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Yuan He1, John M Leventhal2, Julie R Gaither2
1Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, 801 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02119, United States of America.
Background:
Caregivers' substance use is associated with child maltreatment.
Objective:
Examine trends from 2005 to 2018 in percentages of three outcomes with caregivers' drug or alcohol use: child protective services (CPS) referrals, substantiated maltreatment reports, and foster care placements.
Participants And Setting:
22 U.S. states that contributed child-level maltreatment outcomes and caregivers' substance use data to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System from 2005 to 2018.
Methods:
Joinpoint regression was used to examine the average annual percent change (AAPC) in outcomes with caregivers' drug or alcohol use and to identify temporal changes.
Results:
From 2005 to 2018, CPS referrals with caregivers' drug use increased (AAPC 2.33, p < .001), while referrals with alcohol use remained unchanged (AAPC -0.11, p = .92) (trend difference p = .04). Substantiated reports with caregivers' drug and alcohol use increased (AAPC drug use 3.63, p < .001, AAPC alcohol use 1.28, p = .03), with a greater increase observed with drug use (difference p = .03). Foster care placements with caregivers' drug use increased (AAPC 2.54, p < .001), while placements with alcohol use did not change (AAPC -1.22, p = .29), (difference p = .005). Within the study period, changes in trends with caregivers' drug use included increased substantiated reports from 2010 to 2018 (p < .001) and increased foster care placements from 2009 to 2018 (p < .001). With caregivers' alcohol use, CPS referrals and foster care placements decreased from 2007 to 2018 (all p < .001).
Conclusions:
Trends differed for outcomes with caregivers' drug versus alcohol use. Findings can inform policies to improve care for families affected by substance use.
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