Policy and practice implications from the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) Study

The English Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study is a remarkable exploration of the experiences of children whose early lives in Romanian institutions were unimaginably poor and who were then adopted into English families with all the material, emotional and social advantages that this brings. This publication focuses on the policy and practice implications of this internationally known study.

Initiated in 1992 because of the major uncertainties about what would happen to children adopted by UK families from extremely depriving Romanian institutions, the ERA study has been reported on, at initial and then follow-up stages, over decades. Following these children longitudinally over so many years, tracking their progress and understanding the influence and interaction of both their poor start and their later advantage, has transformed the understanding of child and adolescent development.

This book considers the policy and practice implications of what has been learned through this study. Rather than focusing on the research findings as such, which have been reported upon elsewhere, this book tackles the questions most often posed by practitioners and policymakers.

The book introduces the ERA study, proceeds to answer 45 key questions, and ends with overall conclusions. It will be of interest, both in the UK and internationally, to practitioners, policymakers, adoptive families, academics and all those interested in the outcomes for children adopted into the UK from institutions overseas.

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