Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

DCF and Lead Agencies Have Made Progress in Reducing Barriers to Successful Adoptions

Report 10-47, July 2010




Report Summary

The Department of Children and Families and lead agencies have addressed many of our prior recommendations to reduce barriers to successful adoptions. The department and lead agencies have implemented strategies that have contributed to increasing the number of adoptions over the last four years and have made several changes to address potential adoptive families' frustrations. However, lead agencies have made limited progress in complying with requirements to update online information about children available for adoption.


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    Report 08-06 January 2008
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    Report 08-05 January 2008
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
adoption, foster children, foster care, permanency, home studies, child welfare, lead agencies, community-based care, adoptive parents, post-adoption, services