Our website will be down December 26 to January 6 for a redesign. Due to this, our web comments, membership forms and donate buttons will be inoperable. Please direct your correspondence to the following board members: Comments and requests for assistance:Gina PollockVice President Advocacy and NGO/Government Relationsrmprhp@yahoo.com Membership Issues:Shanna WrightSecretary and Membership Chairshanjwright@gmail.com Donations and financial issues:Margaret WeeksTreasurermeweek@aol.com All other …
Category: PEAR Projects
PEAR issues Position on Tuberculosis(TB) Management in International Adoptees
PEAR has issued a Position on Tuberculosis Management in International Adoptees due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rollout of TB screening for immigrants that now includes adoptees aged 2 to 14 from the high-TB-prevalence countries of Ethiopia, China and Haiti. This position also addresses a summer petition issued by the Joint Council on International Children’s Services …
PEAR Website News
PEAR has unveiled several new pages on its website! 1) Country pageThis page has links to posts on PEAR’s blog with information specific to each country. In addition there are links to PEAR’s statements on each country and 3rd party reports deemed to be relevant to adoption. 2) News & Views from the Triad This page opens up PEAR’s “Blog …
PEAR Surveys underway
PEAR invites all adoptive parents to take the PEAR Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services (POSitive Study). This survey is for those who have completed a domestic or international/inter-country adoption from any country. Whether your child has had virtually no issues or interventions or many, we would like your input! This anonymous survey …
PEAR Announces the Creation of Country Specific Blogs
As part of PEAR’s effort to provide prospective and adoptive parents with the resources, information and support to make educated and informed decisions concerning adoption, we announce the creation of a our country specific blog program. We are starting this program as a test to see how well the blog format works and whether it is consumer friendly. Our pilot …
Independent Adoptions under Hague Regulations
PEAR has released its preliminary report “Independent Adoptions: Implications for Parents and Providers under Hague Intercountry Adoption Act and Regulations.” You can find this extensive report on our Home page or Files page. People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
Prospective Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights
Competent Providers: Prospective adoptive parents have the right to an adoption service provider with appropriate high-quality adoption services. Prospective adoptive parents have the right to receive a complete list of qualifications of all providers of adoption-related services. Qualifications include both adoption-related education and training. Ethical Program: Prospective adoptive parents have the right to an ethical and economical adoption program. Prospective …
PEAR Open Records Statement
PEAR supports unrestricted access to birth records for all adults adopted as minors. We do not believe any citizen should be discriminated against by removing the right to obtain their personal, official documents. We oppose the imposition of contact vetoes, court orders or third-party agency interference with an adoptee’s right to access his or her original birth certificate. Adoption should …
PEAR’s National Mental Health Provider and Therapist Directories
Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform’s next post-adoption initiative will be creating and providing two new directories to the public in the fourth quarter of 2009. One will be a National Mental Health Provider Directory that will include licensed child/family therapists, camps, respite care facilities and therapeutic day and residential schools and programs that are known to work with adoptive families …
PEAR Observational Survey – Post Adoption Services
PEAR invites all adoptive parents to take the PEAR Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services (POSitive Study). This survey is for those who have completed a domestic or international/inter-country adoption from any country. Whether your child has had virtually no issues or interventions or many, we would like your input! This anonymous survey …