What a Success it Was!! The Adoption Institute's 9th Annual Taste of Spring gala was held on Thursday, May 10 at the Metropolitan Pavilion more.
To read Executive Director Adam Pertman's latest Huffington Post commentary; "New Realities in the Extended Family: Who Is the Woman Celebrating Thanksgiving with Your Next-Door Neighbors?" please click here. To view past commentaries, please visit his blog: www.adampertman.com.
To read Executive Director Adam Pertman's last blog post; "When Fox News, David Brock, Identity and Adoption Intersect: Where's the Outrage" click: here.
The Adoption Institute has released an educational video about our work and impact. watch
Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption
Finding Families for African American Children
Adoptive Parent Preparation: Meeting the Mental Health and Developmental Needs of Adopted Children
For the Records: Restoring a Right to Adult Adoptees
Safeguarding the Rights and Well-Being of Birthparents in the Adoption Process
Adoption in the Schools: A Lot to Learn
Intercountry Adoption in Emergencies: The Tsunami Orphans
Safeguarding Interstate Adoptions: The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
What’s Working for Children: A Policy Study of Adoption Stability and Termination
Unintended Consequences: 'Safe Haven' Laws Are Causing Problems, Not Solving Them
NEW: OPENNESS IN ADOPTION: FROM SECRECY AND STIGMA TO KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS, released in March 2012 as the first in a series of papers on openness, synthesizes knowledge on the outcomes of openness in infant adoptions, presents results of a new Institute survey of infant adoption programs, and offers recommendations for professionals and families. Among the study's findings is that only a tiny proportion of adoptions today are completely "closed."
more
EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN III: RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES IN ADOPTION BY GAYS AND LESBIANS, released in October 2011, is the culmination of a four-year research project. It presents new empirical data about the perceptions, experiences and needs of lesbian and gay parents, and provides recommendations for improving practice and strengthening supports for adoptive families headed by non-heterosexual adults.
more
NEVER TOO OLD: ACHIEVING PERMANENCY AND SUSTAINING CONNECTIONS FOR OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, released in July 2011, explores initiatives, synthesizes research findings, and makes recommendations for better meeting the needs of the growing proportion of youth who "age out" of foster care each year – and face daunting challenges in their transition to adulthood.
more
KEEPING THE PROMISE: THE CRITICAL NEED FOR POST-ADOPTION SERVICES TO ENABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO SUCCEED, released in October, is an extensive examination of adoptive families in the United States, concluding that too many are not receiving the essential services they need, and calling for a reshaping of national priorities and resources to develop and provide such services.
more
The Institute was proud to host President Clinton at a reception on November 17. The former President applauded the Institute's efforts. more
APRIL 2012 E-NEWSLETTER
The April 2012 Adoption Institute E-Newsletter is now available. Click hereTo access past issues, go to our archive.
INSTITUTE SUGGESTS LEGISLATION SHOULD BACK BIRTHFATHER RIGHTS
The Adoption Institute submitted a letter to the Missouri Senate Health, Mental Health, Seniors and Families Committee on pending legislation concerning mothers' voluntary acknowledgment of paternity and fathers' rights and responsibilities. To read the letter click here.
Our sincere thanks to everyone who generously responded to our year-end appeal. To see the kind of important work your support makes possible, click here
ADOPTION BY LESBIANS AND GAY MEN – BY DAVID BRODZINSKY & ADAM PERTMAN
To learn more about the latest publication from two of our staff members click here.
WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE ADAM'S LATEST BOOK – THE REVIEWS ARE IN!
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming Our Families – and America has been reviewed as "the most important book ever written on the subject." For additional reviews, click here. To learn more, go to: www.adampertman.com
SIBLINGS IN ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE: Traumatic Separations and Honored Connections – edited by Deborah N. Silverstein and Susan Livingston Smith
The topics covered in this compelling, comprehensive examination of sibling issues in adoption and foster care include: the importance of nurturing bonds and supporting relationships; the legal rights of brothers and sisters to be together; programs that maintain such connections; and sibling issues in international adoptions. To learn more or to purchase the book, click here.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERTMAN DISCUSSES ADOPTION AND HIS NEW BOOK
On WomensRadio, listenOn the Positive Parenting show, here
In the Minneapolis Star Tribune, here
In the Bay Window, here
In ABC News articles, here and here
In the New York Times aricle, "The Ethicist"here
Featured in Adoption Today article, "A Revolution in the Family"here
In Sue Shellenbarger's Wall Street Journal Bloghere
In the AARP Bulletin here
On ABC, News 10 Sacramentohere
On WGN News, Chicago here
DIRECTOR PERTMAN DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR POST-ADOPTION SERVICES
Executive Director Adam Pertman writes about the need to provide post-adoption support to children and families in The Christian Science Monitor. hereABC NEWS AND 'RADIO TIMES' FOCUS ON ACCESS TO ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES
ABC News examines the issue by interviewing adoptees and Executive Director Pertman hereThe topic of discussion on 'Radio Times' was also adult adoptee access to original birth certificates listen
BEYOND CULTURE CAMP: PROMOTING HEALTHY IDENTITY IN ADOPTION, FOR PROFESSIONALS
Designed to help professionals identify factors that support, encourage and nurture the development of healthy identity formation for transracial adoptees, programs and services that enable adoptees to develop healthy identities, and What type of education is needed for professionals, parents and the public to support health identity formation. On June 2, 2010 moreBEYOND CULTURE CAMP: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO PROMOTING HEALTHY IDENTITY IN ADOPTION
Adoptive parents will not want to miss this webinar. All parents want their children to grow up with a healthy sense of self. Yet for transracially formed adoptive families, the notion that this will naturally develop cannot be taken for granted. On June 23, 2010. moreSee our past webinars here
ADOPTIVE PARENT PREPARATION
The Institute is working to make sure that adoptive placements are successful and permanent by shaping best-practice standards and providing training materials to help professionals in the preparation and support of adoptive parents. Trainings for professionals are now available or access a free copy of our timely report. For additional information on this initiative, contact Project Director David Brodzinsky.EQUALITY FOR ADOPTEES & BIRTHPARENTS
Our groundbreaking research is expanding the understanding of key policies and practices that are most helpful to birthmothers/fathers during the adoption process and throughout their lives; for more information, contact Program Director Susan Smith; Our research and advocacy work aims to help adult adoptees gain access to their original birth certificates; for information, contact Executive Director Adam Pertman.EDUCATE THE EDUCATORS & THE MEDIA
The Institute works to improve curricula and to create a more supportive school environment for children who were adopted and/or in foster care. We also work with journalists to provide up-to-the-minute information with which to present a more accurate picture of adoption, foster care, and the millions of children and families they affect.
EVENTS AND STAFF APPEARANCES
Our Executive Director Adam Pertman and senior staff frequently have appearances throughout the country. moreOUR HONORARY BOARD INCLUDES PROMINENT ADOPTION, ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS
The Institute has formed an Honorary Board, which is composed of distinguished professionals who have committed themselves to increase the Institute's impact, resources and support. more
CELEBRATING...OUR FAMILIES, OUR CHILDREN
The Adoption Institute's annual fall gala was held on Thursday, October 13 at the Soho House in West Hollywood. more.
