Policy Reports
CCAI offers the following online reports and publications for a comprehensive understanding of domestic and global adoption and child welfare issues.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
- Child Welfare: Purposes, Federal Programs, and Funding (January 6, 2025)
- Child Welfare Programs: A Timeline (June 3, 2021)
- INSIGHT: Supporting America’s Children and Families Act (H.R. 9076) (Updated January 6, 2025)
- INSIGHT: Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) (Updated February 9, 2018)
- IN FOCUS: Social Services Block Grant (Updated May 23, 2024)
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IN FOCUS: John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (Updated March 13, 2024)
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IN FOCUS: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant (Updated January 2, 2025)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer (February 5, 2025)
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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Legislative History (Updated January 6, 2025)
U.S. Adoption & Foster Care Reports
- Building Stronger Bridges Into Adulthood for Transition-Aged Foster Youth (CCAI, 2023)
- Foster and Kinship Caregiver Qualities and Barriers Survey (CCAI, 2016)
- Adoption Statistics (HHS/Children’s Bureau)
- Adoption Tax Credit Working Group Factsheet
- CCAI Foster Youth Internship Program® Policy Reports
- What Barriers Remain: Areas of Needed Adoption and Foster Care Reform (CCAI, 2013)
- In Focus: The Adoption Tax Credit (CCAI)
- In Focus: Title IV-E Waivers (CCAI)
- National Foster Care Adoption Attitudes Survey (Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)
- Responding to Rehoming: Protecting Children & Strengthening Adoptive Families (2015)
- Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Research National Evaluation Report (Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)
Intercountry Adoption
- Annual Reports on Intercountry Adoption (U.S. Department of State)
- Searchable Intercountry Adoption Statistics (U.S. Department of State)
- Hague vs. Non-Hague Country Adoptions (National Council for Adoption)
- FAQ: Updates to the Accreditation and Approval Regulations in Intercountry Adoption (U.S. Department of State, 2024)
- Survey on Intercountry Adoption for Adoptive Parents (CCAI, 2012)
Global Child Welfare
- Annual Reports to Congress on Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity (USAID)
- The Way Forward Project (CCAI, 2011)
- On Understanding Orphan Statistics (Christian Alliance for Orphans)
- Children, Orphanages, and Families: A Summary of Research to Help Guide Faith-Based Action (Faith to Action Initiative, 2014)
- Families, Not Orphanages (Better Care Network, 2010)
Note: Inclusion on the above list does not represent an endorsement or recommendation by CCAI.
