Today's guest blogger is Sara Campbell. Minnesota has been proud of its success in keeping children out of foster care. It has been seen as a national leader for its relatively low population of children living in foster care. On the surface, this seems like a good thing. Unfortunately, there is a dark side. Efforts [...]
This post was written by Heather Thornton. Sex trafficking has rapidly become a massive human rights issue, affecting the lives of children, youth and families, both nationally and internationally. On March 25th, 2014, the Los Angeles Times published an article by writer Abby Sewell addressing the harsh reality that foster care providers and group home [...]
This post was written by Salma Barkad Children and Youth Services- addressing racial disproportionality in child welfare This article talked about the disproportionate number of families served in child welfare are of families of color. But relatively few strategies for helping families of color have been monitored for their impact. This article reports early findings [...]
Today's guest blogger is Becky Rios. Damon Winter/The New York Times The article “When Children Are Traded” was written by Nicholas Kristof on November 20, 2013 and published in the New York Times . This short article describes an exchange or trade of adopted children, whose placement have failed in their adoptive homes. [...]
Today's guest blogger is Rachel Hanle. As of 2012, twenty-one states have passed laws or guidelines regulating the exposure of children in foster care homes to second-hand smoke. Because children who are in foster care are considered wards of the state, it is the state’s responsibility to provide them with living arrangements that protect and [...]
Today's guest blogger is Jill Mehrkens. Photo: David Joles for the Star Tribune The article “A Minnesota success: Adoption of teens is rising” was written by Jeremy Olson in the Star Tribune on December 23, 2012. This topic was related to a personal story of a 15 year old girl (Brianna) that was [...]
"Mother and Child" by Janis Rozentals Today's guest blogger is Emily Lemke. One article which truly dispels myths and preconceived notions regarding domestic adoption is titled “The Dark, Sad Side of Domestic Adoption,” written by Jennifer Gilmore. Gilmore’s article appeared online via The Atlantic on April 30, 2013. Gilmore provides a first-hand perspective of a [...]
Today's guest post is Rachele Willy. ABC News shared an article entitled “Same-Sex Adoptions Next Frontier for LGBT Advocates,” which can be found here and looks at barriers for same-sex couples to adopt throughout the United States. Only 19 states and the District of Columbia permit same-sex couples to adopt jointly, 13 states and D.C. allow [...]
