Report on the sixth International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR) – July 2018.

The article discusses highlights of the sixth International Conference on Adoption Research held in Montreal, Quebec in July 2018. The conference set out the continuing significance of adoption as a policy and practice framework. The ambivalence that exists in most countries to the use of adoption for children in care has been identified. A keynote talk on a study about adoption disruption was given by Jesus Palacios from the University of Seville.