➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Foster parent shortage dire as heroin overdoses rise
WBAL – May 24, 2017
In a policy brief from July 2016 titled “Families in Crisis,” the HRSA stated that the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Health Services “is concerned that the opioid crisis could exacerbate child abuse and neglect given that we’re seeing a link nationally. State child welfare systems have reported that they are experiencing an increase in families coming to their attention with substance use problems impacting their ability to safely parent.”
Report: 1 Families in Crisis: The Human Service Implications of Rural Opioid Misuse: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/publications/opioidabuse.pdf
http://www.wbal.com/article/241262/109/foster-parent-shortage-dire-as-heroin-overdoses-rise