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Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
User Manual Series (2009)
Author(s):  Children's Bureau, ICF International.
Year Published:  2009



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This manual provides an overview of how child welfare and other related professionals can assist families affected by substance use disorders (SUDs), which also often may be referred to as "substance abuse." It is part of the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, which is published by the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The manual addresses the nature of SUDs; the impact of parental SUDs on children; in-home examination, screening, and assessment for SUDs; treatment of SUDs, and the role of child protective services ...

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 - Purpose and Overview

2 - The Nature of Substance Use Disorders

3 - How Parental Substance Use Disorders Affect Children

4 - In Home Examination, Screening and Assessment of Substance Use Disorders

5 - Treating Substance Use Disorders

6 - The Role of Child Protective Services When Substance Use Disorders Are Identified

7 - Child Protective Services and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers: Similarities and Differences

8 - Putting It Together: Making the Systems Work for Families

Endnotes

Appendix A - Glossary of Terms

Appendix B - Resource Listings of Selected National Organizations Concerned with Child Maltreatment and/or Substance Use Disorders

Appendix C - State Telephone Numbers for Reporting Child Maltreatment

Appendix D - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Criteria

Appendix E - Commonly Abused Substances

Appendix F - Commonly Used Screening Instruments

Appendix G - State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families Substance Abuse Screening and Information Form

Appendix H - Memorandums of Understanding

Appendix I - Confidentiality and the Release of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Information

Appendix J - Sample Qualified Service Organization Agreement and Consent Form

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