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A follow-up study of adopted children from Romania

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Romania became notorious in recent history for the problems in its child welfare system. A black cloud continues to hang over the country since media reports, such as 20/20's “Shame of a Nation”, and other writings and broadcasts have focused worldwide attention on the child welfare problems in Romania. During this same time period from 1990 to 1993, several thousand children were adopted from Romania by North American families. This study describes the positive and negative aspects of children adopted from Romania. It gives particular attention to the experiences of families who adopted children from institutional settings compared to other placements.

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  1. the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, USA

    Victor Groze Ph.D. (Associate Professor)

  2. Lutheran Social Services, Iowa City

    Daniela Ileana MSSA (is a social worker)

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Groze, V., Ileana, D. A follow-up study of adopted children from Romania. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 13, 541–565 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01874306

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