Foster Care: Agencies Face Challenges Securing Stable Homes for Children of Substance Abusers
HEHS-98-182
Published: Sep 30, 1998. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the extent and characteristics of parental substance abuse among foster care cases; (2) the difficulties foster agencies face in making timely permanency decisions for foster children with substance abusing parents; and (3) initiatives that address reunifying families or achieving other permanency outcomes in a timely manner for foster children whose parents are substance abusers.
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Substance abuseChild adoptionChild custodySubstance abuseSubstance abuse treatmentFoster childrenInteragency relationsParentsRehabilitation programsSubstance abuse