title: Addressing substance abuse treatment needs of parents involved with the child welfare system.
abstract: The goal of this paper is to synthesize available data to help guide policy and programmatic initiatives for families with substance abuse problems who are involved with the child welfare system, and identify gaps in the research base preventing further refinement of practices in this area. To date, Family Treatment Drug Court and newly developed home-based substance abuse treatment interventions appear the most effective at improving substance abuse treatment initiation and completion in child welfare populations. Research is needed to compare the efficacy of these two approaches, and examine cost and child well-being indicators in addition to substance abuse treatment and child welfare outcomes.
authors.affiliation: USA.
authors.forename: Arazais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliveros
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States