Adoption Children, Youth and Family Issues
Adoption Children, Youth and Family Issues
Adoption issues can include, but are not limited to, open records, rights of adoptees, westernization of adoption, negativity surrounding adoption, and opposition to adoption.
Top: Society: Issues: Children, Youth and Family: Adoption
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Adoption / Foster Care - About.com presents a survey of adoption topics and legal issues.
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American Academy of Adoption Attorneys - Promotes reform of adoption laws and helps disseminate information on ethical adoption practices. Member directory, media contacts, and news.
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Adoption Clubhouse - A resource for adopted children and their parents. Contains sections such as "Speak Out," which features writings from children about adoption, as well as sections on famous people, homework help, clubhouse library, fun stuff, and adoption talk
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Origins Canada - Supporting people separated by adoption and asking for an inquiry into alleged illegal and exploitive adoption practices.
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American Adoption Congress - International network of individuals and organizations committed to adoption reform. Includes a profile, news, list of board members, legislation information, and membership details.
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The Adoption History Project - A digital public history resource, profiling people, organizations, topics, and studies that shaped modern American adoption theory and practice.
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Coalition for Open Adoption Records (Ontario) - Includes news, Bill 108 and a petition.
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Domenici and Lincoln Introduce ICPC Bill - Legislation (S. 2779) to improve the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) was introduced by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR).
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NPR : Barriers to Adoption for Communities of Color - Ed Gordon and guests explores overcoming obstacles to adoption in USA communities of color. [11:46 streaming audio broadcast]
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Adoptee's Right to Know - Promoting the right of adoptees to learn about their birthfamilies. Search, legal, and activist resources.
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New Directions in Adoption - Stop Tearing Family Apart - Argues many current adoption practices are unethical. Articles, policy positions, and links.
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Americans for Open Records - Advocates the rights of birthfamilies and provides reunion resources; says adoption is slavery.
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Birthmothers Unite - A place for birth mothers to unite, share thoughts and feelings, and receive healing on post-adoption grief issues.
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Abolish Adoption - Criticizes adoption as practiced in the United States as unconstitutional. Includes petition and position articles.
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National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption - Provides training, consultation, and informational materials for professionals, organizations, and parents regarding special needs adoptions.
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NPR : Scams Plague Efforts to Adopt Beyond Borders - Michael Montgomery of American RadioWorks reports on problems with adoptions of children from the former Soviet Union. [17:10 streaming audio broadcast]
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Bastard Nation - Focused on equal access for adoptees to their original birth certificates, adoptee dignity, combating negative stereotypes of adoptees, and providing a forum for the wide spectrum of adult adoptee experiences.
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National Adoption Day - A collective national (USA) effort to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families.
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National Resource Center for Youth Development - Helps States and Tribes achieve the goals of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, implement the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, and assist with the Child and Family Review Process.
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The ALMA Society - Advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. Offers an adoption reunion registry.
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Center For Family Connections - Offers training, education, consultation, advocacy, and clinical treatment to families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship, and guardianship.
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International Adoption Medical Clinics - Contact information for several medical clinics that specialize in helping internationally adopted children with ailments that are uncommon or not easily diagnosed or treated.
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Birthmothers Exploited By Adoption - Presenting information about the adverse effects of adoption from mothers who feel they lost their babies through coerced or forced surrender. Includes personal stories and resources.
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Adoption Fraud - Court unseals adoption records in Florida due to fraudulent black market baby broker activity. Includes Associated Press coverage.
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Hope4Kidz - Advocating, with pre-adoptive families, for the rights of children in state foster care.
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Healing Families Dismembered By Adoption - Reunion, relationships, and natural parents adopting-back the children they had lost to infant-adoption.
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Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children - Provides information on a uniform law enacted in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands that protects children who are placed across state lines for foster care or adoption.
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Families Without Borders - Focuses on issues associated with inter-country adoptions from Guatemala and concerns with UNICEF policies.
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A Westernized Adoptee - Discussion forum to discuss the ramifications of the westernization of adoptees, both culturally and ethnically.
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