title: Assessing risk in families affected by substance abuse.
abstract: A new instrument assessing risk in substance abuse-affected families is presented. The instrument assesses those dimensions of substance abuse that make it more difficult for parents to meet the basic needs of their children. It also assesses those components of the parent's environment that may increase risk to the family's well-being. Information is presented on the instrument's reliability and validity. The article concludes with a discussion of the issues involved in assessing the risk for child abuse and neglect in families where there is an identified substance abuse problem.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Rhode Island College, Providence, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azzi-Lessing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005192:Family Health; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012931:Social Environment; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*