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November is National Adoption Month

Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds

The Children's Bureau's National Adoption Month campaign seeks to increase awareness of adoption, bring attention to the need for adoptive families for teens experiencing the U.S. foster care system, and emphasize the value of lifelong connections.

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Key Statistics

The following are key data from the fiscal year 2022 report for the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.

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109,000

As of September 30, 2022, there were nearly 109,000 children waiting to be adopted.

1 in 5

More than one in five children waiting for adoption were ages 13–17.

34.9

The average time in care for all children waiting to be adopted was 34.9 months, or nearly 3 years.

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