From this MSNBC Article: Bluntly acknowledging the challenges faced by many adoptive families, a coalition of child welfare and adoption groups is appealing for a national reappraisal of how best to provide sustained, effective support and keep grim outcomes to a minimum. … In a report being released Thursday, endorsed by many leading players in [...]

I’ve seen two separate rumors now that hint towards a very small batch. I believe that the 22nd is going to be included, but I’m worried for the 24th. This is at an R2 right now, so nothing is definite. But if the cut off is the 22nd or 23rd then this will be a [...]

I’ve got it from a few people now that the CCAA has temporarily suspended an agency and that the people with that agency will not get their referrals while the agency is under suspension. Families are being told that once the suspension is lifted then those families with LID’s that have been referred during the [...]

An agency reports that the CCAA is currently working on matches. And to try to answer the question before it gets asked: Historically, this means referrals could arrive out of the blue tomorrow, or they could arrive three weeks from now.

Spain released adoption numbers from 2005 to 2009. The 2009 numbers for Asia are one quarter what they were in 2005. The US State Department numbers went from 7,903 in 2005 to 3001 in 2009, which is 38% of what they were. However, I believe a lot more Americans are choosing to adopt via the [...]

At least one person was a bit grossed out at the idea of a dog in the bed with the rest of the family on a lazy Saturday morning. But this is where I think it’s important to understand the difference between “good germs” and “bad germs”. I personally feel that all of the autoimmune [...]