title: Agency practices in successful adoption of developmentally disabled children.
abstract: The authors discuss the variables associated with success in placing developmentally disabled children for adoption by public and private agencies. They also describe the results of their national study of 199 agencies.
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012947:Social Work