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Home > Child Abuse & Neglect > Risk & Protective Factors > Factors that Contribute to Child Abuse and Neglect > Parent or Caregiver Factors > Substance Abuse Substance Abuse Research indicates there can be a link between substance abuse and child maltreatment. Substance abuse may be a contributing factor for between one-third and two-thirds of maltreated children in the child welfare system. The number and complexity of co-occurring family problems often make it difficult to understand the full impact of substance abuse on child maltreatment. During the past decade, prenatal exposure of children to drugs and alcohol during their mother's pregnancy, and its potentially negative developmental consequences, has been an issue of particular concern. In the United States, the number of children born each year exposed to drugs or alcohol is estimated to be between 550,000 and 750,000.1
Alcohol and Drug Disorders Among Physically Abusive and Neglectful Parents in a Community-Based Sample
Association of Drug Abuse and Child Abuse
Blending Perspectives and Building Common Ground: A Report to Congress on Substance Abuse and Child Protection
Parental Substance Abuse and the Nature of Child Maltreatment
Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment
1Adapted from J. Goldman, M. K. Salus, D. Wolcott, and K. Y. Kennedy. (2003). A coordinated response to child abuse and neglect: The foundation for practice. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved June 2006 from http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/foundation/foundatione.cfm back |
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