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How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure Series

A three-part series highlighting states’ approaches to serving infants and families affected by prenatal substance exposure. Derived from NCSACW’s review of states’ Annual Progress and Services Reports (APSRs) pertaining to CAPTA Section 503 Infant Plan of Safe Care, as well as years of practice-based experience providing technical assistance to support systems-level policy efforts and practice-level innovations.

The Learning Exchange Video Series on Plan of Safe Care Implementation expands on these topics, featuring subject matter experts who offer valuable insights and practical guidance for professionals serving infants and their families affected by prenatal substance exposure.

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 1 – Identification and Notification

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 1 – Identification and Notification

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #1: Identification and Notification summarizes steps states took to implement...(Read More)
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How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 2 – Plans of Safe Care Data and Monit...

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 2 – Plans of Safe Care Data and Monitoring

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #2: Plan of Safe Care Data and Monitoring summarizes states’ systems- and case...(Read More)
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How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 3 – Lessons from Implementation of Pl...

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure: Brief 3 – Lessons from Implementation of Plans of Safe Care

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2021

Brief #3: Lessons from Implementation of Plans of Safe Care provides an overview of...(Read More)
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To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

National Child Abuse Hotline

If you suspect a child has been harmed by abuse or neglect, please call 1-800-422-4453.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at Call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

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For free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7, please call or text 988, chat 988Lifeline.org, or call 1-800-273-8255.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, help is available and there are options to receive compassionate care. You can call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Both are confidential and available 24/7 to everyone in the United States and will connect you to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you.

If you or someone you know are in crisis, thinking about harming yourself, attempting suicide, or harming another person, tell someone who can help right away. There are options to help you cope. Call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) to be connected to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is confidential support, available 24/7 to everyone in the United States.

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The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers free technical assistance to a variety of systems on making policy and practice changes to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involvement with child welfare services. To learn more about technical assistance services or if you have a question please email NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or call toll-free at 1–866–493–2758.

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