Adoption & Foster Care

This research brief is the second of a two-part analysis that presents information on children adopted from foster care in the United States and their families using data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) and the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH).

This research brief is the first of a two-part analysis that presents information on children adopted from foster care in the United States and their families using data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) and the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). This brief describes the characteristics of children adopted from the U.S.

Adoption USA presents findings from the first nationally representative survey of adoptive parents in the United States. About two percent of U.S. children joined their families through adoption.

Authors: Sharon Vandivere and Karin Malm Child Trends Laura Radel  

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