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Delay and frustration in adoption law's first year

An Irish law that gave adopted people the right to access their birth records has led to more than 10,000 applications during its first year of operation.

The Birth Information and Tracing Act, external was designed to end much of the secrecy embedded in Ireland's 70-year-old adoption system.

But for many adoptees waiting decades for answers about their early lives, the new procedures meant delays and frustration.

The legislation created a new family tracing service and throughout the year 5,500 requests to find relatives were submitted.

However, due to the complexity of some searches, 53% of tracing requests are yet to be allocated to staff.

Society doesn't have a box for Alex - but the psychologist does

Many late adopters struggle with serious problems and abuse after their traumatic start in life.

 

Society does not have a box for Alex Balógh. She is diagnosed with ADHD, emotionally unstable personality disorder and has self-harming behaviour. 

She is homeless, addicted to benzodiazepines, opioids and other prescription drugs. 

But she fits well into one box. A box that can explain why Alex has been fighting with herself for 26 years.

Kenya to ban private children's homes over trafficking fears - Florence Bore

Kenya's government will abolish all privately owned orphanages and children's homes within the next eight years, a government minister has said.

Minister of Social Protection Florence Bore said their closure was aimed at ending child trafficking.

She said the children would be placed in family and community care, which offered a better environment for them.

A 2017 UN children's agency report estimated that 40,000 children lived in 811 registered institutions in Kenya.

Data on the number of children in unregistered institutions is unavailable.

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note to Parliamentary letter about Woo decides on correspondence with the HCCH about intercountry adoption

ISS Cross-border Services within the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention

ISS Cross-border Services within the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention

The protection of children against organized violent sexual abuse in the Netherlands

The protection ofchildren against organizedviolent sexual abusein the Netherlands

Family international frankfurt eV Member of the International Social Service (ISS) - Feedback from searchers

f amilie i nternational frankfurt eV often receives letters of thanks from those searching, as well as from people who have been found, but also from people whose relatives could not be found or with whom contact is currently not possible.

We would like to present some selected feedback. The search for a close relative is associated with a lot of emotions and some visitors to this homepage may recognize themselves in these words. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who confided in us about the sensitive topic of the search. It takes a lot of courage and determination to undertake a search with an unknown outcome. But any kind of certainty can provide comfort

  • Search for the mother Germany - Brazil 2023

"I don't know how to show my gratitude to you. 

Everything happened very quickly now. I have already contacted my sister and also my mother. We have also made a telephone video with our sister, brother and mother via WhatsApp. That was very emotional. But also very beautiful. It means to me that I have to start learning Portuguese soon. I still can't believe that I have contact with my Brazilian family. It's just a little difficult because my mother can't write. But it also works somehow. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. “