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• Study: Many teens who have kinship caregivers develop behavioral problems

  A new report in the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reveals that children who stay with kinship caregivers are more likely to develop problems than if they lived with foster parents. more...

• Professor calls on states to extend benefits for foster care teens

  Many adolescents who are not adopted by the age of 18 are released into the real world without a place to stay, money, a job or reliable transportation. more...

• Group of displaced Haitian children officially up for adoption

  A dozen Haitian children who were displaced by last winter's devastating earthquake have been cleared for adoption in the U.S. more...

• Adoption is a celebratory experience for many families throughout the U.S.

  The National Adoption Attitudes Survey reveals that 81.5 million people, or 40 percent of American adults, have considered adopting a child. If just one in 500 of these individuals adopted, every waiting child in foster care would have a family. more...

• Groups in Pennsylvania looking for families to adopt or host foster care

  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) reports that more than 500,000 children in the U.S. are currently in some form of foster care, which is a number that has increased over the last decade. more...

• Officials in Texas hope to decrease the rate of foster care children on mood-altering drugs

  Despite the state's aggressive effort to reduce the number of foster children who are on psychotropic drugs, Texas has seen little progress. more...