Journal Article

Substance Abuse-Affected Families in the Child Welfare System: New Challenges, New Alliances

Olsen, Lenore J., Azzi-Lessing, Lenette

1996

Overview

During the past decade a record number of single-parent families entered the child welfare system because the mother had an identified problem of substance abuse. These trends have forced child welfare agencies and substance abuse treatment providers to take a new look at the needs of mothers with problems of chemical dependency and their children. This article examines the issues that face child welfare and substance abuse treatment professionals as they attempt to address these new challenges and recommends strategies for forging new alliances and closing gaps in service delivery. The article calls for action to end the oppression that hampers efforts to effectively serve these families.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press,National Association of Social Workers
• Subject: Addiction / Adoption / Adults / Agency Cooperation / Alcohol Abuse / Alliances / Child / Child abuse & neglect / Child Advocacy / Child care / Child Neglect / Child Welfare / Child Welfare Services / Children / Continuity of Patient Care / Delivery of Health Care / Dependency / Drug Abuse / Drug problem / Families & family life / Family Health / Family Life / Female / Humans / Interinstitutional Relations / Job Skills / Maternal Welfare / Medical treatment / Mothers / One Parent Family / Oppression / Parent Child Relationship / Parent-child relations / Parents / Parents & parenting / Practice / Pregnancy / Public Policy / Public welfare / Risk Assessment / service delivery / Single mothers / Single Parent / Single Parent Family / Single parents / Social aspects / Social service / Social services / Social Work / Substance Abuse / Substance abuse treatment / Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Substance-Related Disorders / United States / Violence against women / Welfare Agencies / Welfare Services / women / Work with drug addicts / Work with families