Abstract
Post-adoption services are meant to support durable adoptions of children from the foster care system to strengthen adoptive families and prevent adoption breakdowns. This report, prepared by the Texas Center for Child and Family Studies, a supporting arm of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, documents findings from a review of research literature and existing post-adoption policies toward the goals of documenting the prevalence of adoption breakdown, common causes of adoption breakdown, best practices
in post-adoption services, and the landscape of current post-adoption service provision in Texas. The report ends with recommendations for strategies to close gaps between current service provision policies and research-driven best practices.