How Do Parents Who Have Already Adopted a Child with Special Needs Feel about the Adoption Subsidy Program?
Studies show that the vast majority of parents are satisfied with the program. In one study, most parents interviewed said that they would consider adopting another child with special needs; those who said they would not cited their age or the size of their family as reasons–not dissaffsfacffon with the program or the child. Further, studies have shown that neither adopting parents nor adopted children attached a stigma to the receipt of adoption assistance. Additionally, most parents interviewed reported that the agency social worker was adequately informed about the community resources, eligibility requirements for subsidy, approval, review and recertification procedures, and legal issues on assisted adoption. Approximately 70 percent said that more information and activities for parents after adoption would be useful, such as parent support groups. A California study found that 90 percent of the parents indicated their overall satisfaction with the program by responding that they w
