In both in-home and out-of-home placement, the specific needs of children and caregivers impacted by problematic substance use can be addressed using the appropriate support strategies, assessment tools, data reporting, and cross-system integration.

Our literature review aims to expose those circumstances.

Literature reviews

Children Victims of the Opioid Crisis in Child Welfare: An ongoing literature review for the Philadelphia Coalition on Children and Opioids

Fact Sheets

Child Victims of the Opioid Crisis: What We Know

Philadelphia Child Welfare Systems Map

A map illustrating the course of events that a family may go through during their involvement with the Philadelphia Child Welfare System