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Adoption Assistance Policy

Policy information on Federal Title IV-E and State adoption assistance programs, including eligibility requirements.

	Selected Resources Child Welfare Policy Manual: Title IV-E Children's Bureau Policy information on Title IV-E in an easy-to-use question and answer format. Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Webcast National Child Welfare Resource Center on Adoption (2007) Download video and PowerPoint files from this two-part series on Title IV-E adoption assistance policy.

Adoption Assistance by State
American Public Human Services Association and Child Welfare Information Gateway
Answers to 13 questions on State adoption assistance policy, medical assistance, and postadoption services.

Forever Families. Support for Families of Children with Special Needs: A Policy Analysis of Adoption Subsidy Programs in the United States (PDF - 362 KB)
North American Council on Adoptable Children (2002)
Examines State implementation of adoption subsidies and reviews policies related to eligibility and benefits.

Valuing Substitute Families: Financial Support for Foster and Adoptive Families (PDF - 190 KB)
Hansen & Jacobs (2007)
Examines current policy on adoption assistance and recommends restructuring existing programs as an insurance program that would protect current foster and adoptive families and would attract additional resource families.

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Updated on February 24, 2010