More and more, adoptions being made out of foster care, By Colleen O’Connor, October 25, 2011, Denver Post: “Images of children from distant countries, from Bulgaria to China to Russia, have been the public face of adoption in America. But that picture is overdue for an update. Most kids adopted by U.S. families now come from the child-welfare system: about 52,340 in 2010, up from 15,000 in 1988. In Colorado, the number has increased 125 percent to 1,044 in 2010 from 465 in 1995. The consensus is that it’s good to get children out of ‘the system.’ However, such adoptions can bring with them unanticipated physical and emotional challenges that require ongoing support…”
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