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  • Title: Parental substance abuse as a predictor of child maltreatment re-reports.
    Author: Wolock I, Magura S.
    Journal: Child Abuse Negl; 1996 Dec; 20(12):1183-93. PubMed ID: 8985609.
    Abstract:
    This longitudinal study of child abuse and neglect cases closed after investigation examined the impact of parental substance abuse on family functioning and on subsequent referrals to child protective services. The findings support the hypothesis that parental substance abuse would have a negative impact on family functioning, which, in turn, would result in a higher rate of re-reports. As expected, substance abuse also had a direct impact on re-reports. It is critical that the child welfare system recognize and respond to parental substance abuse problems in these families through expanded and improved voluntary, and perhaps, mandatory services.
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