This report describes a complex care management program for pregnant women with a diagnosis of substance use disorder in Camden, New Jersey. The program, called Camden Delivers, enrolled 46 pregnant or postpartum women who were involved with the child welfare system into the care management program. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Children & Families
Reunifying Families with Substance Use Disorder
This 8 page overview details strategies promoting the reunification of families when a parent has a substance use disorder. This report explains why prioritizing family unification is important and lists 10 action steps government agencies and community organizations can take to support strong, healthy families. Continue reading
Civil Legal Aid Helps Those Affected by the Opioid Crisis
This 3 page briefing paper discusses the role legal aid services can play in helping address the impact of the opioid crisis on individuals, families, and communities. Continue reading
Sobriety Treatment Evaluation and Recovery Teams Evaluation and Publication List
This one pager provides a list of peer-reviewed journal articles written about the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model for serving families affected by addiction and child welfare system involvement. Continue reading
Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START): Implementation Manual
This program manual explains the basic tenets and essential elements of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model for working with families affected by substance use disorder and child welfare involvement. Continue reading
Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START)
Children and Family Futures provides technical assistance to local communities implementing the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model of working with families with substance use disorder and child welfare involvement. The website includes information about the model, resources, and an opportunity to request technical assistance. Continue reading
START Safe and Sound
This 9-minute video explains the role family mentors play in Kentucky’s Sobriety, Treatment and Recovery Team (START) program. The video features family mentors talking about their stories, their role in helping other parents with substance use disorder and child welfare involvement, and the story of a family helped by the program. Continue reading
Substance Use Disorder Peer Delivered Services Child Welfare Best Practices Curriculum
This training guide for peer recovery mentors working the child welfare system is notable for its description of 10 best practices for family peer support mentors. Continue reading
The Use of Peers and Recovery Specialists in Child Welfare Settings
This guide provides information on service models that use family peer mentors or recovery specialists to serve families affected by substance use disorder (SUD) who are involved with the child welfare system. The guide describes 2 models: Continue reading
Ohio START 2019 Impact Report
This 2-page document describes the impact of the Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) program, which provides wrap-around services to children and families impacted by opiates and other addictive substances. Also included in this resource is information on services provided by the START teams in Ohio in 2019. Continue reading