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National Adoption Attitudes Survey

Survey Results Hold Promise for Adoption

On June 19, 2002, the results of the National Adoption Attitudes Survey were announced in a Press Release from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, which commissioned the survey.

Since the release of the Executive Summary and Full Report (see below for links), the survey has been a major topic of discussion in the adoption community.

We are pleased to offer commentaries which futher address the survey and its reports, from

• Rita Soronen, Executive Director, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption,
  
  
• William L. Pierce, Ph.D., Executive Director, International Association of Voluntary Adoption Agencies and NGOs, and
  
  
• Marley Greiner, Executive Chair, Bastard Nation: The Adoptee Rights Organization

Survey reports are available online:

From the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

• Executive Summary in .pdf format
• Survey Report in .pdf format
  
  From the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
  
• Excutive Summary in .pdf format
• Survey Report in .pdf format

(require an Adobe Acrobat reader which can be downloaded free of charge)

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