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Connections Matter: Relationships with Birth Families are Important for Foster, Adopted Children

Core Information on Post-Permanency Services, General Information about Adoption/Guardianship

2019

6-10 pages

The Imprint

Debbie Riley and Ellen Singer

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Explains why connections with birth families matter to children, explores the types of ongoing contact that may exist, and identifies ways that professionals can support these relationships among the adoption constellation.

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