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Stability, Permanency, and Adoption

The Stability, Permanency, and Adoption (SPA) Blog was developed by CASCW as a way to inform child welfare professionals and others about practice, research, and policy issues regarding permanency and adoption of children and youth.

April 2013

Permanency through international adoption

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 17th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest post was written by Chris Murphy. Elizabeth Bartholet wrote this article on achieving permanency through international adoption, and it was published in the Harvard Law School Journal. Elizabeth Bartholet is a professor at New York Law School. This article was developed from a lecture that Professor Bartholet gave at the Permanency for Children [...]

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The Kinship Navigator Project

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 16th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest blog post was written by Clint Mack. In December 2012, Wilder Research completed a 3 year study on the effectiveness of the Kinship Navigator Project. This project was a collaboration of Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association (MKCA) and its partners to help support successful caregiving outside the formal child welfare system. The project goals [...]

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Experiencing the Joy and Grief of Fostering to Adopt

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 15th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

This guest blog post was written by Tina Graber. Saying Goodbye to the Foster Child I Fell in Love With [Photo by Jiyer for Huffington Post] The Huffington Post posted an article written by Jiyer on January 15, 2013 as part of the series "30 Adoption Portraits in 30 Days". The article is written by [...]

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A look at permanency planning challenges in the U.K.

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 12th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , |

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 [...]

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The Family Reunification Act

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 11th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

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Russians march in support of ban on adoptions in US

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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Transitioning youth: Policies and outcomes

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 9th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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A custody battle headed to the U.S. Supreme Court

By |2016-12-01T19:33:08-06:00April 8th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

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