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Scientists in the 1960s separated twins at birth to study their development without informing their adoptive families or the twins themselves.
Last year, over 15,000 children in Britain were waiting to be adopted, with one child entering care every 20 minutes.
Foster care in America faces significant challenges, with over 800,000 children entering juvenile courts annually amid complex legal and social issues.
A former MIT engineer-turned-lawmaker fights tirelessly to uplift the voices of foster children and families.
Fatima Whitbread reflects on her challenging childhood in foster care and connects with young people facing similar struggles in the UK.
Richard Cardinal lived in 28 different placements, including 16 foster homes and 12 group homes, before his death by suicide at age 17.
Foster children in Mississippi, aged 3 to 17, gather at a summer picnic, hoping to connect with prospective adoptive families and find their forever homes.
Olga Nenya fosters 27 children in Ukraine, facing societal prejudices and racist attitudes towards her multiracial family.
Adoption involves the bringing into a family of a child that is not biologically theirs, offering a different way of making a family.
Five sisters, separated in foster care, reunite to find out if they share the same father through DNA testing and confront their family history.
In August 2009, Angela Simpson and an accomplice break into the home of a known sex offender, believing they are enacting their own form of justice.
In Coventry, UK, teenagers in the care of Coventry Children's Services navigate pivotal life changes, including Xorin's return home and Annabelle's pregnancy.
Three brothers are punished by their stepfather, who sets them on fire, leading to their removal from the home and placement in foster care.
Human trafficking affects thousands of children each year in the US, yet many parents remain unaware of its risks and signs.
Alka Baumann has cared for 84 babies in Germany as a foster mother, providing temporary homes for children removed from their birth families.
270 children with mental and physical disabilities were kept in an institution in Romania, where many were tied to their cots and deprived of basic care.
Samantha Morton reveals she was sexually abused by staff members in care homes from ages 3 to 11 while reflecting on her traumatic childhood experiences.
In 2003, about 270 children lived in a Romanian institution where many were tied to their beds for days and received little care or attention.
1,500 children are removed from their parents each year in Norway, with many parents claiming their kids were taken without cause.
