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Plan of Safe Care Expert Video Series:

Partnering with Healthcare Providers for Families Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), with support from the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) developed a four-part series on implementing Plans of Safe Care and Family Care Plans that promote safety and well-being for pregnant people, infants, and their families affected by prenatal substance exposure. The four modules expand on the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act as it relates to infants affected by prenatal substance exposure, determining who needs a Plan of Safe Care and how notifications differ from child protection services reports, collaborating with community partners to implement Plans of Safe Care, and developing and using the Plan of Safe Care as a care coordination process from pregnancy to birth and infancy. Each module contains subject matter content, on the ground examples, and questions health care providers can ask collaborative teams engaged in this work.

Introduction to the Plan of Safe Care Expert Videos

Introduction to the Plan of Safe Care Expert Videos

Date: August 01, 2023

Dr. Stephen Patrick, Director of the Center for Child Health Policy and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy within the... (Read More)

Module 1: Understanding CARA Amendments to CAPTA for Infants Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure

Module 1: Understanding CARA Amendments to CAPTA for Infants Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure

Date: August 01, 2023

Module 1 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act... (Read More)

Module 2: Determining Who Needs a Plan of Safe Care

Module 2: Determining Who Needs a Plan of Safe Care

Date: August 01, 2023

Module 2 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the different populations of infants and families who... (Read More)

Module 3: Collaborative Approaches to Implementing Plans of Safe Care

Module 3: Collaborative Approaches to Implementing Plans of Safe Care

Date: August 01, 2023

Module 3 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe series discusses how health care providers can work with state teams... (Read More)

Module 4: Developing the Plan of Safe Care with Families

Module 4: Developing the Plan of Safe Care with Families

Date: August 01, 2023

Module 4 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses what can be included in a Plan of Safe Care, how to... (Read More)

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To locate general treatment services, visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Treatment Locator online or call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. It is a free, confidential, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a year information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members needing treatment for a mental and/or substance use disorder.

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If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at Call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

If you suspect that a child has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by abuse or neglect, call the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453. Serving the United States and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who—through interpreters—provide assistance in over 170 languages. All calls, texts, and chats are confidential. If you believe a child is in immediate danger of harm, call 911 first.

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For free and confidential support for people in distress, 24/7, please call or text 988, chat 988Lifeline.org, or call 1-800-273-8255.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, help is available and there are options to receive compassionate care. You can call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). Both are confidential and available 24/7 to everyone in the United States and will connect you to a trained counselor at a suicide crisis center nearest you.

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The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers free technical assistance to a variety of systems on making policy and practice changes to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involvement with child welfare services. To learn more about technical assistance services or if you have a question please email NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or call toll-free at 1–866–493–2758.

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