HHS Manual Focuses on Protecting Children Impacted by Family Substance Abuse
August 17, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Children's Bureau has released “Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders.” Part of the Bureau's Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, the manual examines such topics as:
the nature of substance use disorders
the impact of parental substance abuse disorders on children
examination, screening, assessment, and treatment for substance abuse disorders
the role of child protective services caseworkers.
Resources:
"Protecting Children in Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders" is available online at www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/substanceuse.
For further information about the Child Abuse and Neglect User Manual Series, visit www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanual.cfm.
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