La razón principal por la cual las adopciones de niños en custodia temporal en Colorado fracasan es por un “problema con el comportamiento del niño”. ¿Cómo tratamos el trastorno de apego reactivo o la pérdida relacionada con la adopción?
Olivia Sun
Olivia covers general statewide news at The Colorado Sun with a focus on equity, arts and environmental topics.
Prior to working for The Sun, she was a photographer at the Des Moines Register, NPR’s science desk, the China Daily and more. Olivia holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in journalism and film studies. In her spare time, she enjoys long hikes, novels, and playing bass guitar.
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Colorado solo financia una agencia para que ayude a familias y niños adoptados con pasados traumáticos. Y su presupuesto acaba de recortarse.
De todas las familias que han recibido asesoría informada por el trauma a través de Raise de Future, ninguna ha reportado una adopción interrumpida, según la agencia y el estado.
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El mismo niño adoptado en Colorado puede obtener $1,000 en subsidios mensuales, o nada. ¿El factor decisivo? Dónde vive.
Colorado figura entre solo un puñado de estados donde los condados establecen totalmente los pagos de asistencia para adopciones. El estado está implementando reformas.
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Doble decepción: cuando los niños en custodia temporal en Colorado son adoptados, con frecuencia terminan otra vez en el sistema de bienestar infantil
En la última década, más de 1,000 niños adoptados después de estar en custodia temporal en Colorado terminaron otra vez en el sistema.
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Colorado’s mental health system ill-equipped to handle adopted children with severe trauma
The primary reason adoptions of foster kids in Colorado fail is “child’s behavior problem.” How do you fix reactive attachment disorder or adoption-related loss?
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Colorado funds only one agency to help families and adopted kids with their trauma-filled past. And its budget just got slashed.
No family who has received trauma-informed coaching by Raise the Future has reported a disrupted adoption, according to the agency and the state.
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The same adopted child in Colorado could get $1,000 of monthly subsidies, or none. The deciding factor? Where they live.
Colorado is among just a handful of states where adoption assistance rates are set entirely by counties. The state is making reforms.
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Failed twice: Colorado foster kids who are adopted often end up back in the child welfare system
More than 1,000 children who were adopted from foster care in Colorado in the past decade ended up back in the system.
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PHOTOS: King Soopers workers strike for higher wages
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