Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: March 2, 2010

Adoption
Haiti: Earthquake Exposes Haiti's Faulty Adoption System
Ethiopia: Adoption watchdog suppresses Ethiopia findings and `Forgeries and lies' in Australian adoptions of Ethiopian children

Foster Care
Oregon: Bill Expands Health Coverage for Former Foster Youth
Florida: Regulations sought for foster kids prescribed psychiatric drugs

Child Welfare
New York: Prison moms want more leeway in parental rights cases
Iowa: U of I experts to aid state in evaluating child abuse

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

Adoption
Nepal: Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption controls

Foster Care
Oregon: House passes bill extending health benefits for teens leaving foster care

Child Welfare
Connecticut: Legislators considering new proposal for reporting child abuse

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 23, 2010

Adoption
South Korea: Domestic adoption of children promoted in SKorea
Louisiana: State to appeal gay adoption ruling
Vietnam: Vietnam's hill tribe children 'stolen' for adoption - Feature

Foster Care
California: State on Hook for Millions in Foster Care

Child Welfare
New York: Changes in statewide child abuse list
California: Parents cleared of false allegations remain on state's child abuser list
Columbus: 'Cookie-cutter' plan failed child in abuse case

Adoption, Foster Care & Child Welfare Headlines: February 22, 2010

Adoption
Louisiana: Louisiana must issue birth certificate to men who adopted baby boy, federal ...
Utah: Seeking adoptive parents' rights: Utah lawmaker proposes uniform sick leave ...

Foster Care
UK: 'Unofficial' fostering figures sparking concerns
Nebraska: Bill focuses on improving foster care
Indiana: Ruling on Indiana foster care payment cuts appealed
Michigan: Governor signs foster care bill

Child Welfare
Pennsylvania: Group of mothers with common foe: DHS and its 'adversarial system'
Kentucky: Panel approves compromise child protection bill
Columbus: Guardian not told call was taped
Pennsylvania: Is home where the heart is? Should poverty and inability to find & keep ...

Adoption & Foster Care Headlines: February 18, 2010

Adoption
Florida: Florida challenges gay adoption in Hollywood case
Nation: Hoekstra's bill could help Haitian children eligible for US adoption
Nation: New research on multiracial adoption questions current practices
Oklahoma: Transracial adoptions in Oklahoma mean reward and challenge

Foster Care
Canada: Foster parents protest changes

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 17, 2010

Adoption
New York: NY court overturns adoption by J&J heiress
Indiana: 5-Year-Old At Center Of Adoption Court Battle
Egypt: Egypt to try US couple, Egyptians over adoption

Foster Care
DC: Archdiocese ends D.C. foster care program, cites conflict with same-sex marriage

Adoption & Child Welfare Headlines: February 12, 2010

Adoption
Nation: Child: US Adoption Agency Bought Me
Arizona: Bill gives married couples adoption preference
UK: Smokers face adoption and fostering ban

Child Welfare
Connecticut: Juvenile Court: Change, But Concerns