OPIOID CRISIS HITS HOME-FOSTER HOMES

Forty percent of new opioid-dependent adults are estimated to live in households with children. [...]parents involved in the child welfare system who use opioids are less likely than other drug users to retain custody of their children. [...]there has been a substantial increase during the past 15 y...

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Published in:USA today (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2019-07, Vol.148 (2890), p.20-21
Main Authors: Strach, Patricia, Zuber, Katie, Pérez-Chiqués, Elizabeth
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Caseworkers
Child welfare
Cocaine
Drug abuse
Drug overdose
Epidemics
Families & family life
Family structure
Foster care
Group homes
Hospitalization
Mental health
Narcotics
Parents & parenting
Rural areas
Welfare Services
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Summary:Forty percent of new opioid-dependent adults are estimated to live in households with children. [...]parents involved in the child welfare system who use opioids are less likely than other drug users to retain custody of their children. [...]there has been a substantial increase during the past 15 years of in utero exposure to opioids in mothers involved in the child welfare system. According to data from the Sullivan County budget, foster care costs nearly tripled, from $551,895 in 2017 to $1,592,895 in 2C18, while Federal funds for foster care decreased from $1,550,000 to $1,300,000 during the sane period. According to officials, the general scarcity of resources for addiction, mental health, and family and child services, coupled with the small number of foster care providers in the county, and its large geography, have resulted in increased numbers of children placed into foster care in the last two years.
ISSN:0161-7389
2168-362X