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Substance-Exposed Infants and the Risk of Subsequent Maltreatment
October 24, 2024 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Parental substance use disorders increase the risk of child maltreatment and placement in foster care in part by compromising appropriate parenting practices and creating an environment that is not responsive to the needs of children. Substance use was second only to mental health as the most frequently identified risk factor for child maltreatment. Estimates from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) indicate that the prevalence of parental substance use disorders as an identified condition of removal more than doubled between 2000 and 2019, and that 50% of children under the age of one placed in foster care were removed for reasons related to parental substance use...