Safeguarding the Rights and Well-Being of Birthparents in the Adoption Process
Adoption in the Schools: A Lot to Learn
Listening to Parents: Overcoming Barriers to the Adoption of Children from Foster Care
Intercountry Adoption in Emergencies: The Tsunami Orphans
Safeguarding Interstate Adoptions: The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
What’s Working for Children: A Policy Study of Adoption Stability and Termination
Unintended Consequences: 'Safe Haven' Laws Are Causing Problems, Not Solving Them
**NEW** POLICY BRIEF
February 2008
SEE ALSO THE NOVEMBER 2007 FEATURED REPORT....
FOR THE RECORDS: RESTORING A RIGHT TO ADULT ADOPTEES, released this month for National Adoption Awareness Month, represents the most comprehensive examination to date of one of the most controversial, emotional issues in the modern adoption world: whether adopted people, once they become adults, should have access to their original birth certificates (see glossary of terms). This report suggests that all states change their laws so that the answer is "yes." more
PRESS: INSTITUTE RELEASES BRIEF ON ADOPTIVE PARENT PREP
The Institute released a brief in February outlining best practices for preparing adoptive parents moreUPDATE: APRIL E-NEWSLETTER
The April 2008 Adoption Institute E-Newsletter is now available. moreTo access past issues, go to our archive.
ADVOCACY: INSTITUTE TESTIFIES
AT NEW JERSEY HEARING
Executive Director Pertman presented oral comments and submitted written testimony in support of legislation (S611) that would permit adult adoptees 18 years or older to obtain their original birth certificates.
To read the testimony, click here; to read the letter submitted to the Committe,
click here.EVENTS: STAFF APPEARANCES
Our Executive Director Adam Pertman and senior staff frequently have scheduled appearances throughout the country. more
GET YOUR TICKETS: MAY 14 SPRING BENEFIT
The Adoption Institute is excited to host its annual "Taste of Spring" benefit in New York City on May 14. The event promises to be another special night filled with delicious food, fine wine and good company. Please contact External Relations Director Laura James at ljames@adoptioninstitute.org with questions, to reserve tickets (they go quickly!), or become an individual or corporate sponsor.
UPDATE: ANNUAL REPORT &
FIVE YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
The Institute has just released its Annual Report and Five Year Restrospective.
Read about our accomplishments and consider contributing to our important work
moreHOST AN EVENT
If you are interested in hosting an event in your area, please contact External Relations Director Laura James at ljames@adoptioninstitute.org. And if parties are not "your thing," we welcome direct support of our work.more
TRANSCULTURAL ADOPTION & IDENTITY
This study, with initial funding by the Kellogg Foundation, seeks to examine those factors that contribute to the development of healthy identities from those who know best - adopted adults. The initial focus of this research is on adults adopted internationally and raised in transracial families, with a comparison group of same-race domestic adoptees. We would like to thank all the adopted adults who participated in this first national survey to examine issues of identity in adoption (which incorporates race, culture and adoptive identities). Results and findings from this study will be published in the fall. Contact Policy & Operations Director Hollee McGinnis at hmcginnis@adoptioninstitute.org for more informationmoreADOPTIVE PARENT PREPARATION PROJECT
This project, to which the Institute is seeking additional funding, seeks to develop practice recommendations as well as educational/training materials that strengthen and support the preparation of individuals and couples for adoptive parenthood, and to disseminate that knowledge and those materials to adoption practitioners and prospective adoptive parents. For more information on this initiative, contact Research & Project Director David Brodzinsky at dbrodzinsky@adoptioninstitute.org.IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE
IN GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTION
This project will provide a review of the current state of knowledge and recommended best practices in adoption by gay and lesbian parents.
With funding from a grant from the Gill Foundation, this white paper will be available in winter 2007 and is designed to be part of a broader
project, not yet funded, to expand the Institute’s previous research on the subject. For more information on this project, contact Policy & Research Director
Jeanne Howard at jhoward@adoptioninstitute.org.
