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Openness
Resources and information on the range of openness options available to birth and adoptive parents, including State and local examples.
After Adoption: Direct Contact and Relationships
Logan & Smith (2004)
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British study about the impact of direct postadoption contact on adopted children, adoptive parents, and birth families.
Postadoption Contact Agreements Between Birth and Adoptive Families
Postadoption contact agreements, sometimes referred to as cooperative adoption or open adoption agreements, are arrangements that allow some kind of contact between a child's adoptive family and members of the child's birth family after the child's adoption has been finalized. These arrangements can range from informal, mutual understandings between the birth and adoptive families to written, formal contracts. Agreements for postadoption contact or communication have become more prevalent in recent years, due to several factors: -- There is wider recognition of the rights of birth parents to make choices for their children -- Many adoptions involve older children, such as ...
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State and local examples
Mediation and Open Adoption: What's the Point? (PDF - 136 KB)
Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon (2004)
Explains why mediation is important in establishing a relationship between adoptive parents and birth parents and maintaining communication.
Realizing Open Adoption Dreams (The ROAD)
New York Council on Adoptable Children
Promotes permanence through adoption for older youth in foster care in New York City while also maintaining their existing relationships with birth family members and others who have significant meaning in their lives.
Sustaining Birth Family Connections Post Adoption
Casey Family Services
Describes programs in Oregon, Michigan, and New York that support greater involvement of birth families in the lives of children and youth adopted from foster care.
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