Substance abuse and serious child mistreatment: Prevalence, risk, and outcome in a court sample☆
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2020, Journal of PediatricsCitation Excerpt :Of the 28 substance-exposed infants in our study who experienced serious or fatal child abuse and neglect injury, 85% were injured by age 4 months, suggesting very young infants were at greatest risk. Maternal substance use has been identified as a key factor predictive of increased reports to child-welfare agencies,4,6,7,13,20 and previous studies suggest prenatal exposure confers unique vulnerability to child abuse and neglect.4-7,21-24 Our study supports this hypothesis and concludes that identification of this risk factor warrants universal, supportive, child welfare–based protective intervention to reduce risk of infant harm.
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2018, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Worldwide, studies have suggested that parental substance abuse is a concern in approximately 11% to 40% of investigated reports of child maltreatment (Dolan, Casanueva, Smith, Lloyd, & Ringeisen 2012; Sun, Shillington, Hohman, & Jones, 2001; Testa & Smith, 2009). Among children placed in the US foster care system, estimates range from 16 to 79% (Anthony, Austin, & Cormier, 2010; Taplin & Mattick, 2015 Murphy et al., 1991; U.S. General Accounting Office, 1994), although many of these findings are decades old and relied on inconsistent measurements of parental substance abuse. Research on the effects of prenatal exposure to illicit drugs and alcohol has produced mixed results, yet has suggested that maternal substance use during pregnancy can cause direct health concerns, such as low birth weight (Anthony et al., 2010; Kelly et al., 2002; Pan & Yi, 2013; Patrick et al., 2012), preterm birth (Barth, 2001; Kelly et al., 2002; O’Donnell et al., 2009), hypoxia due to maternal malnutrition or drug-affected placental functioning (Behnke & Smith, 2013), congenital and neurological abnormalities (Behnke & Smith, 2013; Burns, Mattick, & Cooke, 2006; Pan & Yi, 2013), heart problems, and seizures resulting from neonatal abstinence or withdrawal (Burns et al., 2006; Pan & Yi, 2013).
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This study was made possible by grants from the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and the Cabot Family Foundation.