Comedian George Burns once quipped, “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” As November begins and we move inexorably towards the holidays, and the concomitant stress too often associated with the crush of family, we...
Author: ISS USA
The Need for a Child-Focused Social Service Response to the Growing Number of Unaccompanied Children Entering the U.S.
A recent article outlining the Obama administration’s proposed increase in funding to house unaccompanied children crossing the U.S. Mexican border there was not a single mention of the social service needs of these children. The proposed procedure is to “house”...
Welcome to ISS-USA’s Family Routes Blog
Welcome to the International Social Service-USA branch’s blog, Family Routes. Each month we will write a blog post on a topic that is relevant to our work in particular or child welfare and child protection across borders in general. It...
International Surrogacy — Call for Action by the International Social Service Network
Over the last few years, international surrogacy has continued to increase around the world. Today it is estimated that approximately 20,000 children are born through this specific mode of reproduction annually, and the numbers are expected to increase. The ISS...
Welcome To The ISS-USA Blog
The purpose of this blog is to focus attention on current international child welfare and protection issues by bringing every conversation back to one central point: is this in the best interest of the child involved. Far too often family...
A NEW DAY A Reflection on Deann Borshay Leim's film, In The Matter of Cha Jung Hee The 1960s were a dark time for intercountry adoptions. Although there were many well-intentioned parties, the absence of regulation and oversight opened the...
ISS Responds to New Yorker Article on Intercountry Adoption
ISS-USA responds to a recent article in the New Yorker Magazine about the author's experience with intercountry adoption from Haiti. (more…)
In the Best Interest of the Child: More Questions than Answers
This article is an excerpt from Julie Rosicky's keynote speech at the Joint Council on International Children's Services National Conference. (more…)
International Adoption and the Principle of Subsidiarity
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EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI: INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION CASES
International Reference Centre for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC ) Poisiton Paper on International Adoption and the Crisis in Haiti. (more…)