This TA tool is for collaborative teams to learn about the Five Points of Family Intervention and identify major points in time in which their agencies can improve outcomes for infants with prenatal substance exposure, pregnant and parenting women with substance use disorders, and their families. The tool provides examples of policy and practice [...]
Discipline specific resources and materials for general audience, judges, attorney's, child welfare, substance use disorder treatment, and court coordinators. Right click and select Save As to download the file:Discipline Specific Orientation - Coordinator_rev2018Discipline Specific Orientation Materials-GeneralDiscipline Specific Resources- AOD Treatment_rev2018Discipline Specific Resources- Attorney_rev2018Discipline Specific Resources- Child Welfare_rev2018Discipline Specific Resources- Judges [...]
This page on the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) provides resources and site examples of cross-systems information and data sharing. Click to View on the NCSACW Website
This monograph provides information on the operational characteristics of each system to support cross-system communication and coordination within tribal, state, and county jurisdictions. Click to View on the NCSACW Website (.pdf)
In this document, we discuss ten system linkage elements that child welfare, substance abuse treatment, and juvenile court dependency systems, as well as other agencies and providers working with these systems, should use to collaborate with one another. We define ―collaborative practice as the use of these ten system linkage elements by two or [...]
NCSACW’s website provides a list of materials and resources on trauma among families affected by substance use disorders and involvement in child welfare services.  Click to View on the NCSACW Website
This webinar explores the system and practice level changes that can be made to provide trauma-informed care. Â Click to View the SAMHSA Webinar on Youtube
This report describes findings from Trauma-Informed Care Walkthrough Assessments conducted five Family Drug Courts to identify trauma triggers and offer solutions to mitigate them. Click to View on the NCSACW Website (.pdf)
This guidebook highlights the SAFERR Model that helps public and private agencies respond to families affected by substance use disorders. Â Click to View on the NCSACW Website
Project SAFE provides priority access to substance use disorder evaluations, drug screens, and outpatient treatment services for primary caregivers of children involved in child welfare system. Â Click to Visit the SAFE Website
