Many people consider adopting a child, but stop short because the process seems overwhelming or drawn out. But Chrystal Main, social services chief for Nevada's Child and Family Services, says it's better than most people think.

"'I know there's a stigma about the paperwork and the background checks,' she said. But we have streamlined the process. We certainly like to say to adopt, it can take under a year - and could be faster than half a year. It doesn't take nearly the length of time people think it does.'"

Currently, in the rural counties of Nevada, more than 470 children are eligible for adoption. They range in age from infants to seventeen-year-olds who are about to "age out" of the foster care system.

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