Here’s an article that reinforces what I’ve been saying about adopting teens -- A tough Time for Teens .
ANd for those of you who may not take time to click to the article, I quote from the Frederick News-Post Online:
About 8 percent of children adopted nationwide in fiscal 2005 were 14 or older, according to the September 2006 release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. One percent of those adopted were 17 years old; 2 percent were 16 years old; 2 percent were 15 years old and 3 percent were 14 years old.
In all, 513,000 children in the United States were in foster care in fiscal 2005, according to the report. Of those children, 51,323 were adopted.
Those between 1 and 3 years old had the highest rate of adoption. Of those, 13 percent -- the highest rate of those adopted -- were 2-year-olds.
Because many people look to adopt younger kids that they can love, nurture and mold, it's hard to place teens in permanent homes, Mr. Bertulis said. Many believe a teenager might only be a part of their lives for a few years. And at times it's more difficult to deal with the behavior of teens, particularly if they have turbulent backgrounds.
The need is great, however, Mr. Bertulis said, because many children age out of the foster care system, still lacking a sense of permanence in their lives and a family to call their own.
"Even though we prepare them for independent living, there's still a void," he said.
ANd for those of you who may not take time to click to the article, I quote from the Frederick News-Post Online:
About 8 percent of children adopted nationwide in fiscal 2005 were 14 or older, according to the September 2006 release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. One percent of those adopted were 17 years old; 2 percent were 16 years old; 2 percent were 15 years old and 3 percent were 14 years old.
In all, 513,000 children in the United States were in foster care in fiscal 2005, according to the report. Of those children, 51,323 were adopted.
Those between 1 and 3 years old had the highest rate of adoption. Of those, 13 percent -- the highest rate of those adopted -- were 2-year-olds.
Because many people look to adopt younger kids that they can love, nurture and mold, it's hard to place teens in permanent homes, Mr. Bertulis said. Many believe a teenager might only be a part of their lives for a few years. And at times it's more difficult to deal with the behavior of teens, particularly if they have turbulent backgrounds.
The need is great, however, Mr. Bertulis said, because many children age out of the foster care system, still lacking a sense of permanence in their lives and a family to call their own.
"Even though we prepare them for independent living, there's still a void," he said.
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