Identification of parental substance misuse by children’s social care departments in England

Helen Baldwin

Children and Youth Services Review, 2025, vol. 171, issue C

Abstract: Parental substance misuse (PSM) is known to be associated with impaired physical, psychological, and social development in children. It is therefore critical that children’s social workers can effectively identify PSM and intervene to protect children when necessary. Evidence on the identification of PSM in social work practice is currently limited. This paper presents new data on the incidence and nature of PSM identified by children’s social care services, on case characteristics associated with identified PSM, and on challenges faced by practitioners in identifying PSM.

Keywords: Identification; Parental substance misuse; Children’s social care; Incidence; Nature; Challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108123

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