Interagency collaboration: Strengthening substance abuse resources in child welfare |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, West Virginia University, United States;2. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, United States;3. Department of Sociology & Anthropology, West Virginia University, United States;4. Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas Medical Center, United States;1. University of Michigan, School of Social Work, 1080 S. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States of America;2. Wayne State University, School of Social Work, 5447 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, United States of America |
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| Abstract: | Supporting child welfare (CW) workers’ ability to accurately assess substance abuse needs and link families to appropriate services is critical given the high prevalence of parental substance use disorders (SUD) among CW-involved cases. Several barriers hinder this process, including CW workers’ lack of expertise for identifying SUD needs and scarcity of treatment resources. Drawing from theories and emergent literature on interagency collaboration, this study examined the role of collaboration in increasing the availability of resources for identifying and treating SUDs in CW agencies. Using data from the second cohort of families from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, study findings highlight a lack of SUD resources available to CW workers. On the other hand, the availability of SUD resources was increased when CW agencies had a memorandum of understanding, co-location of staff, and more intense collaboration with drug and alcohol service (DAS) providers. These results provide evidence to support efforts to improve collaboration between CW and DAS providers and showcase specific collaboration strategies to implement in order to improve service delivery. |
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| Keywords: | Interagency collaboration Child welfare Substance abuse resources |
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