Meeting the Needs of Families Involved in the Child Welfare System for Parental Substance Abuse: Outcomes From an Effectiveness Trial of the Families Actively Improving Relationships Program
| Autor: | Holle Schaper, Courtenay Padgett, Lisa Saldana, Mark Campbell, Zoe Alley, Jason E. Chapman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice evidence-based practice 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Skills training 0302 clinical medicine medicine Outpatient clinic Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences methamphetamine General Psychology Original Research FAIR child welfare 05 social sciences medicine.disease Case management Mental health BF1-990 Substance abuse parent Welfare system Family medicine opioid Medicaid 030217 neurology & neurosurgery mental health |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021) Frontiers in Psychology |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689483 |
| Popis: | Limited evidence-based practices exist to address the unique treatment needs of families involved in the child welfare system with parental substance abuse. Specifically, parental opioid and methamphetamine abuse have increased over the last decade, with associated increases of families reported to the child welfare system. The Families Actively Improving Relationships (FAIR) program was developed to address the complexities of these families. Evidence-based strategies to address the interrelated needs of parents—including substance abuse and mental health treatment, parent skills training, and supportive case management to improve access to ancillary needs—are integrated in an intensive community outpatient program. This study examined the clinical effectiveness of FAIR when delivered in a Medicaid billable outpatient clinic. Parents (n = 99) were randomized either to the immediate FAIR condition or to the Waitlist (WL) condition, using a dynamic wait-listed design, with all parents provided the opportunity to eventually receive FAIR. Outcomes show statistically and clinically significant reductions in parental opioid and methamphetamine use, mental health symptoms, and parenting risk, and improvements in stability in parents receiving FAIR. Providing services to families who require travel in excess of 20 miles for sessions has challenging implications for program costs under a Medicaid structure. Study outcomes highlight the need for policies to support funding of intensive family-based programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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