SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Substance abuse problems affect families and individuals across the lifespan, as illustrated by these projects. Researchers and trainers focus on such issues as adolescent alcohol and drug abuse treatment, birth outcomes for substance-abusing women, working with substance-abusing families and training professionals in substance abuse treatment systems.
| Project | North Carolina Family and Children's Resource Program I |
| Principal Investigator | Gary Nelson |
| Period | 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | Division of Social Services, NC DHHS |
| Under this contract, the Resource Program will train child welfare social workers on the following topics: child sexual abuse, working with substance- abusing families, the emotional aspects of TPR, visitation, working with adults and children suffering from mental illness, child neglect, child development, and the effects of separation and loss on attachment. It will also continue to develop and maintain North Carolina's child welfare training information management system. | |
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| Project | Samarkand and Heart and Other Clinical Intervention Programs and Evaluation (RSAT and HEART) |
| Principal Investigator | Raymond Kirk |
| Period | 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 |
| Source | Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency |
| The work to be performed under this contract is a continuation of initial work begun in 2000, and is intended to make resources at the Jordan Institute for Families at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Social Work available to the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (DJJDP) in North Carolina and to the HEART program Director, the administration and staff at the Samarcand facility during the maintenance of the HEART program and the implementation of gender specific programming through the greater Samarkand facility. Special programs are under the development for girls who are abusing or dependent on substances, and for those who are not. The Jordan Institute for Families at the School of Social Work team of professionals with expertise in institutional care, alcohol and drug abuse treatment, training curriculum development and training delivery, information systems design and programming, and longitudinal population research and evaluation, will continue to work with representatives from DJJDP, the treatment programs and the Samarkand administration administration to implement this comprehensive treatment and research program. The focus of this contract is to provide consultation and evaluation as the program progresses. | |
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| Project | Substance Abuse Needs and Services for Families Involved in the Child Welfare System |
| Principal Investigator | Richard Barth |
| Period | 07/01/03 - 12/31/04 |
| Source | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
| The principal objectives of this project are to: 1) describe the services that are received by caregivers who abuse substances, 2) estimate the relationship between service characteristics, case status and child outcomes, 3) determine how the provision of substance abuse services affects placement, and 4) derive policy and program implications. | |
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| Project | Substance Abusing Women's Service Use and Birth Outsomes: A Risk and Protective Factors Analysis |
| Principal Investigator | Kathleen Rounds |
| Period | 12/15/03 - 11/30/05 |
| Source | National Institute of Drug Abuse |
| This pilot study will examine service use and birth outcomes for substance abusing woman using a risk and protective factors framework. The aims of this pilot study are to determine: 1) if participation in a comprehensive prenatal care and substance abuse treatment program mediates the relationships between substance abuse risk and protective factors and birth outcomes; 2) how the relationships among risk and protective factors, service use, and birth outcomes may be different for low income African American women than for low income white women; and 3) how the women participating in these services may have different risk and protective profiles that explain different levels of service use and birth outcomes. This study will analyze secondary data from the Horizon's Program, a substance abuse program for pregnant and post-partum women. | |
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| Project | Training and Education Focus for Mental Health and Substance Abuse/DSS Preparedness and Response |
| Principal Investigator | Cynthia Wiford |
| Period | 10/01/04 - 08/30/05 |
| Source | Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, NC DHHS |
| This program includes the hosting, evaluation, and technical support for the distribution of 3 internet and CD-rom based trainings focused on disaster preparedness for the public health social work, mental health and substance abuse, and division of social service workforce in North Carolina. | |
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Aging | Families and Children |
Health and Mental Health | Substance Abuse
