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The following AFCARS Adoption Data Research Briefs were written by Mary Eschelbach Hansen, Ph.D. Mary Hansen is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at American University and a Research Fellow at the Center for Adoption Research of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Federal Title IV-E and State Adoption Assistance, Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Policy Manual: Title IV-E, Children's Bureau
Policy information on Title IV-E in an easy-to-use question and answer format.

Forever Families. Support for Families of Children with Special Needs: A Policy Analysis of Adoption Subsidy Programs in the United States, North American Council on Adoptable Children (2002)
Examines State implementation of adoption subsidies and reviews policies related to eligibility and benefits.

The Critical Need for Adoption Subsidies
This report from Children's Rights summarizes the findings of a survey they conducted in collaboration with the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) and the National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) of 242 adoptive and prospective adoptive parents in 6 states. The survey indicates that adoption subsidies play a critical role in ensuring that abused and neglected children are adopted from foster care

A Checklist on Title IV-E Adoption Assistance and State Adoption Subsidies for Adoptive Parents

Child-Only TANF Payments for Kinship Care Families in States Served by Casey Family Programs


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