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TOPIC: I want to adopt

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Casie	Posted: Nov 26, 2004 11:43:11 AM Hello, I came to this board to find some information on open/closed adoptions. I'm very open to open adoptions. We're looking for two childnre. a little girl ages 4 and under and a boy 10 and younger. My 10 year old son and I run a non profit organization helping low income families so we're very involved in our comunity, but we're also very fun. We are huge fans of Disney! So, we're full of fun and love children! I'm 30 and my husband who had cancer when he was 13 (which is the reason for no more children) is 32.

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Growing Up Adopted: Study Highlights Health, Happiness of Adopted Children

A recent report by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services may put to rest many of the arguments or concerns U.S. citizens have about the impact of adoption on children.

The report, titled "Adoption USA," was compiled from data from the 2007 National Survey of Adoptive Parents – a federal survey of 2,000 families that adopted children from foster care, internationally or through private domestic adoption.

The report found that 85 percent of adoptive children are in excellent or very good health, and that adoptive children are more likely to have health insurance than children in the general population. Adopted children also were less likely to live in households below the poverty threshold.

The report also found that adopted children benefit in other ways than children in the general population:

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BOARD: Discussions for Women who are Pregnant » Couldn't Find Your Topic? Post a Message Here.TOPIC: I want to adopt

Growing Up Adopted: Study Highlights Health, Happiness of Adopted Children

BOARD: Discussions for Women who are Pregnant » Couldn't Find Your Topic? Post a Message Here.

TOPIC: I want to adopt