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How adoptees, parents can access adoption support groups and mental health services

June 6, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Parents who have adopted internationally or privately get little support if things go wrong. A USA TODAY investigation into broken adoptions found one of the major challenges facing adoptive families is access to support and mental health services. Roughly half of states provide post-adoption services only to families who adopt from foster care, leaving parents…

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More African Americans have gained health insurance following adoption of the Affordable Care Act, HHS report finds

February 25, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Nearly 1 million Black American adults would become eligible for medical insurance if 12 holdout states expanded Medicaid eligibility under the ACA, according to the HHS report. Story continues below advertisement “There’s a clear policy choice that’s being made by those states that runs counter to the interests of a large number of people who…

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