Substance Exposed Infants: A Report on Progress in ...

The Substance-Exposed Infant (SEI) Initiative provided IDTA for 18 months for six states. The initiative focused on strengthening collaboration and linkages among child welfare, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, public health and medical communities, home

  Exposed

Substance-Exposed Infants: State Responses to the Problem

[CAPTA]amendmentsof 2003) requiring that a newborn determined to be exposed prenatally toillegal drugs must be referred to CPS. Stateshave instituted a range of …

  States, Infant, Response, Substance, Exposed, Substance exposed infants, State responses

WORKING WITH ADOLESCENTS: PRACTICE TIPS AND …

residence, employment, education, finances, romance, and parenting status15—none of which are uniformly accomplished by a specific age. These factors also largely depend on culture/6 SAMHSA defines young adults as ages 18-25/7

  Education, Parenting

Understanding Mental Disorders, Treatment, and Recovery ...

Understanding Mental Disorders, Treatment, and Recovery. Signs and Symptoms of Mental Disorders in Adults. 7 Types of Mental Disorders-1 • Affective disorders: – Anxiety disorders ... • Psychosis and unpredictable mood and/or behavior. • Depression and suicide. • …

  Understanding, Psychosis

SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma ...

Administration, 2014. Originating Office Office of Policy, Planning and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health ... a traumatic event will go on with their lives without lasting negative effects, others will have more ... there is increasing recognition that exacerbate trauma-related issues. These systems are

  Events, 2014, Recognition

Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention ...

disorders with an assumption that those disorders are likely to exist (i.e., that practice should be to “rule out” substance use disorders). Similarly, this correlation suggests a need for alcohol and drug policies that call for initial and ongoing assessment of child safety and risk of child maltreatment within families.

How States Serve Infants and Their Families Affected by ...

infants and their families affected by prenatal substance exposure • Supported two regional convenings—along with the Department of Health and Human Services regions 4, 6, 7, and 9, and their respective state teams—to advance their capacity to improve the safety, permanency, recovery, and well-being of infants and their families

  Human, Exposure

Drug Testing in Child Welfare: Practice and Policy ...

Drug Testing ... whose children have been placed in protective custody. Drug testing is one tool that child welfare workers often use to facilitate decision-making with these families. Drug testing refers to the use of various biologic ... based on States’ efforts to follow the Federal policy stated in the 2003 amendments

  Federal, Drug, Testing, Custody, Drug testing

Physical and Psychological Effects of Substance Use Handout

The physical effects of marijuana use, particularly on developing adolescents, can be acute. Marijuana blocks the messages going to your brain and alters your perceptions and emotions, vision, hearing, and coordination. A recent study of 1,023 trauma patients admitted to a shock trauma unit found that one-third had marijuana in their blood.

  Physical

Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Recovery

Office of Program Analysis and Coordination, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse ... Contents . Introduction. 1. Understanding Addiction. 2 Alcohol abuse and dependence 2 Womenand substance abuse 4 Co‐occurringsubstance abuse and ... child, it is a relatively short time in the recovery process of a parent with years, or even ...

  Programs, Recovery, Addiction

Guiding Principles for Effective Technical Assistance

Guiding Principles for Effective Technical Assistance (June 2014) 3 people with very different backgrounds and experiences are able to work together effectively and build consensus around complex issues (17). Communicate Openly and Often

  Principles, Effective, Technical, Assistance, Guiding, Guiding principles for effective technical assistance

Commodity Distribution - UNHCR

through families, respecting the guiding principles of humanitarian action. Thus, the distribution system should aim to support the family as the most effective coping structure. Only in exceptional circumstances, and for short periods, should the focus of assistance move from the family level to individuals within the family.

  Principles, Effective, Assistance, Guiding, Guiding principles

Providing and Documenting Effective Supervision

R. Jenkins edits). Effective Administrative Supervision ---Administrative An effective administrative supervisor does not just instruct the supervisee, but manages their role by ensuring their own current training and expertise in, as well as applications of: •All agency policies and procedures, as in compliance with…

  Effective, Supervision, Providing, Documenting, Providing and documenting effective supervision

Report: Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful …

These principles—which include a commitment to collaboration, support for voluntary and locally led conservation, and honoring of Tribal sovereignty and private property rights—are essential ingredients to building and maintaining broad support, enthusiasm, and trust for this effort.

  Principles, America, Beautiful, Restoring, Conserving, Conserving and restoring america the beautiful