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Substance Use Trends: The Effects on Child Safety and Family Risk Factors

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

Date: December 2025 | Length: 00:49:23

Presenters share insights from the National Opioid Environmental Scan and discuss strategies to reduce substance use stigma, improve parent engagement in services, and strengthen protective capacities within families. The webinar includes strategies for assessing safety and risk factors in families affected by substance use while highlighting practical methods to support professionals across child welfare, substance use treatment, courts, and health care systems.

Presenter(s):

  • - Nancy K. Young, PhD, MSW, Executive Director, Center for Children and Family Futures
  • - Andrea Sivanich, PhD, JD, Deputy Program Director, Center for Children and Family Futures

Topic(s): Safety and Risk

Section: Related Online Training, Videos, and Webinars