Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts

Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts
Considerations for Program Designers and Evaluators




Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency Courts

The purpose of co-locating substance abuse specialists is to ensure that parents are assessed as quickly as possible, to improve parent engagement and retention in treatment, to streamline entry into treatment, and to provide consultation to child welfare and dependency court workers.

pdf file, 1.5MB, 58 pages:
http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/files/SubstanceAbuseSpecialists.pdf