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More than 21 million children in the United States lived with a parent who misused substances, and more than 2 million lived with a parent who had a substance use disorder1
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186,602 children entered foster care during the 2022 fiscal year2
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85.4% of those who need treatment services for a substance use disorder do not receive them3
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- Ghertner, R. (2022, November). U.S. national and state estimates of children living with parents using substances, 2015-2019. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/f34eb24c1aff645bed0a6e978c0b4d16/children-at-risk-of-sud.pdf
- Children’s Bureau. (2024, March 13). The AFCARS report: Preliminary FY 2022 estimates as of May 9, 2023 – No. 30. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/afcars-report-30.pdf
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2024). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP24-07-021, NSDUH Series H-59). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2023-nsduh-annual-national-report