This article appeared on February 13, 2017 in the East Bay Times.  To read full article, click here.

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Pertman said IAC’s failure is “ a big red flag” that Americans should rethink their approach to private adoptions, an experience sometimes fraught with uncertainty, hope and heartbreak for prospective parents and expectant mothers alike.
“What is this process? Who does it serve and how do we do this better so if dire circumstances do occur people are not automatically hurt?” he said.

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This article appeared on February 10, 2017 in the Tampa Bay Times. To read full article, click here.

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"The reality is that adoption can be a lengthy and expensive long shot.
Only about 14,000 infants are adopted within the United States each year, way short of the number of couples and single people looking to become parents, said Adam Pertman, president of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency."

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This article was published on February 4, 2016 in the Sacramento Bee.  To read the full article, click here.

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“The pressure on traditional agencies is really immense, and finding a way to keep it together has been harder and harder,” said Adam Pertman, director of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency, a Boston-based nonprofit group that provides information for adopting families. “Agencies have been closing and consolidating. With fewer placements, you need fewer agencies.”
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Published February 19, 2016 on Huffington Post

A NYC-based non-profit organization offers a unique program for parents and newborns alike.
Placing a child up for adoption is undoubtedly a difficult decision, to say the least. One New York City-based nonprofit organization and adoption agency has created a program that aids biological parents who are considering adoption by finding volunteers to temporarily care for their newborns. 

Insight from Adam Pertman:
"The program is not above scrutiny, though. Adam Pertman, the president of theNational Center on Adoption and Permanency and author of Adoption Nation, told HuffPost that he believes Spence-Chapin's interim care program is fairly unique among adoption agencies." [more]

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Published on February 18, 2016 on BuzzFeed

​A story about becoming an interim care volunteer:

Interim care allows biological parents who are considering adoption to go to counseling and fully explore their options while knowing their baby is being cared for by a nurturing caregiver in a loving home.

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