LONDON (AP) — Romanian children adopted from overcrowded orphanages in the 1990s were more likely to suffer psychological problems as adults compared to other children taken in by British families, ...

BAICOA, Romania -- Seventeen-year-old Kyrylo gently rocks in his playground swing with a push on the plastic carpet that replaced the asphalt at this repurposed orphanage in central Romania, between ...

After the fall of communism in Romania, the world was shocked to discover a vast system of orphanages where unwanted children languished in cribs with little attention from caregivers. Sixteen years ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- It took a lot of twists and turns of fate for Rob Brekke to end up in Detroit Lakes: He was adopted from an orphanage in Romania when he was 2 years old. The Serban home in ...

Nori Vito, adopted from a Romanian orphanage, reunites with her long lost family. Single mother Nori Vito grew up in an American family but was adopted from a Romanian orphanage. She is one of over ...

In September 2025, a rumor circulated on social media that Erika Kirk, the CEO of the nonprofit Turning Point USA, was involved in child trafficking through a charitable project in Romania. The rumor ...

According to some estimates, more than 100 million children around the world experience separations from their caregiver ...

What are the consequences of deprivation on the developing child? How long-lasting are the effects of early neglect on a child’s emotional well-being and developing intellect later in life? The answer ...