Impact of Adoption on Adopted Persons

Impact of Adoptionon Adopted Persons

As discussion of the adoption process becomes
more open and accepted in American society,
and as more Americans have experience with
adoption, there is also more attention focused on
those involved in adoption—the adopted person,
the birth parents, and the adoptive parents (often
referred to as the adoption triad or the adoption
constellation). This factsheet examines the impact
of adoption on adopted persons who have reached
adulthood. 

Long-Term Issues for the Adopted Child

Long-Term Issues for the Adopted Child:

Being an Adopted Child

A multitude of issues may arise when children become aware that they have been adopted. Children may feel grief over the loss of a relationship with their birthparents and the loss of the cultural and family connections that would have existed with those parents.

For The First Time, Data Detail Just How Hard Foster Care Is On Children’s Health

For The First Time, Data Detail Just How Hard Foster Care Is On Children’s Health | Center for Health Journalism:

We’ve all heard or read the gut-wrenching stories of children in foster care who’ve had to endure abusive treatment or squalid conditions, and of social workers and child welfare systems failing to carry out their most basic mission. The prevalence of such stories compounds their awfulness.

............The data did reveal one counter-intuitive finding: “(C)hildren adopted from foster care had worse health than their counterparts placed in foster care.” 

Lawmakers Warned: Foster Care Turmoil is a Boon to Child Sex Traffickers

Lawmakers Warned: Foster Care Turmoil is a Boon to Child Sex Traffickers | News Radio 1200 WOAI:

The chief investigator who is looking into the state's troubled foster care system warned that unless the foster care system is improved quickly, it risks continuing to be a breeding ground for sexual exploitation and trafficking, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.

A third of Texas foster care runaways remain missing: CPS

A third of Texas foster care runaways remain missing: CPS | KXAN.com:

In Texas, 973 foster kids ran away this past year, sometimes simply because they didn’t like the house rules, others wanted to return to their parents. A third of those kids — 340 vulnerable young people — have simply disappeared.

Grandfather urges Texas to adopt federal foster care recommendations

Grandfather urges Texas to adopt federal foster care recommendations | WFAA.com:

A North Texas grandfather wants the state to take responsibility and fix what he calls the broken system that could not protect his grandson. 

Attorney asks to open foster care hearing to public

Attorney asks to open foster care hearing to public | | dailyprogress.com:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville attorney has asked a family court judge to open a confidential foster care hearing to the public.