title: Chinese adoption: practices and challenges.
abstract: The majority of children in China who are the subject of protective services are either abandoned or disabled. Recent reform efforts in China's child welfare practices have focused on the importance of providing safe, permanent families for children in lieu of long-term institutional care. Although challenges still exist, adoption and foster care are increasingly being seen as viable alternatives for these children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, East China University, Shanghai.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lihua
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation