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We’re USA TODAY investigative reporters Marisa Kwiatkowski and Aleszu Bajak. Our recent investigation found that while the majority of adoptions in the U.S. remain intact, tens of thousands of children suffer the collapse of not one but two families: their birth family and their adoptive family. In a first-of-its-kind analysis, we found more than 66,000 adoptees ended up in the foster care system between 2008 and 2020. On average, 12 adoptions failed every day. And that is an undercount. We also found breakdowns at every point in the adoption process, from faulty home studies to difficulties accessing services after adoption. You can read the full project here: [brokenadoptions.usatoday.com]( brokenadoptions.usatoday.com)

Marisa has spent most of her career writing about social services and children’s issues, including investigations into USA Gymnastics, Larry Nassar, failures to report child sexual abuse and misconduct in the sport of cheerleading. Aleszu is an investigative data reporter who uses regression analysis, GIS, natural language processing and other data science techniques to find and tell stories.

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