This guest blog post was written by Jessica Hansen. Planning for permanency in adoption can be a challenging process not only in the United States, but also in other parts of the globe. Judy Selwyn, author of The Challenges in Planning for Permanency, is the Director of the Hadley Center for Adoption and Foster Care [...]
This guest blog post was written by Azeb Gebretsadik. [Photo of County Attorney John Choi by Sasha Aslanian for MPR] "The Family Reunification Act could restore parental rights in some lost custody cases" by, Sasha Aslanian Minnesota Public Radio. The article discussed about how the Act would allow the option of reversing TPR, which before [...]
This guest post was written by Shannon Johnson. Russians march in support of ban on adoptions in US This article was published on The Guardian website on March 2, 2013 and written by The Guardian staff. Russia recently placed a ban on adoptions of Russian children by people from the United States. This ban was [...]
Guest blog post by Caitlin Magistad. The transition to adulthood has become longer, more expensive, and increasingly complex; yet vulnerable populations including homeless, foster care, and juvenile justice youth are expected to transition to adulthood abruptly on their own. Trends in legislation and funding regarding disconnected youth illustrate both federal and state commitment to helping [...]
This guest post was written by Amanda Talan. In a recent article in Children and Youth Services Review, Tonia Scott asserts that young people who emancipate from or age out of the foster care system need increased federal and state assistance. Scott assesses four federal policies aimed at lessening the hardships faced by these young [...]
This guest post was written by Faiza Ali. A Custody Battle Headed to the U.S. Supreme Court [Veronica with her father, Dusten Brown. Image courtesy of Post and Courier] This article (above) is about an adoption case involving a 3 year old Native American Child that is set to start trial in April at the [...]
This guest post was written by Kristin Struss. [Illustration by Brian Rea for the New York Times] What could be one of the most stressful moments of an adoptive mother and father's existence? This moment could be when they meet their child's birth mother for the first time. What adds even more stress? When you [...]
Update 4/16/13, 11:09 AM - Content clarification Update 4/5/13, 11:05 AM - Content clarification On Wednesday in the House Health and Human Services (HHS) Finance committee, Assistant Commissioner of Child and Family Services Erin Sullivan Sutton provided a walk-through of Governor Dayton's updated HHS budget recommendations from his supplemental budget as they pertain to children [...]