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How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure Series

A three-part series highlighting states’ approaches to serving infants and families affected by prenatal substance exposure. Derived from NCSACW’s review of states’ Annual Progress and Services Reports (APSRs) pertaining to CAPTA Section 503 Infant Plan of Safe Care, as well as years of practice-based experience providing technical assistance to support systems-level policy efforts and practice-level innovations.

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 1 – Identification and Notification

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 1 – Identification and Notification

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #1: Identification and Notification summarizes steps states took to implement... (Read More)

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 2 – Plans of Safe Care Data and Monit...

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 2 – Plans of Safe Care Data and Monitoring

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #2: Plan of Safe Care Data and Monitoring summarizes states’ systems- and case... (Read More)

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 3 – Lessons from Implementation of Pl...

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 3 – Lessons from Implementation of Plans of Safe Care

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #3: Lessons from Implementation of Plans of Safe Care provides an overview of... (Read More)