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Do Adoption Subsidies Help At-Risk Children?, Kasey Buckles
Do Adoption Subsidies Help At-Risk Children?, Kasey Buckles
University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series
Over half a million children in the United States are currently in foster care, many of whom are at risk for long-lasting emotional and health problems. Research suggests that adoption may be one of the more promising options for the placement of these children. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, which provided federal funds for monthly adoption subsidies, was designed to promote adoptions of special-needs children and children in foster care.
Using data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting Systems for 2000- 2006, I consider the effects of these adoption subsidies on children’s likelihood …