On 7 October 2026, the Carcere Borbonico in Avellino hosted "Adozioni internazionali: attualità e prospettive," a public discussion on current developments and future prospects in international adoption. The event was promoted by La Maloca together with La Casa sulla Roccia, according to the IrpiniaNews report.
The meeting brought the subject back to a local stage at a moment when international adoption is changing in character. The report describes a discussion centred on who the adoptable children are today, what difficulties families encounter, and what paths may be opening for single applicants.
What the debate addressed
The central theme was change. Topics included the increasing age of children proposed for international adoption, more frequent situations of vulnerability or health problems, and reduced opportunities in some countries.
A second thread was preparation. The report highlights the role of training and psychological support for prospective parents, both as a way to understand the needs of older children or children with health needs, and as accompaniment through the foreign and post-adoption phases.
Attention was also given to possibilities for single people in light of recent jurisprudential developments. The report does not identify the relevant judgments or explain their current legal scope, so readers should treat that point as a direction discussed at the event rather than a statement of settled law.
No official programme, attendance figures or recording of the 7 October event are provided in the available report.
Who was involved
The event was moderated by Maria Calabrese, with Camilla Melegari, president of Centro Adozioni La Maloca, among the named participants.
Maria Cristina Aceto of CSV Irpinia Sannio ETS participated in a technical and listening role.
La Maloca and La Casa sulla Roccia have an established working relationship around adoption services. La Casa sulla Roccia is an Avellino-based centre that hosts the local office of the authorised international-adoption body La Maloca and provides training and psychological support during the foreign and post-adoption phases. Its adoption office in Avellino supports eligible couples through international-adoption procedures.
The venue: Carcere Borbonico
The choice of venue placed the discussion in one of central Avellino's principal cultural spaces. The Bourbon Prison is a monumental complex now used as a museum complex, with an auditorium and rooms for conferences.
For visitors, that matters in practical terms: it is a central, institutional setting regularly used for public meetings, rather than an office of either organising body. The address reference in the research is Piazza Alfredo de Marsico, 83100 Avellino.
What readers should keep in mind
The available report does not specify which countries were discussed, nor does it provide statistics for the reported changes in international-adoption opportunities. Readers looking for a country-by-country picture or current numbers will not find them here.
Similarly, the reference to single applicants remains general. Anyone considering that path needs independent legal advice on eligibility, applicable judgments and current practice, rather than relying on an event summary.
What the Avellino debate does offer is a clear statement of direction: international adoption today more often concerns older children and children with particular vulnerabilities, requires careful preparation and sustained support, and is being discussed in a wider family context than in the past.
