State
Department’s Intercountry Adoptions Report Highlights
Failure to Meet the Needs of Children Without Parents
Today,
the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released its FY 2018
Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions. The report shows
that American families adopted only 4,059 children through
intercountry adoption between October 1, 2017 through
September 30, 2018. This is a decline of over 13% from
the previous year, and over 82% decline since 2004. Adoptions
from China dropped by over 22% in the past year —
though at 1,475 it remains the country with the most adoptions
to the United States.
Source
FY
2018 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoptions.
Source
Adoption
Statistics
The statistics on this page correspond with the fiscal
year. For more information on the adoption statistics,
please view our annual adoption report, which is located
under the publication section of this website. The U.S.
Government fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on
September 30.
Source
Adoption
is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of
another, usually a child, from that person's biological
or legal parent or parents, and, in so doing, permanently
transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with
filiation, from the biological parent or parents.
Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the
care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent
change in status and as such requires societal recognition,
either through legal or religious sanction. Historically,
some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption;
where others have tried to achieve adoption through less
formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance
rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying
transfer of filiation. Modern systems of adoption, arising
in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive
statutes and regulations.
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Children's Choir
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Chi Heng Foundation
Children's Society
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Feed the Children
Felix Organization
FilmAid International
Food For Orphans
Foster Children Positive Plan
Friends of El Faro
Global Angels
GO Campaign
GuluWalk
H.A.L.O.
Homeless Not Toothless
Homes Of Hope
Hope North
HOPE Worldwide
Imagine LA
IU-Kenya Partnership
Jolie-Pitt Foundation
K.I.D.S.
Kids in the Spotlight
Kindred Foundation for Adoption
Kiss For A Cause Foundation
Lisa Lopes Foundation
Live 8
Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation
Monsoon Accessorize Trust
Naked Heart Foundation
Pearl S. Buck Foundation
Pies Descalzos
Project Cuddle
PROJECT ZAMBI
Raising Malawi
Safety Harbor Kids
Save Africa's Children
SOS Children's Villages
Stephen Lewis Foundation
Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation
The Black Eyed Peas Foundation
The Stars Foundation
Tim Tebow Foundation
Tomiko Fraser Goddess Gathering
Vijay Amritraj Foundation
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World Vision
Worldwide Orphans Foundation
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