Dore M M, Doris J M, Wright P
Columbia University School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Child Abuse Negl. 1995 May;19(5):531-43. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(95)00013-x.
Studies of the link between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment suggest that chemical dependence is present in at least half of the families who come to the attention of child welfare authorities for child abuse and neglect. Parental substance abuse is thought to be a primary factor in greatly increased rates of children entering foster care over the past decade. It is also a clear risk factor for child mental health problems and poor developmental outcomes in children. At the same time, however, minimal attention is often given to training child protective services workers and other child welfare personnel in identifying and confronting substance abuse in families on their caseloads. The authors explore standardized methods developed for screening for substance abuse among various populations and suggest ways of adapting these screening devices for families reported for child maltreatment. They identify assessment and treatment considerations in substance abusing families as well.
关于父母药物滥用与虐待儿童之间联系的研究表明，在因虐待和忽视儿童而引起儿童福利机构关注的家庭中，至少有一半存在化学物质依赖问题。父母药物滥用被认为是过去十年中进入寄养家庭的儿童数量大幅增加的一个主要因素。它也是儿童心理健康问题和儿童发育不良的一个明显风险因素。然而，与此同时，在培训儿童保护服务工作者和其他儿童福利人员识别和应对其案件所涉家庭中的药物滥用问题方面，往往很少受到关注。作者探讨了为在不同人群中筛查药物滥用而开发的标准化方法，并提出了将这些筛查工具应用于报告有虐待儿童行为的家庭的方法。他们还确定了药物滥用家庭中的评估和治疗注意事项。
