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The secret is out
- Author:
- PHILPOT Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.08.02, 2002, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
After decades of inertia the Irish government is planning to give adopted people a right to their birth certificates. However, despite this breakthrough, parents and adoption groups are split on the issue.
Achieving openness in adoption: some critical issues in policy formulation
- Author:
- SACHDEV P.
- Journal article citation:
- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 61(2), April 1991, pp.241-249.
Presents the findings of a study of adopted children, adoptive parents, birth parents and adoption agency workers concerning their views on access to information.
Access to birth records: counselling organisations outside the United Kingdom
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Access to birth records: information for adopted people living outside the United Kingdom
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Access to birth records: notes for counsellors
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Long-term outcomes for birth mothers before and after reunion: a New Zealand survey
- Author:
- FIELD J.
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 14(3), 1990, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Summarises research on the effects of the Adult Adoption Information Act on the psychological adjustment of the mothers.
Law to aid adult adoptees
- Author:
- CORCORAN A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 21.7.88, 1988, p.18.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
In New Zealand, adult adoptees and their birth parents have a right to access information about themselves and each other.
Not forgotten
- Authors:
- MICKEL Andrew, REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.5.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
To mark Channel 4's 'Britain's Forgotten Children' season, the author interviews two key figures in the programmes about children in care. David Akinsanya talks about his experiences of being in care and working with potential adopters and Ariel Bruce talks about her role in helping people uncover their past.
Going back to their roots
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.3.00, 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on fresh research from the Children's Society that casts new light on the realities of adoption and why adopted people search for their birth families.
Searching for birth parents by adult adoptees
- Authors:
- HAUGAARD Jeffrey J., SCHUSTACK Amy, DORMAN Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption Quarterly, 1(3), 1998, pp.77-83.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Examines the results of research in America focusing on the characteristics of adoptees who are more likely to search for birth parents; the outcomes of these searches, including how adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents have responded to searches; and reunions.