 The disparate impact of alcohol, methamphetamine, and other drugs on family reunificationMargaret H. Lloyd and Becci A. Akin Children and Youth Services Review, 2014, vol. 44, issue C, 72-81 Abstract: Parental substance abuse is one of the most prominent reasons that children enter foster care. The relative role of substance type in delaying reunification has remained elusive. This study sought to understand the impact of parental use of alcohol, methamphetamine, other drugs, and poly-substances on reunification rates for children in foster care. The authors used administrative foster care data from a Midwestern state between years 2007 and 2012 to evaluate the unique contribution of each substance use domain. Results suggest that parental methamphetamine use has the most significant impact on the likelihood of reunification, followed by other drugs, and poly-substances. These findings further indicate that children removed due to any parental drug use stay in foster care for an average of 49–156days longer than their peers. Implications for research and practice are addressed. Keywords: Child welfare; Foster care; Reunification; Permanency; Parental substance abuse; Parental methamphetamine use (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:44:y:2014:i:c:p:72-81 DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.05.013 Access Statistics for this article Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier |
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