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. 1999 Mar-Apr;78(2):221-39.

Caregiver substance abuse among maltreated children placed in out-of-home care

B A Besinger  1 , A F Garland, A J Litrownik, J A Landsverk
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  • PMID: 10418116

Caregiver substance abuse among maltreated children placed in out-of-home care

B A Besinger et al. Child Welfare. 1999 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Child protective services (CPS) case records of 639 children placed in out-of-home care due to maltreatment were reviewed, and substance abuse by the child's caregiver prior to the child's placement was evaluated systematically. Based on several different sources of information, 79% of the caregivers were found to meet the criteria for caregiver substance abuse (CSA). Children with and without evidence of CSA differed on age, ethnicity, family composition, and type of maltreatment. The importance of operational specificity in defining CSA and implications for policy and service delivery are discussed.

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