Naylor, Lorenda2018-04-172018-04-172013Naylor, L. (2013) Increasing Adoption and Reducing the Number of Children in Foster Care in the U.S. and Abroad. Retrieved April 11, 2018 from https://patimes.org/increasing-adoption-reducing-number-children-foster-care/.http://hdl.handle.net/11603/8775November is National Adoption Month. It is a time Americans celebrate adoptive families across the country. According to Barack Obama in his Presidential Proclamation of National Adoption Month, 2013 “[e]very young person deserves the chance to learn and grow under the care of a loving family. Across our Nation, adoptive families give that chance to over a million children and teenagers…We celebrate these families and stand alongside every child still looking for the warmth and stability of a permanent home.” There are two types of adoptions available to citizens: international and domestic. An overview of the two types is discussed below and is followed by a discussion of two recent federal public policies intended to increase the number of adoptions: the Adoption Tax Credit of 2012 and the Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012.2 pagesen-USNational Adoption MonthAdoptive FamiliesFederal Public PoliciesAdoption Tax CreditIntercountry Adoption Universal Accrediation Act of 2012Text