Once a child is adopted from foster care, it’s as if they are reborn in the eyes of many child welfare agencies. In required data reports to the federal government, these agencies remove evidence that ...

A state law that went into effect just this summer is making it possible for people to access thousands of adoption records for the very first time. The information in those records means siblings ...

In a study that is unlikely to find favor among privacy advocates, researchers from two academic institutions warned that increased efforts to protect the privacy of health data will hamper the ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A state law that went into effect just this summer is making it possible for people to access thousands of adoption records for the very first time. The information in those ...

LANSING — State auditors will get access to the confidential adoption records they seek for their review of child placement programs, the Court of Claims ruled Thursday, a decision that should allow ...

LANSING — State auditors will get access to the confidential adoption records they seek for their review of child placement programs, the Court of Claims ruled Thursday, a decision that should allow ...

“Adoption day is too often thought of as just this wonderful, nice, rosy thing. But I hope people will rethink what adoption is like for both the mother who gives up the child and for the adopted ...

Persuading influential medical centers to adopt electronic medical records helps speed adoption by their neighboring hospitals, according to a new report. A new study detailed in the current issue of ...

We are a diverse coalition of advocates who want a fair compromise on the issue of opening adoption records. The bill sitting on the Governor’s desk, S799, is flawed legislation. We urge the Governor ...