Module 3: Determining Who Needs a Plan of Safe Care

The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) does not define or provide a list of diagnostic criteria for the term “affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).” States have the opportunity to define this group of affected infants, and the definition each state develops has implications for which infants and families receive a Plan of Safe Care. This module will explore the steps states can take to define “affected by substance abuse" as they roll out a statewide Plan of Safe Care.