Treating Substance Abuse in the Child Welfare System

By Michelle Herman

September 2004

The Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Projects allow states to use federal, Title IV-E funds to provide substance abuse treatment services for parents involved in the child welfare system. Substance abuse is an overwhelming problem in the child welfare system, and treatment programs may improve family stability by reducing the number of children and the amount of time spent in foster care, as well as by preventing re-entry into the system. This paper describes the demonstration projects in Delaware, Illinois and New Hampshire.

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