The federal government has been looking at broken adoptions for more than two decades. Despite funneling billions of taxpayer dollars a year into adoption assistance for families and incentives for government agencies that increase their adoption numbers, the government has done little to address the issue. In a first-of-its-kind data analysis and investigation, USA TODAY reveals what's happening in the adoption process.
The majority of adoptions in the U.S. remain intact, but tens of thousands of children suffer the collapse of their families.
According to USA TODAY, the foster system is the leading source of adoptees in most states. Data can be explored.
New identification numbers hide the histories of children adopted from foster care.
Mark and Tina Chase were waiting for their daughter to become theirs. It wasn't what they had planned. The story needs to be read.
When an adoption fails, what should happen? Anthony Thornton left his adoptive home six weeks before graduating high school.
If things go wrong, parents with international adoptions get little support. Mental health resources can help. You can learn more.
66,000 foster children from broken adoptions were found in a database by USA TODAY. The analysis is available to explore.
It was taken from you because you love this country.
Thousands of children who were adopted into the U.S. were unaware they weren't citizens. They are at risk of being deported. The story needs to be read.
Poverty is the problem.
A new Florida law caused a flurry of removals for reasons classified as "neglect" but that experts say are usually just symptoms of poverty. The story needs to be read.
Adoption is the latest battleground.
The religious interest groups have come up with a way to push hundreds of similar bills through statehouses. The story needs to be read.
USA Today investigated why adoptions fail in the US.
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