Adoption subsidies are perhaps the single most powerful tool by which the child welfare system can encourage adoption and support adoptive families. The federal Adoption Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1980 to ensure that families adopting foster children with special needs could do so without reducing or exhausting their resources.
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Advanced SearchUnderstanding Foster Parenting: Using Administrative Data to Explore Retention
Contents Research Questions and Methods Key Findings Foster homes are a critical resource within the child welfare system, with more than 260,000 children in non-relative foster care at the end of FY 2001.
Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data
Background Adoption subsidies are perhaps the single-most powerful tool by which the child welfare system can encourage adoption and support adoptive families. Yet little is known about the factors associated with the receipt and amount of subsidies.
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Understanding Foster Parenting: Using Administrative Data to Explore Retention: Research Brief
Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data
Prepared by: Barbara Dalberth, Deborah Gibbs, and Nancy Berkman RTI International RTI Project Number 07578.006
Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child-Only Cases with Relative Caregivers
Content Background Research Questions and Methods Key Findings Background Since the establishment of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, much attention has been given t
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Summary Report
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts
National Study of Child Protective Services Systems and Reform Efforts: Review of State CPS Policy - Executive Summary
Contents Purpose and Background Summary of Findings Reflections Endnotes