NYC Partners For Families

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Helping parents and children involved in both child welfare and drug treatment can be a challenge. NYC Partners for Families pulls together all the information professionals need in one place.

Child Development and Parenting

Parenting is a major issue for mothers and fathers in drug treatment. Whether they expect to reunify, or stay connected in a more part-time way, parents need to be prepared to take on the many responsibilities that come with children. MORE

Impact on Families

Most people focus on the ways active addiction affects children and families. But treatment has impacts too, as does reunification. MORE

Mental Health

Mental health challenges are one of the most common issues facing parents involved in both child welfare and drug treatment. Children too are often profoundly affected because of their experience with abuse and neglect. MORE

Trauma

The tragic legacy of trauma - in childhood or adulthood - is one of the most pervasive clinical issues for people in both drug treatment and child welfare. MORE

Prenatal Exposure

In the past two decades, we've learned that prenatal exposure to drugs does not have to result in a lifetime of problems and deficiencies. MORE

Domestic Violence

Too many clients have experienced domestic violence - from either the victim or the batterer's end. It is important to understand this complicated issue, and what can be done to protect victims, address batterering, and ensure safety. MORE

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