The RPG Program Summary is a two-page brief synopsis of the background and history of Regional Partnership Grants. It provides an overview of grantee collaborative partnerships, program strategies and available technical assistance. Grantees can use this document to provide an at-a-glance program overview, including findings from 101 RPG grantees. Right click [...]
Developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), the modules are a five-part series on Plans of Safe Care (POSC) for infants born with and identified as affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), or their affected family or [...]
This final report summarizes the work of Delaware, New York, and Minnesota through the In-Depth Technical Assistance-Infants with Prenatal Substance Exposure (IDTA-IPSE) program. It presents findings, challenges, and barriers sites identified as they assessed changes made toward improving the safety, health, permanency, and well-being of infants affected by prenatal substance exposure, primarily opioids. This [...]
The National Strategic Plan for Family Drug Courts outlines a coordinated national strategy to enhance and expand the use of FDCs to reach more children and families. Download
This report provides data on 12 Family Drug Treatment Courts’ performance measurements to improve safety, well-being, and permanency of children and families affected by parental methamphetamine use. Click to View on the NCSACW.gov Website (.pdf)
This white paper outlines issues that affect how programs provide comprehensive services needed by children and families affected by substance use. Click to View on the NCSACW.gov Website (.pdf)
This page on the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare website provides resources on budgeting and planning for program sustainability. Â Click to View on the NCSACW.gov Website
This guide describes the primary data-reporting systems used in the child welfare, alcohol and other drug services, and court systems. The document describes 15 data-reporting systems, including 8 child welfare systems, 5 alcohol and other drug service systems, 2 initiatives to implement a national data reporting system in the courts, and 1 enterprise [...]
Improving outcomes for families affected by parental substance use disorders and child welfare involvement starts with a cross-systems commitment and coordinated approach to address the multiple and complex needs of parents and children. Through collaborative efforts around the country, evidence is emerging of what families need to succeed in their efforts to reunify with [...]
This study assessed State policy in prevention, intervention, identification, and treatment of prenatal substance exposure, including immediate and ongoing services for the infant, the mother, and the family. Click here to View on the NCSACW Website (.pdf)
