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November is National Adoption Month. Celebrating this month is one way to increase and spread awareness of adoption-related issues for children, youth, and young adults experiencing foster care. Regardless of age, all children deserve to be supported in a safe, loving, and permanent home. When a child cannot safely return to their parents, adoption is one way to provide positive permanency and stability.

Adoption Day and Adoption Month are not the only opportunities to celebrate. Courts are encouraged to take time each month to celebrate and highlight the importance of adoptions and to finalize permanency for children. Courts can utilize these Tips for Planning Your National Adoption Day Event in November and all year long.

Here are a few additional resources to assist judges and lawyers with adoption and the permanency process:

• Administration of Children & Families – National Adoption Month 2023 - Adoption Resources (helpful links and resources for permanency planning with youth, building relationships, and youth engagement)
• American Bar Association and Annie E. Casey Foundation – Brain Frames: How Attorneys Can Engage Youth in Case Planning and Court Hearings (tips for the legal community to keep youth engaged in case planning and court hearings)
• Department of Family and Protective Services – Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (statewide website that matches children awaiting adoption with adoptive parents); Adoption Assistance, Adoption Support Programs and Permanency Care Assistance webpages
• Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services – Post Adoption Services in Texas article
• Texas CASA – 5 Things You Should Know About Adoption & Foster Care (information about what adoption looks like in the foster care system)

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