nov 30, 1957 - Children’s Bureau initiates
first longitudinal study on
outcomes for children in
private adoptions
(Children's Bureau, 2012)
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In 1957, the Children’s Bureau initiated a partnership with the Florida Department of Welfare to conduct the first-ever longitudinal study of outcomes for children adopted without the involvement of an agency. Around the same time, a series of Bureau-sponsored conferences and publications explored the proper roles of physicians, attorneys, and social workers in adoption. In 1961, the Bureau published legislative guidelines for States on the separate processes of termination of parental rights and the adoption of children.
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