Children and Families Resources

This 2011 report was funded by SAMHSA’s National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare. Its goal is to identify policies and practices that States have implemented to offer high-quality...

A supplement to the “Guide to Implementing Family Skills Training Programmes for Drug Abuse Prevention,” this publication supports policymakers, program managers, non-governmental organizations and others in implementing family skills training...

This 2008 resource paper is a companion to the Family-Centered Treatment monograph and assists treatment providers and State substance abuse agencies to identify and access potential sources of funding for...

One barrier to entering substance abuse treatment for women with children may be a lack of child care options for when they are in treatment. The National Survey of Substance...

This 2007 report presents the findings of a national evaluation of Family Treatment Drug Courts (FTDCs). The evaluation examined whether court, child welfare, and treatment outcomes differed for families served...

An estimated 1,427,000 children under the age of 18 live with a substance dependent mother in a single-parent household. One barrier to entering substance abuse treatment for women with children...

Presenters: Steve Hornberger, M.S.W. National Association for Children of Alcoholics and Program Director of Celebrating Families!; Rosemary Tisch, M.A., Program Developer of Celebrating Families! and ¡Celebrando Familias! And Director...

Presenters: Nancy Young, Ph.D., Director of Children and Family Futures; Sam Gillespie, Alcohol and Other Drug Services Administrator for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; Peter Panzarella, M.A.,...

Presenters: Rosie Gianforte, LCSW, Coordinator of the IV-E AODA Waiver Project awarded to the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services, Division of Service Intervention; Marc Smith, Ceola Coleman, Tammy...

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations ever conducted on the links between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. As a collaboration between the...

The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center's mission is to enhance the quality of social and health services delivered to children who are abandoned or at-risk of abandonment due to...

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families,...