title: Maternal substance abuse: protecting the child, preserving the family.
abstract: Maternal substance abuse has sparked an intense debate among child welfare practitioners and policymakers. At issue is how best to work effectively with substance-abusing mothers while protecting children from harm that might result from the parents' addiction and preserving a family in which the child can be reared. This article evaluates the scope of the problem, its impact on the delivery of child welfare services, and implications for service provision.
authors.affiliation: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7164.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Tracy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*