Commentaries

Searching for his past separated from his younger siblings as a child in Russia, Roman keeps looking

Their parents had abandoned them, but the three small children clung together, a family without grown-ups. Roman took care of his younger...

Babies learn language from incidental exposure, research says

Posted January 15, 2015, in the Pocono Record: Your child may be engrossed with his Baby Einstein Take-Along Tunes or trying to escape...

COLLABORATION BETWEEN NCAP AND THE CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL CHANGE AIMS TO IMPROVE POLICY, PRACTICE FOR C

BOSTON, Jan. 27, 2015 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency (NCAP) and The Chronicle of Social Change today announced a...

Couple Sues Over Russian ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Adoption of Disabled Kids

A Long Island couple is trying to “vacate,” or undo, the adoption of two Russian-born children who suffer serious mental disorders and...

Era ending in international adoption

Posted November 16, 2014, on Philly.com: By the age of 12, he refused to remove his hat, concealing the curly hair he inherited from his...

'Teen Mom' Stars Under Fire After Welcoming Second Daughter

Posted January 5, 2015, in Yahoo Parenting section: The decision to place a child in an adoptive home is one that no parent takes...

Adoption Criminality and Corruption

Posted January 14, 2015, on Huffington Post: Years after Guatemala halted adoptions to America, reverberations of the legacy of corrupt...

A New Organization and a New Focus: Enabling Children and Families to Succeed

Posted January 26, 2015, in the Huffington Post: Finding safe, permanent homes for children in foster care -- usually through adoption...

YouTube: Adam Pertman on Adoption

The concept of what constitutes a family, and what is considered to be a “normal” one, has been controversial for generations – and has...

NEWEST MEMBERS OF NATIONAL CENTER ON ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY INCLUDE MAJOR FIGURES IN RESEARCH, PHIL

BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2014 – The National Center on Adoption and Permanency today proudly announced that five of the most accomplished experts...

NATIONAL CENTER ON ADOPTION & PERMANENCY LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE, A `ONE-STOP PORTAL’ FOR INFORMATION,

BOSTON, Oct. 29, 2014 – On the eve of National Adoption Month, the National Center on Adoption and Permanency today announced the launch...

NATIONAL CENTER ON ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY OPENS ITS DOORS

MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – OCTOBER 15, 2014 NATIONAL CENTER ON ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY OPENS ITS DOORS, PROVIDING `ONE...

Adoption and Guardianship: Facts and Figures

STATISTICS/OVERVIEW. There are no comprehensive numbers on total adoptions in the U.S. each year or the number of specific types of...

SUPPORTING AND PRESERVING ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, April 2014

PROFILES OF PUBLICLY FUNDED POST-ADOPTION SERVICES SUSAN LIVINGSTON SMITH FUNDED BY THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION This new...

KEEPING THE PROMISE: The Case for Adoption Support and Preservation, March 2014

This study by the Donaldson Adoption Institute breaks new ground in investigating the long-term stability of domestic adoptions from foster

A NEED TO KNOW: ENHANCING ADOPTION COMPETENCE AMONG MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (Policy Perspective)

For a variety of reasons, mental health professionals typically do not receive the training required to fill adoption-related counseling...

A Family for Life: The Vital Need to Achieve Permanency for Children in Care

This Issue Brief is intended to provide a preview of and introduction to a book-length Compendium that the Donaldson Adoption Institute...

Openness in Adoption

From Secrecy and Stigmato Knowledge and Connections Deborah H. Siegel, Ph.D. and Susan Livingston Smith, LCSW Evan B. Donaldson Adoption...

Research-Based Best Practices in Adoption by Gays and Lesbians

Expanding Resources for Children III Policy and Practice Perspective October 2011 David M. Brodzinsky, Ph.D. Evan B. Donaldson Adoption...

ACHIEVING PERMANENCY AND SUSTAINING CONNECTIONS FOR OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE

Policy and Practice Perspective July 2011 Funded by:Dave Thomas Foundation forAdoption, Rosie’s ForAllKids Foundation and The Evan B....