Releasing the Past - Adoption Practices 1950 - 1998
This report provides valuable information about the adoption experience and is an account of the dramatic changes in adoption practice between 1950 and 1998. It is a testament to the effect of past...
View ArticleAdoptee Health Study
Final Reminder for Adult Adoptee Health StudyThanks to those of you who have already participated in the AdultAdoptee Health Study, an online survey for female adult adoptees over 40. If you haven't...
View ArticleStatistics on the Effects of Adoption
Research and Studies on the Adopteewritten by: Jessica DelBalzo http://www.ansrs.com/statistics.htm#adopteeread more
View ArticleAdopted teens may be more prone to suicide
from: health24.comAdopted teens try to kill themselves much more often than teens who live with their biological parents, says new research.However, a group of Ohio researchers add, the risk for both...
View ArticleWhat scientific studies have been done to study child placement/adoption?
October 2003 http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/knowledgereviews/kr02-summary.pdfThis review, by Dr Alan Rushton from the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, set out to map published...
View ArticleAdoptee-run study
Participants needed for research study on international adoption Posted by: "jeff_leinaweaver" jeff@global-zen.comAre you an international adoptee (or know an international adoptee) born abroad and...
View ArticleSuicide Attempts More Common Among Adopted Teens
By Suzanne RostlerNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescents who live with adoptive parents may be more likely than their peers to attempt suicide, researchers report.However, being part of a close-knit...
View ArticleKnown Consequences of Separating Mother and Child at Birth
Implications for Further StudyWendy Jacobs, B.Sc., B.A. "The past is never fully gone. It is absorbed into the present and the future. It stays to shape what we are and what we do." Sir William Deane,...
View ArticleAvoidable mortality among child welfare recipients and intercountry adoptees:...
A Hjern, B Vinnerljung, F Lindbladread more
View ArticleAdolescence Can Sting Adopted Kids
By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 15, 2008; HE01Adolescents are expected to chafe at adult oversight, act impulsively and brood about the meaning of life.read more
View ArticleUp To A Third Of Children Adopted To Norway From Abroad Are Having Problems...
from: sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Dec. 19, 2008) — Adoption is a great change in the life of a child. Children adopted from abroad to Norway are exposed to a language break in addition to other major...
View ArticleSiblings in the adoptive family
As more and more cases are being present in our Abuse Pages, I'm reminded of the many many private emails and conversations I have had over the years with adoptees who claim their non-adopted siblings...
View ArticleLong-Term Effects Of Adoption: An Empirical Study Of Adult Adoptees
The Internet Journal of Academic Physician Assistants. 2004 Volume 4 Number 1read more
View ArticleVerify Internationally Adopted Children's Immunization Records
from: medicalnewstoday.comMay 6, 2009read more
View ArticleThese boys deserve so much more than I can give them
Six years after adopting two boys, Michelle Brau was still unable to form a bond with them. Now they're in a new home. She may have suffered a condition many still don't understand: post-adoption...
View ArticleKEEPING 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:read more
View ArticleAdoption Studies and Level of Satisfaction
Recently, a study from Spain claims 92 percent of families with adopted children are satisfied with their decision. The report reads:The results show that, although their lives have been not been free...
View ArticleExpectations, exhaustion can lead mothers to post-adoption stress
By: Amy Patterson NeubertMarch 23, 2012 / EurekAlertWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a...
View ArticleRegulation of adoption services needed to ensure protection of children
By Jen KyneNovember 8, 2012 / thelamron.comThe Washington state adoptive system recently came under fire after a number of child abuse cases came to light. The Severe Abuse of Adopted Children...
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