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Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Fact Sheet for Families

2005, Fact Sheet, 6 pages, Federal Publication, English
Web link: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_fospar.cfm

Description:

This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting a child in their care. It provides information on the differences between foster care and adoption, and explores some of the things for foster parents to consider when making the decision about whether to adopt a child in their care. Additional topics discussed include: trends in foster parent adoption, benefits of foster parent adoption for all involved, characteristics of foster families who successfully adopt children in their care, and characteristics of foster families whose adoptions failed.

Availability information:

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Source:

Child Welfare Information Gateway, ACYF, ACF, HHS
Children's Bureau/ACYF, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor
Washington DC 20024

Phone number(s):

(703) 385-7565
(800) 394-3366

Related topics:

These topics may help you find additional publications. Click any of these links to do an automatic search.

• ADOPTION
• FOSTER CARE

NWHIC record number P-7854