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.

August 2012

Presentation by Megan Gunnar from the Rudd Adoption Conference

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:14-06:00August 6th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, child development, health, international adoption, research|

The University of Minnesota has some amazing scholars researching adoption. Here is a presentation by Megan Gunnar, Department Chair and Regents Professor at the Institute on Child Development here at the University of Minnesota, presenting a keynote address on the developing adolescent brains of post-institutionalized adopted children at the 2012 Rudd Adoption Conference, New Worlds [...]

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Adoption Disruptions & Dissolutions in the Today MOMS Spotlight

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:14-06:00August 3rd, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: 112th Congress, adoption disruption, adoption dissolution, post-adoption services|

Disruption: When an adoption fails prior to finalization of the adoption.Dissolution: When an adoption fails after the adoption has been finalized. On Wednesday, Today Moms discussed the issue of adoption disruptions and dissolutions in an article entitled It takes more than love: What happens when adoption fails. It seems that the goal of the article [...]

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Searching for Birth Relatives: Publication by Child Welfare Information Gateway

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00August 1st, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, birth parents, search and reunion|

The Child Welfare Information Gateway has created a factsheet for adopted individuals and birth families on the search and reunion process. This publication also includes information on hiring a professional searcher, using social media, and issues that come up in the reunion process. The resource is free and you can download it as a PDF [...]

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July 2012

Concern about adoption assistance fraud

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 30th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, adoption subsidies, legal issues|

On July 9th, 2012, the American Bar Association published a story about fraud in adoption subsidies. According to the report, hundreds of millions of the $2.5 billion paid in adoption subsidies may have been collected by adoptive parents who do not support their adopted children. The likely scenario, according to this report, is that an [...]

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Couples sue state for right to adopt partner’s children

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 27th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, legal issues, LGBT, North Carolina, same-sex adoption|

FOX Carolina 21 The ACLU is assisting six families in North Carolina in filing a federal lawsuit against the state for discrimination. North Carolina currently prohibits a partner from adopting his or her partner's biological or adopted child. This law affects both same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples. Until 2010, North Carolina recognized second parent adoptions. [...]

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New study of public opinions about adoption

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 25th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, media, research|

A new study conducted for Oxygen Media surveyed more than 1,000 Americans about their views on adoption. According to the report: 86% of women and 77% of men are open to single parent adoption;73% of women and 62% of men are open to gay and lesbian couples adopting;90% of women and 84% of men thought [...]

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Training on understanding stress and trauma in adopted and fostered youth

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 24th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, foster care, health, mental health, stress, Training, trauma|

MN Adopt is offering a training on August 6, 2012 on Working with the Mind-Body Connection: Understanding Stress and Trauma in Adopted and Foster Youth. The training will be presented by Lora Matz, LICSW. From the description: Increased levels of anxiety, depression and hopelessness are being seen in children from all socio-economic conditions, cultures and [...]

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Should weight be a determining factor in removing children from their homes?

By JaeRan Kim|2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: adoption, child protection, health, obesity|

An Ottawa man's children have been removed from his custody and will be placed for adoption because of the father's weight. According to the CBC News report, a parent's obesity can be a factor to determine a person's "fitness" to parent. Despite a 180 lb. weight loss, according to the unnamed father he is still [...]

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