Given the detrimental impact of substance use (SU) on both parent and child outcomes
including child maltreatment, research and service efforts have focused on incorporating …

An increase in parental substance use disorders (SUD) and the number of infants and
toddlers entering foster care has prompted federal and state efforts to change the treatment …

Background Co-occurring parental substance use and child maltreatment is a serious
concern in the US child welfare system. Objective The aim of the study was to examine …

Child maltreatment (CM) is a pervasive social problem in the United States that occurs
across all socioeconomic, religious, cultural, and ethnic groups (United States Department of …

Abstract Families who enter the Child Welfare System (CWS) as a result of a caregiver's
substance use fare worse at every stage from investigation to removal to reunification …

Parents who abuse drugs and alcohol are at increased risk of child maltreatment, including
the neglect of their children's health. The present research investigates the effectiveness of …

Using an in-home services program model, Project Connect works collaboratively with the
child welfare system, substance abuse treatment providers, the courts, and other community …

Families affected by substance abuse are at an increased risk of child welfare involvement
and poor child welfare outcomes. One strategy to improve outcomes among these families is …

Parental substance misuse places families at risk for involvement in Child Welfare Services
(CWS)(Barth, Gibbons, & Guo, 2006). Furthermore, maltreated children of parents who …

SafeCare is an evidence-based behavioral parent training intervention that has been
successfully implemented in multiple state child welfare systems. A statewide …