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Growing Concern Over Broken Adoptions

For more than a decade national child welfare policy has encouraged timely adoptions as way to stabilize the lives of kids in foster care. But the system is challenged when…

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ByRachel Blustain 1Comment

Adoption Numbers in Question

Sixteen years ago the federal government put new pressure on states to facilitate adoptions. But it never bothered to track how many of those adoptions fail.

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Adoption: From an Option to a Mandate

Adoption is a good outcome for many children in foster care. But not every adoptive parent-child combination is meant to be.

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One Foster Child's Choice? Not To Be Adopted

S.D. held out hope that her parents would bring her home. That never happened. But avoiding adoption was her choice—and it was a wise one, her lawyer says.

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Solutions to Broken Adoptions May Lie in Gray Areas

While there’s disagreement among child welfare officials and advocates about all we can do to prevent broken adoptions, there is consensus on a few common-sense steps.

ByAlexandra Cox 0Comments

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Jul 2012

Justice Opinion

Juvenile Justice Reform Leaves Teens Behind

New York stands virtually alone among states in allowing teenagers to be tried as adults and sentenced to adult prisons. Amid a wave of juvenile justice improvements, these children seem…

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Jul 2012

Government

Mixture of Hope and Concern for City's New Daycare Program

The city hopes EarlyLearn will make for higher-quality city-funded daycare. Despite funding shortages and doubts about the way contracts were awarded, some agencies and advocates believe the program has promise.

ByBrooke Rosenberg 0Comments

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Jun 2012