Coordination of services to methadone mothers and their addicted newborns.
Maternity social workers and workers in hospital methadone clinics often experience conflict about reporting child abuse and neglect. This article discusses how earlier and more aggressive reporting of child abuse and neglect can be accomplished if methadone clinics are integrated into social work departments of hospitals and include social workers on their staffs.
D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States
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