Serving families with child maltreatment and substance use disorders: A decade of learning

Autor: Martin T. Hall, Tina Willauer, Nancy K. Young, Lynn Posze, Ruth A. Huebner
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Family Social Work. 20:288-305
ISSN: 1540-4072
1052-2158
Popis: 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 paradigm toward more integrated and family-centered strategies. The Regional Partnership Grant (RPG) program demonstrated that family-centered strategies can improve child and parent outcomes. The current challenge is to bring effective strategies to scale. This conceptual article highlights the lessons learned from 10 years of implementing and evaluating programs to meet the needs of families affected by parental SUD and child maltreatment. Effective family-centered strategies identified by the RPG program are illustrated with specifics from the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Team program. These effective strategies could be implemented in any jurisdiction and include (1) collaboration toward integrated services between child welfare and SUD treatment, (2) timely access to SUDS treatment, (3) recovery management and suppo...
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