Accessing Substance Abuse Treatment: Issues for Parents Involved with Child Welfare Services

Authors

Anna Rockhill, Portland State UniversityFollow
Beth L. GreenFollow
Linda Newton-Curtis, Portland State University

Sponsor

This work is supported by grant #04115 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Substance Abuse Policy Research Project.

Published In

Child Welfare

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2008

Subjects

Social work with youth -- United States, Children -- Substance abuse

Abstract

The complex issues associated with barriers to treatment entry for parents who are involved with child welfare has not been well explored. Accessing timely treatment is now critical for these parents since the introduction of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, limiting the time until a permanency decision is made. Using a longitudinal, qualitative approach, substance-abusing parents from 15 families, their relevant family members, and service providers were interviewed approximately every 3 months over an 18-month period. The experiences of these parents add to our knowledge of the unique barriers this population faces, and expands our understanding of the mechanisms by which certain barriers may delay treatment.

Description

This is the publisher's final pdf. Copyright (2008) by Child Welfare League of America. This article originally appeared in Child Welfare, May 2008.

http://www.cwla.org/child-welfare-journal/

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/13343

Citation Details

Rockhill, A., Green, B. L., & Newton-Curtis, L. (2007). Accessing substance abuse treatment: issues for parents involved with child welfare services. Child Welfare, 87(3), 63-93.