Title
Termination of Parental Rights for Parents With Substance Use Disorder: For Whom and Then What?
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlates of termination of parental rights (TPR) for parents with substance use disorder (SUD) and to determine what happens with regard to permanency once a TPR decision is made. Bivariate techniques and hierarchical non-linear modeling are used. Parents of older youth, boys, and Hispanics were less likely, while parents who failed to make progress in substance use treatment and parenting skills are more likely to experience TPR. At follow up, 85% of the children were adopted, 7% remained in a substitute care settings, and 7% were reunified with their parents. Concerns remain for children without a permanent home setting.
Disciplines
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Hong, J.S., Ryan, J.P., Hernandez, P.M., & Brown, S. (2014). Termination of parental rights for parents with substance use disorder: For whom and then what? Social Work in Public Health, 29(6), 503-517. DOI 10.1080/19371918.2014.884960
Comments
This is the author’s final accepted manuscript version, post-peer-review, of an article published by the Taylor & Francis Group in Social Work in Public Health on August 21, 2014, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2014.884960