➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Child-Focused Recruitment: What is It and Why Does It Work? (Press Release)
CSR Wire – November 09, 2016
The number of children waiting to be adopted from U.S. foster care has consistently exceeded the number of finalized adoptions. Strategies for recruiting and matching adoptive families for these children have a history of anecdotal rather than evidence-based development. Cataloging children online or through the media is common practice and supported by Federal funding, but there is scant evidence to suggest it is an effective method for effectively recruiting appropriate families, particularly for those most at risk of aging out of care-older youth, sibling groups and children with mental and physical challenges.
http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/1773-child-focused-recruitment-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-work