The controversies in adoption have extended across a spectrum of policy and practice issues, and although the issues have become clear, resolution has not been

Conversations about multiculturalism rarely consider the position of children, who are presumptively nested in families and communities. Yet providing care for

The Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which became law in 1997, elicited a major shift in federal policy and thinking toward child welfare, emphasizing chi

Intercountry adoption represents a significant component of international migration; in recent years, up to 45,000 children have crossed borders annually as par

This volume examines existing research documenting racial disproportionality and disparities in child welfare systems, the underlying factors that contribute to