Statistics & Trends
Adoption statistics and trends, as reported from various research organizations and groups in the US and Canada, concern policies and practices in adoption and foster care.
Statistics based on fiscal year 2003 show the increase in numbers of international adoptions by US families, top sending countries, and a comparison with previous years.... [more]
The first-ever Census Bureau report on adoption and stepfamilies has been released, based on data from the 2000 Census - Adopted Children and Stepchildren: 2000
Overcoming Barriers to the Adoption of Children from Foster Care If children aren't being adopted from the U.S. foster care system in hoped-for numbers, perhaps this 2005 report from the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute can shed some insight. The report explores major reasons parents give for abandoning their efforts, and offers solutions.
Abortion Incidence and Services in the US Results from the Alan Guttmacher Institute's 1995-1996 survey are compiled with statistics dating back to 1973.
Adoption & Foster Care Statistics Tables of data on adoption, foster care, and other child welfare programs, from the Children's Bureau.
Adoption & Substitute Care Data 1990-1994 Statistics drawn from state child welfare data, from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Adoption Statistics (1) From NAIC, tables of statistics for various types of adoption, adoption-related activities, and adoption costs; distilled from the DHHS data.
Adoption Statistics (2) Compiled by the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute; public and private adoptions, adopting parents; placing parents; foster care.
Adoption Statistics by State Brief overviews of adoption numbers from all 50 states, from the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. Each state page is in .pdf format.
Adoption Statistics in the United Kingdom Current through March 2003
Canadian Adoption Trends Text of a presentation made by Dr. Michael Sobol, of the
Adoption Council of Canada. Highly recommended reading.
Census Special Report: Adopted Children & Stepchildren: 2000 The first-ever Census Bureau report on adoption and stepfamilies has been released, based on data from the 2000 Census.
Growing Up Adopted The original 1994 study from The Search Institute.
Kids Having Kids This study, funded by the Robin Hood Foundation, gives statistics on trends among the children of young mothers in unplanned pregnancies.
Protecting the Rights of Hard to Place Children in Adoptions An examination of child protection laws, from by the University of Indiana Law School.
Research Database The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute database consists of over 1,000 articles, master's theses, Ph.D. dissertations, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, reports and unpublished manuscripts. It can be searched by keyword or category.
Special Needs Adoptions On The Rise Private agency special needs adoptions in the state are up, according to this study by the Univ. of Michigan and the Michigan Federation of Private Child and Family Agencies.
The Decline of Adoption in Canada Summary of The Daly/Sobol Report tracking the decline in adoptions of all types in Canada between 1980 and 1991. Interesting statistics for all areas, especially infant adoptions and single parenting.
The State of the Children Although written in 1997, this examination of the condition of the nation's foster care and adoption programs is an excellent assessment. Authored by Conna Craig and Derek Herbert of the Institute for Children.
Why Children Aren't Adopted A look at the child welfare system, from the Institute for Psychological Therapies.
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