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Related Resources: Adoption Assistance
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.
Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: A Factsheet for Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2004)
An overview of the different types of adoption assistance and information on how to arrange assistance.
Creative Strategies for Financing Post-Adoption Services: A White Paper (PDF - 1023 KB)
Casey Family Services (2003)
Describes the mix of funds available for postadoption services that can help agencies meet the needs of adopted children and their families.
Determinants of Adoption Subsidies
Adoption Quarterly, 9(2/3), 2006
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Presents analyses of national data showing a correlation between adoption subsidy receipt and amount received and specific characteristics of adopted children and adoptive families.
Ending the Foster Care Life Sentence: The Critical Need for Adoption Subsidies (PDF - 926 KB)
Children's Rights, National Foster Parent Association, & North American Council on Adoptable Children (2006)
Summarizes the findings of a survey of nearly 250 adoptive and pre-adoptive parents to assess the impact of adoption subsidies and other factors on their ability to adopt children from the foster care system.
Title IV-E Claims and Adoption Assistance Payments (PDF - 325 KB)
Hansen (2006)
Provides background information on the Federal support that is provided to families who adopt a child with special needs, and shares Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) data from 1996 to 2003 on the number of families currently receiving Federal funds.
Understanding Adoption Subsidies: An Analysis of AFCARS Data. Final Report.
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United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation., Research Triangle Institute.
Dalberth, Gibbs, Berkman |
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2005 - 58 pages |
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. Data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) offer an opportunity to examine how states use adoption subsidies to help achieve goals of permanency and well-being for children. Of particular interest to this study are patterns of subsidy receipt, the role of federal support for adoption subsidies under Title IV-E, and the relationship between adoption subsidies and adoption outcomes, including ...
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