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Implementing Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) requirements to serve substance-exposed newborns: lessons from a collective case study of four program models
- Authors:
- PRICE Amy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 6(2), April 2012, pp.149-171.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Prenatal substance exposure has been linked to various conditions including cognitive defects, behaviour problems, and neurological problems. To address the needs of these children, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 2003 requires states to develop procedures to notify child protective services of newborns prenatally exposed to illegal substances and develop plans of safe care. In 2005 the Administration for Children and Families awarded grants to 4 programmes to develop models for implementing these CAPTA requirements. This article presents a collective case study of the 4 programme models, with the purpose of sharing lessons learned and providing recommendations for other communities based on their combined experience. Although the programmes were quite varied and were hosted by different types of agencies (medical centre, university, government agency), they converged on similar approaches in meeting 3 key challenges: collaborating across agencies; developing effective protocols for identifying exposed newborns; and engaging families in services. The lessons learned in meeting these challenges and recommendations for other agencies working to implement the CAPTA requirements are provided.