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Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Substance Use Among Youth in Foster Care

Bulletins for Professionals, Preventing, Identifying, and Treating Substance Use Among Youth in Foster Care

Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2020

Provides child welfare professionals with information about the extent and effects of substance use among youths in foster care, ways to identify substance use, how to support youths in care who currently use or remain at risk of using, and strategies for prevention. Also examines how to collaborate with professionals in other fields.

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Topic(s): Childhood and Adolescence

Section: Policy and Practice Resources