A report by Texans Care for Children informs us that “substance use in and of itself is not child abuse or neglect. However, substance use is a risk factor for child maltreatment and child welfare ...

Addiction does not discriminate; it affects people of all socioeconomic groups. According to data compiled from 2009-2014 for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 1 in 8 children under ...

It is no surprise that adults, of whom many are parents, struggle with addiction. What is a surprise is that a significant number of addicted parents abuse and overindulge their children. What exactly ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.- What parents don't know about drugs and their children can have devastating impact according to a new Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation study. The study released last week finds ...

In the past week, there's been a groundswell of new research affirming the impact that parents’ mental health and substance abuse have on their children’s development and life outcomes. A few days ago ...

On December 12, AEI’s Naomi Schaefer Riley and a panel of experts discussed the relationship between substance abuse and involvement with the child welfare system. William Evans of the University of ...

A staggering 19 million U.S. children were estimated to be living in a household with at least one parent battling a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2023, according to a new study based on data from ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A new report shows nearly half of the children in the custody of Nebraska DHHS were removed from their home because of parental substance abuse. The Foster Care Review Office’s ...

Last month, Albuquerque police launched an investigation into how they handled the case of a seven-month-old baby who died in 2022 of asphyxiation. The death was ruled accidental—the child fell ...

West Virginia’s drug overdose mortality rate is the highest in the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 1,500 West Virginians will have died from a drug ...