Combining Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Services: A Blended Model of Intervention.

McAlpine, Catherine; Marshall, Cynthia Courts; Doran, Nancy Harper

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Publication Date: 2001

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Combining Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Services: A Blended Model of Intervention.

McAlpine, Catherine; Marshall, Cynthia Courts; Doran, Nancy Harper

Child Welfare, v80 n2 p129-49 Mar-Apr 2001

Several policy and practice issues impede successful implementation of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. Montgomery County, Maryland devised a blended model of intervention to achieve the dual mandates of county Child Welfare Services and alcohol and drug services. The approach made use of graduated levels of intensity in providing services and engaging client participation. (JPB)

Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Custody, Child Welfare, County Programs, Federal Legislation, Models, Program Design, Program Development, Public Policy, Substance Abuse

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maryland

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