title: Adoption policy and evidence-based domestic adoption practice: a comparison of Romania, Ukraine, India, Guatemala, and Ethiopia.
abstract: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (The Hague Permanent Bureau, 1993), and the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (2009) have provided a comprehensive, rights-based framework and guidance for developing domestic adoption and alternative, family based care programs. Domestic adoption is a critical component of any child-protection system and a core part of the range of alternative care options that the United Nations and other international organizations recommend be developed, resourced, and made accessible to children without parental care. This article uses data collected from adoptive parents' postadoption and governmental data in Romania, Ukraine, India, Guatemala, and Ethiopia to focus on domestic adoption in each of these countries. The article highlights both promising practices in domestic adoption as well as policies and practices that require additional research.
authors: Case Western Reserve University.
authors: Victor
authors: V
authors: Groza
authors: Kelley M
authors: KM
authors: Bunkers
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D002648:Child; D005002:Ethiopia; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011640:Public Policy; D012383:Romania; D014455:Ukraine