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After Adoption: The Need for Services The National Adoption Information Clearinghouse factsheet "Adoption and the Stages of Development: What Parents Can Expect at Different Ages" discusses stages of child development in general and the adoption-related issues associated with each stage. The factsheet introduces the concept of...
On the Teen Scene, Using Over-the-Counter Medications Wisely
FDA Consumer A Reprint From FDA Consumer Magazine Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Public Affairs, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 Pharmacy shelves are filled with medicines you can buy without a prescription. But...
HHS Publishes New Guidelines on Language Service Overview: People who do not speak English well can receive important government-supported services in their own native language. The Bush Administration has emphasized its continued commitment to make sure that people with limited English proficiency (LEP) have meaningful access to services...
Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Are Real Young people can have mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that are real, painful, and costly. These problems, often called "disorders," are sources of stress for children and their families, schools, and communities. The number of young people and their families who are affected by mental,...
Benefit to Nebraska Safe Haven Law October 1, 2008, 6:58 am
The Nebraska Safe Haven law was a very badly written law and the results were predictable. The law was very open ended and allowed parents to surrender children up to the age of 18. Then intent was to allow birth mothers the opportunity to relinquish a child they could not care for and prevent...
November is National Adoption Awareness Month November 1, 2009, 1:00 am
Adoptive parenting comes in quite a few shapes and sizes. There's domestic adoption (open, semi-open, and closed), there's international adoption, there's fostering-to-adopt--and this is just scratching the surface of a few of the "big" ones. (There's also step-parent adoption, adoption within...
November 20th Is National Adoption Day November 19, 2010, 5:30 am
On November 20, 2010 thousands of parents and children will finalize adoptions. Created in 2000 by the Alliance for Children's Rights, National Adoption Day unites children from foster care with forever adoptive families. More than 30,000 children have been adopted from foster care on National...