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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorders Series

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants in 2018. The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) developed companion materials that offer information and strategies to support pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders (SUDs) in the child welfare system. The materials discuss how to work with child welfare to provide coordinated family-centered care that improves treatment and recovery outcomes for families.

Working with Child Protective Services to Support Pregnant and Parenting People, Their Infants, and Families Affected by Substan...

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023

Provides information about child welfare systems and how health care providers can...(Read More)

Resources for Professionals Working with Pregnant and Parenting People Affected by Substance Use Disorders

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023

Offers resources related to Plans of Safe Care, child welfare, maternal mental health...(Read More)

NCSACW Resources for Professionals Working with Pregnant and Parenting People Affected by Substance Use Disorders and Involved w...

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023

A compendium of NCSACW resources—including information on Plans of Safe Care...(Read More)

Preparing for Your Baby: Information for Pregnant and Parenting People with Substance Use Disorders

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023

This document includes information and resources on common SUD treatment questions...(Read More)

Find Help with a Personal Situation

Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Locator

To find treatment facilities confidentially, 24/7, please call 1-800-662-4357 (HELP).

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.

National Child Abuse Hotline

If you suspect a child has been harmed by abuse or neglect, please call 1-800-422-4453.

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.

National Suicide Prevention Line

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.

Contact Us

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.

National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare