“In these bleak days”: Parent methamphetamine abuse and child welfare in the rural Midwest

Haight, Wendy; Jacobsen, Teresa; Black, J. E.; Kingery, Linda; Sheridan, Kathryn; Mulder, Cray

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.12.025

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“…Thirty-one children were referred by the child protective office to a larger ethnographic study on the perspectives and mental health outcomes of children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse (Haight, Jacobsen, Black, Kingery, Sheridan, & Mulder, 2005). Of the children referred, 29 (94%) agreed to participate.…”

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Mentalization in children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse: relations to children's mental health and behavioral outcomes

Ostler

Bahar

Jessee

2010

Attachment & Human Development

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This study examined the mentalization capabilities of children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse in relation to symptom underreporting, mental health, and behavioral outcomes. Twenty-six school-aged children in foster care participated in this study. Mentalization was assessed using the My Family Stories Interview (MFSI), a semi-structured interview in which children recalled family stories about a happy, sad or scary and fun time. An established scale of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC), a self-report measure, provided information on children's symptom underreporting. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), completed by the children's foster caregivers, assessed children's mental health and behavioral outcomes. Children with higher mentalization were significantly less prone to underreport symptoms. These children had fewer mental health problems and were rated by their foster caregivers as more socially competent. The findings underscore that mentalization could be an important protective factor for children who have experienced parental substance abuse.

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Mentalization in children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse: relations to children's mental health and behavioral outcomes

Ostler

Bahar

Jessee

2010

Attachment & Human Development

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“…Children removed from homes where methamphetamine has been manufactured (112)(113)(114)(115)(116) have been reported to display a range of behavioural issues including academic difficulties (12), developmental delay (78), a higher incidence and risk of externalising (acting out) problems (112)(113)(114)(115)(116), aggressive behaviour (112-116), post-traumatic or dissociative symptoms (114,115) and internalising problems (115). In addition children in environments where methamphetamine, and other drugs or abuse, are used or manufactured can also be exposed to a wider range of other chemicals, neglect, criminal behaviour, abuse (emotional, physical and sexual) that place these children at risk of developmental, behavioural and other mental health problems (114,115,(117)(118)(119)(120).…”

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Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia

Wright

Edwards

Walker

2016

Reviews on Environmental Health

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AbstractThe clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine in residential homes may represent significant hazards and exposures not only to those involved in the manufacture of the drugs but also to others living in the home (including children), neighbours and first responders to the premises. These hazards are associated with the nature and improper storage and use of precursor chemicals, intermediate chemicals and wastes, gases and methamphetamine residues generated during manufacture and the drugs themselves. Many of these compounds are persistent and result in exposures inside a home not only during manufacture but after the laboratory has been seized or removed. Hence new occupants of buildings formerly used to manufacture methamphetamine may be unknowingly exposed to these hazards. Children are most susceptible to these hazards and evidence is available in the literature to indicate that these exposures may result in immediate and long-term adverse health effects. The assessment of exposure within the home can be undertaken by measuring contaminant levels or collecting appropriate biological data from individuals exposed. To gain a better understanding of the available data and key issues associated with these approaches to the characterisation of exposure, a review of the published literature has been undertaken.

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“…Further, though the agencies often serve the same clients, there is a paucity of studies that examine the impact of child welfare, welfare, and drug treatment program within one study. To illustrate, a study in the child welfare arena examined how mothers' participation in drug treatment impacted the well-being of their children who were in foster care (Haight, 2005). Similarly, in the welfare arena, one study examined the relationship between TANF recipients' history of substance abuse and their employment functioning (Gorske, Larkby, Daley, Yenerall, & Morrow, 2006).…”

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The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes

Lewandowski

Hill

2008

Children and Youth Services Review

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This study assesses the impact of having a child in foster care and receiving cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's completion of a residential drug treatment program. The study's hypothesis was that drug treatment completion rates for women who had children in foster care and/or who were receiving TANF would differ from women who did not receive these services. The sample included 117 women age 19 to 54, in a Midwestern state. Findings suggest that women with a child or children in foster care were less likely to complete treatment. Women receiving cash benefits were also somewhat less likely to complete treatment than women not receiving these services. Women with children in foster care had similar levels of psychological, employment, and drug and alcohol concerns as other women, as measured by the Addiction Severity Index. Future research should focus on identifying strategies that enhance retention rates of these vulnerable women. Implications for improving treatment retention are discussed in light of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. TextThe purpose of this study was to assess how having a child in foster care, and/or receiving cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) impacted women's residential drug treatment completion rates. The study took place at a women's residential drug treatment center in the Midwest where drug treatment, child welfare, and TANF are provided through three different agencies who work independently of each other, and where there is little, if any, interagency collaboration.Examining the impact of foster care and welfare on women's drug treatment completion rates seems especially relevant in light of the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) and the Personal Work and Responsibility Act of 1996 (PRWORA). As service delivery systems, child welfare, TANF, and substance abuse services have separate goals, philosophies, legal mandates, and timelines. With the new ASFA timelines, low-income women in recovery are expected to completely overcome their addiction in a relatively short period of time (Azzi-Lessing & Olsen, 1996). While not empirically tested, these various 518-591-8784. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptChild Youth Serv Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 January 1. Published in final edited form as:Child Youth Serv Rev. 2008 ; 30(8): 942-954. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscr...

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“In these bleak days”: Parent methamphetamine abuse and child welfare in the rural Midwest

Cited by 86 publications

References 20 publications

Mentalization in children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse: relations to children's mental health and behavioral outcomes

Mentalization in children exposed to parental methamphetamine abuse: relations to children's mental health and behavioral outcomes

Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia

The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes

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