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• Alabama
  ...[[adoption]] except where the court finds that the child does not have the mental capacity to consent. ...incompetent or mentally incapable of consenting or relinquishing and whose mental disability is likely to continue for so long a period that it would be detr
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• Alaska
  **Emotional illness, mental illness, or mental deficiency ...of harm, including, but not limited to, [[abandonment]], torture, chronic mental injury, chronic physical harm, or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]].
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• Arizona
  ...s unable to discharge parental responsibilities because of mental illness, mental deficiency, or a history of chronic [[abuse]] of dangerous drugs or alcohol *Physical and mental health conditions of the applicant
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• Arkansas
  ...ate includes, but is not limited to, mental illness, emotional illness, or mental deficiencies. *The mental health, emotional stability, and maturity of the applicants
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• Edgar Allan Poe and Adoption
  His later life was over-shadowed by financial and mental problems and periodic drunkenness, and he was temporarily disinherited by h [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Colorado
  ...parent unlikely within a reasonable time to care for the ongoing physical, mental, and emotional needs and conditions of the child *The physical and mental health, emotional stability, and moral integrity of the petitioner
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• Malcolm X
  ...1931. Several years later, because of their great poverty, and her mental illness, he and his siblings were taken from their mother by social workers and put
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• Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
  ''This information was taken directly from The National Institute of Mental Health'' ...r disorder]] using guidelines from theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). To be diagnosed with [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar disorder]]
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• Bipolar Disorder: Treatments
  ...ol of their mood swings and related symptoms. But because it is a lifelong illness, long-term, continuous treatment is needed to control symptoms. However, ev ...t half of those who recovered still had lingering symptoms. Having another mental disorder in addition to [[Bipolar Disorder|bipolar disorder]] increased one
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• Who Can Adopt from China
  *Mental disability; *Severe mental disorders requiring medication for more than two years, including depressio
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• Adopting from Sweden
  ...r spouse’s whereabouts are unknown or is suffering from a serious mental illness. One spouse may also, with the consent of the other spouse, [[adopt]] that
  26 KB (4,063 words) - 00:17, 2 May 2014
• Illinois
  ...older must consent. The court may waive consent if the child is in need of mental treatment or is intellectually disabled. **Mental illness, mental deficiency, or intellectual disability
  53 KB (8,403 words) - 18:37, 16 April 2014
• Iowa
  ...a chronic mental illness, has been repeatedly institutionalized for mental illness, and presents a danger to self or others.
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• Kansas
  *Committed an act of physical, mental or emotional [[abuse]], [[neglect]], or [[Sexual Abuse|sexual abuse]] and w *Emotional illness, mental illness, mental deficiency, or physical disability of such duration or nature as to make th
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• Kentucky
  ...etardation|mental retardation]] of the parent, as certified by a qualified mental health professional, that renders the parent consistently unable to care fo *The physical, emotional, and mental health of the child and the prospects for the improvement of the child’s
  41 KB (6,427 words) - 17:53, 15 April 2014
• Louisiana
  *The parent has no mental incapacity. ...lness or condition that would present a health (including past and present mental health) or safety risk to a child placed in the home
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• Massachusetts
  ...condition, such as alcohol or drug addiction, mental deficiency, or mental illness, that makes the parent unlikely to provide minimally acceptable care of the ...ate period, such as alcohol or drug addiction, mental deficiency or mental illness, and the condition makes the parent unlikely to provide minimally acceptabl
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• Michigan
  *Physical and mental health, including any history of substance [[abuse]] ...mother or the child to be [[adopted]] in connection with the birth or any illness of the child
  48 KB (7,608 words) - 18:02, 15 April 2014
• Mississippi
  *Suffers from a medical or emotional illness, mental deficiency, behavior or [[Conduct Disorder|conduct disorder]], severe physi ...wed in its entirety would pose a risk of substantial harm to the physical, mental, or emotional health of the child
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• Montana
  ...er must consent, either in writing or in court, unless he or she lacks the mental capacity to consent. ...nature as to render the parent unlikely to care for the ongoing physical, mental, and emotional needs of the child within a reasonable time
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• Nebraska
  ...unable to discharge parental responsibilities because of mental illness or mental deficiency, and there are reasonable grounds to believe that such condition *An applicant must be in such physical and mental condition that it is reasonable to expect him or her to be able to fulfill
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• Nevada
  **Risk of serious physical, mental, or emotional injury to the child if he or she were returned to, or remains ...nt [[neglect]] of the child, or to eliminate the risk of serious physical, mental, or emotional injury to the child
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• New Hampshire
  *Because of mental deficiency or mental illness, the parent is and will continue to be incapable of giving the child proper ...aused or permitted another to cause severe sexual, physical, emotional, or mental [[abuse]] of the child.
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• New York
  *Who, by reason of mental illness or [[Mental Retardation|mental retardation]], is presently and for the foreseeable future unable to provid ...seeable future unable, by reason of mental illness or [[Mental Retardation|mental retardation]], to provide proper and adequate care for the child.
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• North Carolina
  ...of substance [[abuse]], [[Mental Retardation|mental retardation]], mental illness, or organic brain syndrome. *Physical and mental health, including any addiction to alcohol or drugs
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• North Dakota
  ...that reason the child is suffering or will likely suffer serious physical, mental, moral, or emotional harm. ...l, meaningful efforts to secure treatment for his or her addiction, mental illness, behavior disorder, or other conditions for 1 year or one-half of the child
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• Ohio
  *Chronic mental illness, emotional illness, [[Mental Retardation|mental retardation]], physical disability, or chemical dependency makes the parent ...and all members of the household are free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition that would endanger children or seriously impair the ability of t
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• Oklahoma
  *Has a mental illness or deficiency that renders the parent incapable of adequately and appropria *The mental health of the applicant or other household member would impede the applican
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• Oregon
  **Emotional illness, mental illness, or [[Mental Retardation|mental retardation]] of the parent of such nature and duration as to render the pa *When applicable, mental health information
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• South Carolina
  ...sent to the adoption except where the court finds that the child lacks the mental capacity to consent or that it is not in the child’s best interests. ..., but not limited to, alcohol or drug addiction, mental deficiency, mental illness, or extreme physical incapacity, and the condition makes the parent unable
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• Texas
  *The parent is unable to care for the child due to mental illness. *Fees paid to an attorney, [[Social Worker|social worker]], mental health professional, or physician for services rendered in the usual course
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• Utah
  *Emotional illness, mental illness, or mental deficiency of the parent that renders the parent unable to care for the imm
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• Vermont
  *Physical and mental health, and any history of alcohol or drug [[abuse]] ...change in the petitioner’s marital status or family history, physical or mental health, home environment, property, income, or financial obligations since
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• Virginia
  **The parent has a mental or emotional illness or intellectual disability of such severity that there is no reasonable exp ...ble, and reasonable rehabilitative efforts on the part of social, medical, mental health, or other rehabilitative agencies designed to reduce, eliminate, or
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• West Virginia
  *The parent suffers from emotional illness, mental illness, or mental deficiency of such duration or nature as to render the parent incapable of
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• Wisconsin
  ...st 5 years was, an inpatient at one or more hospitals on account of mental illness, [[Developmental Disability|developmental disability]], or other similar in
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• Special Needs Children (Glossary)
  ...f [[abuse]] or [[neglect]]; medical or genetic risk due to familial mental illness or parental substance [[abuse]].
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• Tom Blackburn and Adoption (see Deacon, Joseph John)
  ...the old "dumping ground" philosophy of long-stay hospitals for people with mental handicaps. The fact that their voices were finally heard is a testimony to [[Category: Mental Handicaps, Learning Difficulties]]
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• Rhona Cameron and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Camilo Castelo Branco and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Charles Spencer Chaplin and Adoption
  [[Category: Parental Illness (Mental or Physical), Addiction]]
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• Sydney Chaplin and Adoption
  [[Category: Parental Illness (Mental or Physical), Addiction]]
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• Catherine Anne Cookson and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Patricia Cornwell and Adoption
  ...[[Florida]] to [[North Carolina]] to make a fresh start but due to mental illness was unable to look after them. She abandoned them on the doorstep of Dr. Bi [[Category: Parental Illness (Mental or Physical), Addiction]]
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• Eric Robertson Cullen and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Joseph John Deacon and Adoption
  ...the old "dumping ground" philosophy of long-stay hospitals for people with mental handicaps. The fact that their voices were finally heard is a testimony to [[Category: Mental Handicaps, Learning Difficulties]]
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• Barry Evans and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Madge Gill and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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• Julia Grant and Adoption
  [[Category: Medical Problems, Chronic Illness]] [[Category: Parental Illness (Mental or Physical), Addiction]]
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• Heracles (Hercules) and Adoption
  [[Category: Mental Illness]]
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