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National annual foster care and adoption data show the number of children in foster care, although still very high, dropped for the first year since 2011. The number of children achieving permanency through adoption increased for the fourth year in a row to its highest level ever. And the number of children entering foster care dropped for the second year in a row after going up every year since 2013.

New public service advertisements (PSAs) launched today by the Children’s Bureau at HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, in partnership with the Ad Council, AdoptUSKids and Forsman & Bodenfors, highlight the importance of adopting teens from foster care, sharing the many “firsts” families may experience when adopting a teen from foster care.

New public service advertisements (PSA’s) launched by ACF's Children’s Bureau in partnership with the Ad Council, AdoptUSKids, and KBS, highlights the importance of adopting teens from foster care. They emphasize that adoptive and potential adoptive parents don't have to be perfect parents to adopt youth from foster care.

First regulation update in 23 years improves data on children in state and tribal child welfare systems.

"You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent.” You don’t have to be perfect to take part in the joy of bringing an adopted child into your family. You just need to be willing to make a commitment.

Resources to help talk to older youth about adoption.

Five sites are looking at how combining affordable rent and support services can help keep families in safe stable homes.

After years in a strict environment, finding the freedom to fail.

In Los Angeles, Street Poets uses creativity and culture to foster the sense of belonging many youth crave.

Frequent school changes can lead to poor academic outcomes