Methamphetamine and the changing face of child welfare: practice principles for child welfare workers.
Methamphetamine use and production is changing child welfare practice. Methamphetamine is a significant public health threat (National Institute of Justice, 1999) reaching epidemic proportions (Anglin, Burke, Perrochet, Stamper, & Dawud-Nouris, 2000). The manufacturing of methamphetamine is a serious problem for the child welfare system, yet child welfare has not addressed the needs of children living in homes where methamphetamine is manufactured (U.S. Department of Justice, 2002; DOJ, 2003; Altshuler, 2005). This article presents key issues for child welfare workers related to the use, production, and effects of methamphetamine on children and families, and identifies practice principles for child welfare workers in order to ensure safety for victims, parents, and workers themselves.
Connell-Carrick
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University of Houston, Graduate School of Social Work, Houston, Texas 77204, USA. kconnell-carrick@uh.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002669:Child Welfare; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005107:Explosions / Q000517:prevention & control; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000633:toxicity; D012449:Safety; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
D015386:Hazardous Substances; D008694:Methamphetamine