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
Listening to Parents: Overcoming Barriers to the Adoption of Children from Foster Care
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
May 2008
And Don't Miss This February Featured Report....
ADOPTIVE PARENT PREPARATION: MEETING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF ADOPTED CHILDREN, released in February represents the initial phase of a broad, long-term Institute project designed to shape best-practice standards that will assist adoption professionals in the preparation and education of adoptive parents. more
UPDATE: JULY E-NEWSLETTER
The July 2008 Adoption Institute E-Newsletter is now available. moreTo access past issues, go to our archive.
PRESS: NAOMI CAHN JOINS
INSTITUTE FELLOWS PROGRAM
The Adoption Institute announces prominent legal scholar Naomi Cahn of George Washington University Law School as new Senior Research Fellows.
moreEVENTS: STAFF APPEARANCES
Our Executive Director Adam Pertman and senior staff frequently have scheduled appearances throughout the country. more
SUPPORT MATT DONALDSON
RIDE OVER THE ROCKIES
In past years, Matt Donaldson has completed the Iron Man triathlon to raise support for the Institute named after his mother, Evan B. Donaldson.
This year Matt will ride his bike for 100 miles through the Colorado Rockies in the Leadville Trail 100 - "The Race across the Sky" - on August 16-17, 2008.
To donate, you can either send a check to the Adoption Institute (Please write "Matt Donaldson" or "100 Mile Race" on the memo line); or you can donate online from our support page here.
SAVE THE DATE: L.A. FUNDRAISER OCT. 23
mark October 23, 2008, on your calendars for the next Adoption Institute Benefit in Los Angeles. The event will be at a private home, so please contact Laura James for more information on sponsorship opportunities, and how to attend. If you are interested in hosting an event in your area, please contact Laura JamesUPDATE: ANNUAL REPORT &
FIVE YEAR RETROSPECTIVE
The Institute has released its Annual Report and Five Year Restrospective.
Read about our accomplishments and consider contributing to our important work
moreHOST AN EVENT
If you are interested in hosting an event in your area, please contact External Relations Director Laura James at ljames@adoptioninstitute.org. And if parties are not "your thing," we welcome direct support of our work.more
TRANSCULTURAL ADOPTION & IDENTITY
This study, with initial funding by the Kellogg Foundation, seeks to examine those factors that contribute to the development of healthy identities from those who know best - adopted adults. The initial focus of this research is on adults adopted internationally and raised in transracial families, with a comparison group of same-race domestic adoptees. We would like to thank all the adopted adults who participated in this first national survey to examine issues of identity in adoption (which incorporates race, culture and adoptive identities). Results and findings from this study will be published in the fall. Contact Policy & Operations Director Hollee McGinnis at hmcginnis@adoptioninstitute.org for more informationmoreADOPTIVE PARENT PREPARATION PROJECT
This project, to which the Institute is seeking additional funding, seeks to develop practice recommendations as well as educational/training materials that strengthen and support the preparation of individuals and couples for adoptive parenthood, and to disseminate that knowledge and those materials to adoption practitioners and prospective adoptive parents. For more information on this initiative, contact Research & Project Director David Brodzinsky at dbrodzinsky@adoptioninstitute.org.IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE
IN GAY AND LESBIAN ADOPTION
This project will provide a review of the current state of knowledge and recommended best practices in adoption by gay and lesbian parents.
With funding from a grant from the Gill Foundation, this white paper will be available in winter 2007 and is designed to be part of a broader
project, not yet funded, to expand the Institute’s previous research on the subject. For more information on this project, contact Policy & Research Director
Jeanne Howard at jhoward@adoptioninstitute.org.
