Selected Resources

Achieving Permanency for Pregnant and Parenting Teens in Foster Care
Klain
ABA Child Law Practice, 23(10), 2004
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Addresses the issues and circumstances attorneys and judges should consider in making permanency planning decisions for pregnant and parenting teens.

Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?

Series Title:	Factsheet for Families
Author(s):	Child Welfare Information Gateway
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Year Published:	2007 - 14 pages

Written for women and girls who are pregnant and considering placing their baby for adoption, this factsheet provides information about the adoption process, and it directs the reader to community and Internet resources. Information for fathers and for relatives is also provided. The factsheet walks the reader through the adoption process by discussing how an expectant parent can explore different options, make the adoption decision, place a baby through an agency or through an independent (private) adoption, select adoptive parents, and decide how much contact to have with the child after the adoption.

Improving Adolescent Pregnancy Outcomes and Maternal Health: A Case Study of Comprehensive Case Managed Services
Bowman & Palley
Journal of Health and Social Policy, 18(1), 2003
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Examined the impact of the Pregnancy Aid Centers' Adolescent Outreach Program in Maryland on the lives of 40 clients served between January 1997 and January 1998.