Does Opening Adoption Records Have an Adverse Social Impact? Some Lessons from the U.S., Great Britain, and Australia, 1953–2007
This historical research examines campaigns and experience surrounding access to adoption records in the United States, Great Britain and Australia during 1953–2007. The author’s deposited abstract describes assessment of reported adverse incidents after records were opened and reports few or no recorded offences in the settings examined.
Limitations: Reported offences are a narrow measure and may miss other harms or unreported experiences. Historical administrative comparisons across jurisdictions do not establish causal effects or guarantee absence of harm. The SSRN deposit and journal publication are versions of this research, counted once.
- Research type
- Historical and comparative research
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: historical adoption, Original birth information, Records access, research methodology
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom / United States / Australia
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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