Special Needs Adoptions
and the REACH Project
Children with special
needs can range in age from infants to 18 years old.
These children include those who:
- Have physical
challenges or health problems
- Are older
- Are members of
ethnic or racial minorities
- Have a history of
abuse or neglect
- Have emotional
problems
- Have siblings and
need to be adopted as a group
- Have experienced
multiple placements
- Have documented
conditions that may lead to future problems
- Were exposed to
drugs or alcohol before birth
Special Needs Adoption
FACTS *
- In the United
States, more than 110,000 children with special
needs are waiting to be adopted into permanent
homes.
- Approximately 80 to
90 percent of special needs adoptions are
successful.
- The Adoption and
Safe Families Act of 1997 has focused more attention
on finding homes for children with special needs and
making sure they receive the post-adoption services
they need.
* Source: U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, Administration
for Children & Families
Special needs
adoption information is
available by visiting the
Adoptinfo /
REACH home page. Learn more about
special needs adoption
resources available through REACH and other
adoption
information. |
