SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING OF BIRTHPARENTS IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS
Author: Susan Smith Published: 2006 November. New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Document Type: White Paper (68 pages)read more
View ArticleUnintended Consequences: 'Safe Haven' Laws Are Causing Problems, Not Solving...
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute's groundbreaking new report, "Unintended Consequences: 'Safe Haven' Laws Are Causing Problems, Not Solving Them," released on March 10, 2003, raises troubling...
View ArticleOut of Compliance? Implementing the Infant Adoption Awareness Act
The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy August 2004, Volume 7, Number 3 Special Analysis read more
View ArticleFull spectrum
This week we started the First Annual Demons of Adoption Awards and among our nominees are some of the organizations that most flagrantly promote the separation of mother's and children. It is good we...
View ArticleUnseal adoptees' birth records, report urges
from: Houston ChronicleBy DAVID CRARYAssociated Press NEW YORK — It's among the most divisive questions in the realm of adoption: Should adult adoptees have access to their birth records, and thus be...
View ArticleAdoptee deaths rare, experts say 12 Russian cases troubling, puzzling
CasesLuke Evans (Sergei Nakonechny)Yana and Anatoli KolendaAlex Pavlis (Alexei Vasilovich Geiko)Liam Thompson (Dmitry Sergeyvich Islankulov)Jessica Albina HagmannMaria Anastasia Bennett (Anastasia...
View ArticleFINDING FAMILIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF RACE & LAW
Authors: Susan Smith, Ruth McRoy, Madelyn Freundlich, Joe Kroll Published: 2008 May. New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Document Type: Policy Brief (58 pages)read more
View ArticleWhen numbers don't apply
When perusing the internet for information about the incidence of abuse in adoptive families it's impossible not to come across the scribblings of the apologists: read more
View ArticleChild Welfare League of America, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute...
July 8, 2009 / earthtimes.orgNEW YORK - (Business Wire) The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute announced they are forming a strategic partnership to...
View Article10 Things Adoption Agencies Won't Say
Below is an excerpt from the book "1,001 Things They Won't Tell You," which was published in May 2009 and highlights popular columns from SmartMoney's long-running "10 Things" feature.Michele Marchetti...
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KEEPING THE PROMISE: The Critical Need for Post-Adoption Services to Enable...
This week the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute published a lengthy report calling for improvement in post-adoption services. The executive summary starts with the following observation:Several...
View ArticleAfter Baby Tamia case, Illinois Adoption Reform Act shut down shady operators
But Internet has yielded troubling loopholes to lawsBy Bonnie Miller RubinApril 3, 2011 / chicagotribune.comThe "Baby Tamia" case shined a light on the unregulated corners of for-profit adoption and...
View ArticleAdoptions by same-sex couples more than doubles in last decade, despite legal...
June 14, 2011 / dailymail.co.ukDespite massive legal hurdles in most U.S. states, a growing number of same-sex couples are adopting children, it has emerged.According to U.S. census data about 19 per...
View ArticleAdoption Subsidies: A Great Investment for Kids Who Need Families
By Adam Pertman and Georgia DeoudesSeptember 25, 2012 / Huffington PostMore than 104,000 children in the United States are waiting in foster care to be adopted by permanent, loving parents. These girls...
View ArticleState lines stall interstate adoptions
CasesGirl in care of David Kinghorndate2001-09-02 sourceWashington TimesbodyTo millions of Americans, state borders are virtually invisible — mere lines on a map that do nothing to block interstate...
View ArticleSome Parents of Adopted Children Turn to Online Networks, Triggering Problems
PBSNEWSHOURAirdate: September 11, 2013GWEN IFILL: Now: adoption in America in the age of the Web.A new series of investigative reports published this week is raising serious questions about how some...
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Damage control in Adoptionland
This week, Adoptionland has been in turmoil over the publication of a series of articles by Reuters and NBC-news. The articles portray the drain of the adoption system, the practice of informal...
View ArticleInternational adoptions: Kids older, have special needs
A new report says the climate has changed for international adoptions. Would-be parents need to be educated about kids who are older and likely have special needs to avoid "adoption dissolution."By...
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