title: A care coordination program for substance-exposed newborns.
abstract: The Vulnerable Infants Program of Rhode Island (VIP-RI) was established as a care coordination program to promote permanency for substance-exposed newborns in the child welfare system. Goals of VIP-RI were to optimize parents' opportunities for reunification and increase the efficacy of social service systems involved with families affected by perinatal substance use. Findings from VIP-RI's final four years show that by 12 months, 86% of substance-exposed newborns had identified permanent placements and 77% were placed with biological parents or relatives.
authors.affiliation: Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Alpert Medical School, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Twomey
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caldwell
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soave
authors.forename: Lynne Andreozzi
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D012237:Rhode Island; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult