Relationship between Custodial Status and Psychosocial Problems among Cocaine‐Abusing Parents Initiating Substance Abuse Treatment

Lewis, Marilyn W.; Petry, Nancy M.

doi:10.1080/10550490500247008

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“…Qualitative work on African American single fathers suggests that while mothers’ drug use may not be the primary reason fathers seek custody, it is a motivating factor for many fathers (Coles, 2002). Furthermore, noncustodial parents are more likely than custodial parents to have experienced a drug overdose or prior drug and alcohol abuse treatment (Lewis & Petry, 2005).…”

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Becoming a Single Parent

Goldscheider

Scott

Lilja

et al. 2013

Journal of Family Issues

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Using a longitudinal sample of 4,010 mothers and fathers from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we examine factors that predict whether children are living with both parents, only their mother, or only their father when the child is 3 years old. We considered parental characteristics and resources and couple\family-level characteristics and found that although many factors increased the odds of parents living together-including the financial resources of each parent, having a supportive relationship, and having a disability-free child-even more factors disproportionately increased the likelihood of either single fatherhood or single motherhood, including parents' multiple-partner fertility and depression, mother's drug use, and mother's greater alcohol use. Our findings suggest that although most children living with a single parent live with their mothers, they are more likely to do so if their fathers exhibit problem behaviors, and more likely to live with their father if their mothers do so.

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Becoming a Single Parent

Goldscheider

Scott

Lilja

et al. 2013

Journal of Family Issues

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Maternal substance use and child protection: a rapid evidence assessment of factors associated with loss of child care

Canfield

Radcliffe

Marlow

et al. 2017

Child Abuse & Neglect

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This article reviews the literature on the factors associated with mothers who use substances losing care of their children. A rapid evidence assessment was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses. Medline and PsycINFO databases were searched to identify primary research studies published in English during January 2000-September 2016. Studies were included if they presented individual, formal support (e.g., receiving substance use treatment) or informal support (e.g., receiving social and family support) factors associated with mothers who use substances retaining or losing care of their child/ren (losing care refers to child protection services placing child/ren under the custody of a family relative, foster care, child care institution, or adoption). Evaluation studies or trials of interventions were excluded as were studies that focused on reunification or re-entering care as the outcome. Thirteen studies were included. Factors associated with mothers who use substances losing care of their children included: maternal characteristics (low socioeconomic status, younger age of first child, criminal justice involvement); psychological factors (mental health co-morbidity, adverse childhood experiences); patterns of substance use (use of cocaine prenatally, injection drug use); formal and informal support (not receiving treatment for substance use, fewer prenatal care visits, lack of social support). There is not enough evidence to determine the influence of substance use treatment in preventing mothers losing care of their children. Factors identified in this review provide the evidence to inform a prevention agenda and afford services the opportunity to design interventions that meet the needs of those mothers who are more likely to lose care of their children.

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Poverty as Context for the Parenting Experience of Low-Income Lumbee Indian Mothers with a Medically Fragile Infant

Docherty¹,

Lowry²,

Miles³

2007

Neonatal Network

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Health care professionals need to be aware of how the context of living in poverty affects mothers of high-risk infants who are hospitalized in tertiary care units. In particular, low-income mothers, especially American Indians living in high-poverty areas, urgently need improved community resources such as access to birth control; early prenatal care; programs to help reduce drug, alcohol, and tobacco use both during and following pregnancy; and follow-up health and developmental services for their infants.

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Relationship between Custodial Status and Psychosocial Problems among Cocaine‐Abusing Parents Initiating Substance Abuse Treatment

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

Becoming a Single Parent

Becoming a Single Parent

Maternal substance use and child protection: a rapid evidence assessment of factors associated with loss of child care

Poverty as Context for the Parenting Experience of Low-Income Lumbee Indian Mothers with a Medically Fragile Infant

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