A USA TODAY 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. Those failures occur across the spectrum of adoption, affecting children adopted internationally, from foster care, through private agencies and by relatives. Our investigation – bolstered by data collected from all 50 states and the federal government – provides the most complete picture of adoption failure in the U.S. to date. It found a disproportionate share of the children affected were older or Black, or had been labeled “emotionally disturbed.” Swipe through to learn more about broken adoptions in the U.S., and read the full investigation at the link in our bio.