Children’s Bureau

The Children’s Bureau (CB) is the oldest federal child welfare agency, located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the following viewpoint, the CB contends that the Internet can be a valuable tool to link adoptable children with available families. This organization insists that “photolisting” children on adoption websites will help match them with adoptive families more quickly and will communicate the growing need for adoption to a wider audience. Responding to issues of potential child exploitation and invasion of privacy, the CB makes recommendations on how to protect the safety and confidentiality of children photolisted for adoption on the Internet.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What demographics of Internet users does the CB cite to support its assertion that the...