Does family preservation always mean?

Question

anti-adoption?

Answer 1

huh?  

as an adoptee I'd say my family was formed through adoption

Answer 2

No.

and Family Preservation may also mean the adoptive family. We receive the highest level of mental health and other services for our daughter and we also receive family preservation services...

Family preservation is about keeping the family together... It should include helping the family access the services they need be that mental health care, therapy, rehabilitation, education, community support, medical services, welfare benefits, and what ever else might be helpful...

Ideally, family preservation would be custom and meet the needs of the family needing the services... sadly all too often the services promise more then delivered.

Answer 3

On Y!A, yes, that's what it means.

As I've said here many times, unless the parents are abusive, addicts, or profoundly neglectful, I believe everything possible should be done to keep the family together.

That IS what's best for the child.  As inconceivable as it is to me, there are people who still believe these infants should be whisked away and raised by strangers.

It's bizarre, I know.

Answer 4

NO!!!! Its not anti adoption, its a pipe dream and thats it. Its something that only exists in a perfect world.

h**l yeah I would like to see kids stop with bios. Its never going to happen. Move on.

Circumstances are important and you just havnt thaught about them at all have you?

Answer 5

No!  It means to give the natural family any and every bit of support that can possibly be offered before deciding on relinquishment as being the best option.

I have seen families struggle and parent their kids extremely well and I have seen the opposite.  Relinquishment/adoption/foster care sometimes is the best option