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Methamphetamine: The Child Welfare Impact and Promising Practices

Mini-Plenary III

The session intent is to provide information on recent trends in methamphetamine use and characteristics of methamphetamine users that impact child welfare practice, highlighting the implications of women's increased use of methamphetamine together with the clinical profile of women seeking treatment. In addition, the presenter addresses the implications of methamphetamine and other drugs of abuse on child welfare systems, including risk and safety factors for families and practitioners; reviews information on the various ways in which children are affected by parental methamphetamine use and the differential risk factors involved for these families; and reports recent research findings from treatment outcome studies focused on methamphetamine, illustrating with evidence-based practices and intervention on the part of child welfare workers.

Nancy K. Young, MSW, PhD
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Irvine, CA

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Updated on September 18, 2008