Child Adoption

Adoption: Every child deserves a home

Finding a permanent home for children and youth who are in the care of welfare agencies should be a priority for all Canadians, write Laura Eggertson, Dr. Noni MacDonald, Cindy Baldassi and Dr. Paul Hébert in an editorial in CMAJ.

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Adopted children revisit birthplaces

CHINESE children adopted by 37 overseas families from six countries are in China to learn more about the country of their birth. A welcoming ceremony was held in Beijing yesterday by the Ministry of Civil Affairs...

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Uganda: Adoption is a Gradual Process

Adoption comes with mixed feelings, commitment and responsibility. But if the material needs and child's emotions are well handled, the relationship between the new family and the child can thrive, writes Vicky Wandawa

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Canyon Acres' Foster Care & Adoptions Programs Near 50-Child Milestone for 2009

ORANGE, Calif., Nov. 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, a Southern California charity organization committed to providing homes, care, treatment and supportive services for abused, neglected...

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CMAJ editorial calls for more kids to be adopted from child welfare system

TORONTO - An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for changes to ensure more kids in the child welfare system find permanent homes. It says between 30,000 and 40,00...

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Astronaut on top of the world after his baby is born back on Earth

Randy Bresnik's pregnant wife may have been disappointed he wasn't in the delivery room when she gave birth, but he had the perfect excuse. The astronaut was sound asleep 220miles above her, orbiting the Earth on the space...

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No Jordanian baby for Jolie, Pitt

London, Nov 23 : Officials at an orphanage in Jordan have dismissed rumours that Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt planned to adopt another child during their recent visit to the country. The couple flew to Jordan last...

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National Adoption Day Celebrates 10th Anniversary

This year marks the 10th anniversary of National Adoption Day. Saturday was National Adoption Day, which is a national day of celebration of adoptive families and an opportunity for courts to open their doors and finalize the...

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Locally, dozens awaiting adoption

November is National Adoption Month, and as it draws to a close, there are dozens of children in Potter and Randall counties hoping to be adopted. The number of children adopted in the Texas Panhandle has increased by almost 52...

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Man discovers Manson is his dad

Adopted child Matthew Roberts (inset) was determined to find out who his real parents were but he wasn't prepared for a shocking discovery that his dad is one of most infamous serial killers alive / AFP A MAN who went in search...

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