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    FAQs on Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare, and Foster Care
    The sponsors of this Web site, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, provide a centrally located question and answer resource for professionals an... Details >
    National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information, Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
    Foster Parent Adoption: What Parents Should Know
    This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting a foster child or children. The information will also be helpful to a foster parent who already has adopted or to a new foster... Details >
    National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Administration for Children and Families
    Interested in Becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent?
    Based on data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, there are about 568,000 children in foster care, of which an estimated 118,000 are awaiting an adoptive placement. States... Details >
    Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
    Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions
    Fact sheets and regulatory guidelines on the use of race, color or national origin as consideration in adoption and foster care placements.... Details >
    Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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    Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Child Welfare League of America
    Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
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    Database Updated: Friday, November 19, 2004