➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: The number of grandparents raising grandchildren is up, thanks in part to the opioid epidemic
The Hechinger Report – September 02, 2016
Nationwide, the opioid epidemic has contributed to an increase in the number of parents who turn over caregiving responsibility to their relatives as they grapple with addiction to prescription drugs.
http://hechingerreport.org/parent-substance-abuse-incarceration-drives-increase-in-grandparents-raising-grandchildren/