Adoption in the U.S.: parents receiving post-adoption services 2011

This statistic shows the percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by parents receiving post-adoption services. As of 2011, 6 percent of adopted childrens' parents reported the receipt of crisis counseling that was covered in the adoption agreement.
An adoption agreement is defined as an agreement made before the finalization of the adoption that may include monthly maintenance payments from the agency, medical coverage, and other services such as therapy.

Percentage of children adopted from foster care in the United States in 2011, by parents receiving post-adoption services

Post-adoption service	Did not use service	Used service (not covered in agreement)	Used service (covered in agreement)
Mental health care (ages 5+)	50%	4%	46%
Tutor for child (ages 5+)	49%	12%	39%
Family counseling	68%	9%	23%
Mentor for child (ages 5+)	68%	14%	18%
Child care assistance	64%	19%	16%
Crisis counseling	90%	4%	6%
Psychiatric res. treat./ hosp. (ages 8+)*	90%	-	-
Drug/alcohol services (ages 13+) *	94%	-	-

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May 2011

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United States

Survey time period

2011

Supplementary notes

* The numbers reporting use of residential treatment that was covered and not covered were too small to yield reliable percentage estimates.
An adoption agreement is defined as an agreement made before the finalization of the adoption that may include monthly maintenance payments from the agency, medical coverage, and other services such as therapy.

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