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Illinois Celebrates Adoptions During National Adoption Month
Statewide child welfare agencies join national efforts to promote adoptions.
Chicago – The Illinois Celebrates Adoption Coalition in conjunction with the Circuit Court of Cook County, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Chicago Bar Association and numerous child welfare agencies and adoption attorneys today celebrated National Adoption Month. More than 25 families were created when their adoptions were finalized in court; something that will be done at an unprecedented number of courts nationwide in recognition of this special day.
“I am proud to be apart of this collaborative celebration of families,” said DCFS Director Bryan Samuels. “Many children in Illinois have been placed in safe, loving homes through the adoption process.”
Most adoptive parents are two parent families
Most adoptive parents are two parent families aged 31 to 40. A growing number of parents are aged 41 to 49. Most parents attended or completed college. Children can be adopted from other countries
Adopting children from all over the world has become something U.S. residents and citizens have been doing more and more when starting or expanding their families. Over 20,000 inter-country adoptions are taking place per year in addition to the more than Adoption assistance is available
Monthly or one-time only subsidy payments to help adoptive parents raise children with special needs. These payments were initially made possible by the enactment of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) which provided Federa
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A question and answer process by which a potential adoptive parent educates themselves about the challenges and rewards offered through parenting an adopted child. This process is led by an adoption worker to assess your life skills, life experiences and
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A doctor, attorney, minister, or other individual who informally aids or promotes an adoption by making a person seeking to adopt a minor aware of a child who is, or will be, available for adoption.
Loss
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The emotional and psychological state experienced when someone temporarily or permanently is separated from someone or something to which they have an emotional attachment or need.
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