TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver Substance Use and Child Outcomes
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Staton-Tindall, Michele
AU - Sprang, Ginny
AU - Clark, James
AU - Walker, Robert
AU - Craig, Carlton D.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - In spite of widespread concern that children living with substance-misusing caregivers are experiencing greater risk for maltreatment, little research examines the direct effects of caregiver substance use on child outcomes. This systematic review investigates the work done within and across disciplines of adult substance abuse, child welfare, and child mental health, including the measurement of key terms, conceptualization of primary variables, and suggested implications for translational science to practice. The findings of the review show considerable shortcomings for examining this complex problem. To move research forward, we suggest ways to improve measures and methods to provide more robust support for inferences about child maltreatment and mental health outcomes.
AB - In spite of widespread concern that children living with substance-misusing caregivers are experiencing greater risk for maltreatment, little research examines the direct effects of caregiver substance use on child outcomes. This systematic review investigates the work done within and across disciplines of adult substance abuse, child welfare, and child mental health, including the measurement of key terms, conceptualization of primary variables, and suggested implications for translational science to practice. The findings of the review show considerable shortcomings for examining this complex problem. To move research forward, we suggest ways to improve measures and methods to provide more robust support for inferences about child maltreatment and mental health outcomes.
KW - caregiver substance use
KW - child maltreatment
KW - child trauma
KW - child welfare
KW - systematic review
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U2 - 10.1080/1533256X.2013.752272
DO - 10.1080/1533256X.2013.752272
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876328510
SN - 1533-256X
VL - 13
SP - 6
EP - 31
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
IS - 1
ER -
