Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Publication Title
Child Welfare
Volume
82
Issue
2
Pages
251-272
Publisher Name
Child Welfare League of America
Abstract
The gap between the number of children of color in care and the recruitment of minority foster and adoptive homes has triggered growing support for transracial adoption, culminating in the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA) and the Interethnic Adoption Provisions (IEP) legislation. Although MEPA and IEP focus on eliminating barriers to transracial placements, tbey do not address support for families that cboose to adopt transracially Alack of professional literature exists in this area. This study explores a number of trans-racial placements and adoptions, with the goal of identifying, from the perspective of the families interviewed, potential services that would enhance such placements and adoptions.
Identifier
PMID: 12699287
Recommended Citation
Simon, Shirley and Vidal De Haymes, Maria. Transracial Adoption: Families Identify Issues and Needed Support Services. Child Welfare, 82, 2: 251-272, 2003. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works,
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Copyright Statement
© Child Welfare League of America, 2003.
Comments
Author Posting © Child Welfare League of America, 2003. This article is posted here for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Child Welfare, Volume 82, Issue 2, March/April 2003, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12699287