Adoption, Child Welfare & Foster Care Headlines: May 27, 2010

Adoption
Vietnam: Laws on Adoption and Postal Services discussed
Nation: US senators unveil plan to aid Haiti orphans

Child Welfare
North Carolina: State budget cuts threaten juvenile programs in WNC
Washington D.C.: DC child welfare agency showing improvement but problems persist, report says
California: Funds will let Yurok Tribe provide child welfare services to members
Georgia/SCOTUS: Supreme Court ruling opens door for juvenile justice reform
Florida: Crist signs Fla. sexual predator, tax holiday laws
Indonesia: INDONESIA: NGOs push for stronger child protection laws
Canada: Bill would protect kids from drug endangerment
Bangladesh: Steps to ensure Child Rights
Nigeria: Committee on Rights of Child examines report of Nigeria


Foster Care
Nebraska: Statewide overhaul of children's behavioral health faltering
Australia: Foster care in crisis

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: May 26, 2010

Adoption
South Carolina: Sanford signs adoption measure
Nation: Adoption agencies: the shift from evaluators to partners in adoption

Foster Care
Australia: Horrific sex abuse of foster children

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: May 25, 2010

Adoption
Guatemala: Guatemala orders DNA tests prior to all adoptions
Nation: Newsweek Column Discusses Stigmatization Of Women Who Place Children For Adoption Original column: http://www.newsweek.com/id/238276
UK: Adopted children face anguish as birth parents stalk them on Facebook

Foster Care
Nebraska: Nebraska agrees to deal to pay foster parents
Florida: Foster care agencies, DCF battle over injuries
South Carolina: SC Governor To Sign Foster Care Bill Tuesday

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 24, 2010

Adoption
Illinois: New law gives adoptees access to birth certificates

Foster Care
California: Program helps ex-foster youth navigate college
Washington: Kauffman leads fight to protect Indian foster children
UK: Foster children 'moved too often'

Child Welfare
South Carolina: DSS not meeting requirements
Minnesota: Counties must pay for parents' lawyers in child welfare cases, high court rules

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 21, 2010

Adoption
Louisiana: 'Second parent' adoption bill dies
Portugal: Portugal's Gay Marriage Law Excludes Adoption
Germany: Germany probes illegal adoption ring


Foster Care
Nation: Documentary Reveals Struggles for Teens 'Aging Out' of Foster Care

Child Welfare
Nebraska: Hearing focuses on child welfare reform, safe haven
California: Proposed Child Welfare Cuts Would Endanger Already Abused Children

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 18, 2010

Adoption
UK: When adoption breaks down
Nation: Wariness and uncertainty as Haiti adoptions resume
Nation: Merlene Davis: Adoption tax credit just got even better

Foster Care
Kentucky: State fights couple's efforts to gain custody of child
Canada: Ont. youth in state care need RESPs: foundation
California: Students Suffer When Deportation Tears Families Apart

Child Welfare
Ohio: Ohio to Expand 'Alternative Response' Model to More Counties

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 13, 2010

Adoption
New Jersey: 'The Kid' stage review: Gay couple try to adopt in charming new musical
Utah: Judge: State can't protect unborn baby whose parents allegedly want to sell it

Foster Care
Romania: Tics common in orphanages, disappear in foster care
New York: Foster Children Mistreated, Suit Against City Claims
Canada: Foster-care policy oppressive, critics say

Child Welfare
Canada: Book designed to help youths forced out of their homes

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: May 12, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Russian official: accord reached on adoption deal
Tennessee: Agency asks court if Russian boy was abused
Ohio: Many Foster Children 'Age Out' Of Program Before Adoption
Korea: Koreans Remain Wary of Adoption

Foster Care
UK: Grandmother wins Kent County Council foster care ruling
California: USA: State of California fails to prepare foster youth for adulthood
Nation: Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Kimmel Kick Off Hillsides "Foster Soles" Charity ...

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 11, 2010

Adoption
Korea: Girls favored over boys in adoption
UK: Appeal in Oxford adoption parents' photo case
Tennessee: Grandparents lose adoption fight to parents of man who murdered their daughter

Foster Care
Nation: Number of Children in Foster Care Decreases but Critical Needs Go Unmet

Child Welfare
Nation: American Humane Association: Child Welfare Services Should Be Available to All ...

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: May 10, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Russia: Motion to Ban American Adoptions Fails
Nation: Transracial adoptions: A 'feel good' act or no 'big deal'?

Foster Care
Michigan: Woman proves college is possible for foster kids
Florida: Program gives foster students head start on futures

May Is National Foster Care Month!

According to Foster Care: Change a Nation, 463,000 children are currently in foster care in the United States. Everyone has the ability to make a real change in these children’s lives. Foster Care Month is about raising awareness and becoming involved with a young person in foster care who needs a supportive adult by his or her side.

Learn how you can make a difference -- whether you have a few minutes or a few hours!

Foster Care Headline: May 6, 2010

Foster Care
Nation: Number of Children in Foster Care Decreases but Critical Needs Go Unmet

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 5, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Russian Says American Adoptions May Continue
Denmark: Couples in registered partnerships now have equal rights with married couples ...

Foster Care
Pennsylvania: Mundy's bill advocating for foster families, children passes House
Pennsylvania: Official Reacts to Claims That DHS Coerced Teen Abortion

Child Welfare
New York: Non-biological mother is a legal parent, NY high court rules
Canada: New Child and Family Services Act now in effect

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: May 4, 2010

Adoption
Florida: Florida Launches Explore Adoption Initiative

Foster Care
Nation: Youth struggle to succeed after foster care, studies show

Child Welfare
Nation: Children Suffering Neglect and Deprivation Often Develop Repetitive Movements ...