http://www.proudparenting.com/node/67 Comments for "Single and Adopting?" en http://www.proudparenting.com/node/67 <p>According to the <strong>U.S. Department of Health and Human Services</strong>, 33% of children adopted from Foster Care have a single parent (<cite>U.S. DHHS, 2000</cite>). Research in the 1970's found that an estimated .5% to 4% of persons completing adoptions were single. Studies in the 1980's found from 8% to 34% of adopters were single. (<cite>Stolley, 1993</cite>)</p> <p>Across the country the number of single parent placements slowly and steadily continues to increase, both in domestic and intercountry adoption. (<cite>Feigelman and Silverman, 1993</cite>)</p> <p><a href="http://www.proudparenting.com/node/67">read more</a></p> http://www.proudparenting.com/node/67#comments Adoption DHHS foster care research single parent U.S. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Community Editor 67 at http://www.proudparenting.com