Untangling the Web – The Internet’s Transformative Impact on Adoption Policy and Practice Perspective
US: “Trauma on Trauma on Trauma”: For Refugee Children, the Journey Is Only the Beginning (Opinion)
From Child Welfare Information Gateway US: “Trauma on Trauma on Trauma”: For Refugee Children, the Journey Is Only the Beginning (Opinion) Truthout – March 29, 2017 Hundreds of thousands of other women and children have made the perilous journey to escape gang-related violence in Central America’s northern triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El… [read more]
US: DCFS Looking Into Brad Pitt’s Pattern Of Child Abuse Behavior; Extends Investigation & Safety Plan On 6 Kids With Angelina Jolie (Includes video)
From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: DCFS Looking Into Brad Pitt’s Pattern Of Child Abuse Behavior; Extends Investigation & Safety Plan On 6 Kids With Angelina Jolie (Includes video) News Everyday – October 27, 2016 Actor Brad Pitt is still under scrutiny as the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services… [read more]
US: New Data Shows a Consistent Decrease of Children in Foster Care (Includes audio) (Press release)
US: New Data Shows a Consistent Decrease of Children in Foster Care (Includes audio) (Press release) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families – March 20, 2024 Today, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced newly released Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data. According to… [read more]
What Social Service Professionals Need to Know to Support Guardianship Families
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption?
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… [read more]
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted,or Place a Child for Adoption?
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… [read more]
Why is it important for teachers to know about adoption
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… [read more]
Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Families in Foster Care and Adoption
Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Families in Foster Care and Adoption WHAT’S INSIDEGetting to know the LGBTQ communityLanguage and terminologyAdvantages of including LGBTQ familiesTips for effective recruitment/retentionChallenges faced by LGBTQ adoptive parentsPossible challenges professionals face while working with LGBTQ familiesTips for representing LGBTQ families as potential adoptive parentsSupporting transgender parentsThe basics… [read more]
Youth and Credit
Published By: © 2013 The Annie E. Casey Foundation Every year, more than 26,000 young people age out of foster care, many with no permanent home and no parent to help them navigate the road to adulthood. For some young people, like Rivera, stolen identities and bad credit pose yet another obstacle on the road… [read more]