Capital University Law School
The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
proudly announce
the fifth annual
Child Welfare & Adoption Law Moot Court Competition
March 12-13, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
This year's problem involves Assisted Reproduction & Same Sex Relationships and 25 teams from law schools around the country have registered to compete. We are in need of several attorneys to volunteer to judge the competition rounds and hope you might be interested. You may view the times for the rounds and also register to judge via the competition webpage at: http://www.ncalp.com/mootcourt.htm.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE (click title to jump to the article):
CHILD PROTECTION
NATION: “US Study Shows Drop in Child Abuse”
By: David Crary
CHILD PROTECTION/Foster Care
NATION: “Foster Care Quality Linked to Hyperactive Youths' Progress”
By: Staff Writer
ADOPTION/Records
MISSOURI: “Bill would open future Missouri adoption records”
By: Sarah D. Wire
CHILD PROTECTION/Foster Care
MISSOURI: “A Determined Quest to Bring Adoptive Ties to Foster Teenagers”
By: Erik Eckholm
CHILD PROTECTION
CONNECTICUT: “Conn. sets 1st site for open child welfare trials”
By: Staff Writer
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FEATURED NEWS ARTICLE
CHILD PROTECTION
NATION: “US Study Shows Drop in Child Abuse”
By: David Crary
The Federal Government recently issued a report entitled “The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect” which found that 553,000 U.S. children suffered from physical, sexual or emotional abuse in 2005-06, down approximately 26% from an estimated 743,200 abuse victims in 1993, the last time the study was conducted. The study also found that poor children were three times more likely to experience abuse, and African-American and Hispanic children were at significantly higher risk for abuse than Caucasian children. The congressionally mandated study is conducted periodically by the Department of Health and Human Services.
ABC, February 2, 2010
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OTHER ARTICLES OF INTEREST
CHILD PROTECTION/Foster Care
NATION: “Foster Care Quality Linked to Hyperactive Youths' Progress”
By: Staff Writer
A recent study published in Pediatrics by the New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City found that “degrees of parental warmth and hostility, as well as the number of foster-care moves, affect the progression of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity among children placed in foster care.” The study gathered information from biological parents, foster parents and classroom teachers of 252 maltreated children who were placed with 95 families.
Modern Medicine, February 1, 2010
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ADOPTION/Records
MISSOURI: “Bill would open future Missouri adoption records”
By: Sarah D. Wire
Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow anyone adopted after August 28th, 2010 to have total access to their adoption records upon reaching the age of 18. The bill also proposes to allow biological parents to choose whether they would like to be contacted directly by their adult child or through a third party. Under the proposed bill, persons adopted prior to August 28th, 2010 would only be able to access their medical history, and the state registrar would still be required to contact the birth parent for permission to release the original birth certificate.
The Missourian, January 31st, 2010
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CHILD PROTECTION/Foster Care
MISSOURI: “A Determined Quest to Bring Adoptive Ties to Foster Teenagers”
By: Erik Eckholm
In St. Louis, The Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition began a program last year called “Extreme Recruitment” with the help of a $2 million federal grant. The program’s goal is to find permanent homes for the approximately 400 foster children who are available for adoption in the St. Louis area, by conducting an intense 12 to 20 week search for the child’s biological family and potential adoptive family. Last year, the program connected 90% of the children in its case load with a relative and 70% were matched with adoptive parents.
New York Times, January 30th, 2010
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CHILD PROTECTION
CONNECTICUT: “Conn. sets 1st site for open child welfare trials”
By: Staff Writer
A Connecticut law that was enacted last year requires increased public access to child abuse and neglect and termination of parental rights trials. Connecticut’s judiciary plans to begin to implement the change through its first pilot program at the Middlesex Judicial District Courthouse in Middletown, beginning on February 16th.
Hartford Courant, February 2, 2010
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The preceding are summaries of adoption/child welfare law news articles prepared by The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy. These summaries are provided for your information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center. We strive to print news that reflects the diversity of our readership and a variety of viewpoints and approaches to child welfare issues. While we may not agree with a position taken, we believe in the critical importance to our constituents of impartial reporting. 
