Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, 340C Stillman Hall, 1947 College Rd N, Columbus, OH 43210, United States;2. School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States;3. Division of Social Work, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 95819, United States;4. Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States;5. School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States;6. College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, United States;1. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work, Enderis Hall, Room 1045, 2400 E. Hartford Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, United States;2. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Center for Aging and Translational Research, Milwaukee, United States;3. Mid-Atlantic Region, Huntington''s Disease Youth Organization, Washington D.C., United States;1. Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, TW20 0EX, UK;2. Children''s HIV Association, The Wool Hall. 12 St. Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ, UK;1. Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Anthropology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Tolosa Avenue 70, 20018 San Sebastian, (Spain);2. Departament of History and Theory of Education, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Anthropology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Tolosa Avenue 70, 20018 San Sebastian, (Spain);3. Department of Evolutionary Psychology and Education, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Tolosa Avenue 70, 20018 San Sebastian, (Spain) |
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| Abstract: | The changing policy landscape with regards to marijuana and a growing epidemic related to opioid misuse may affect caseworkers' decisions to substantiate maltreatment involving use of those two substances. This study examined whether caseworkers factor marijuana and opioid use, including whether or not the drug was medically prescribed, into substantiation decisions. In this study, each respondent (n = 467) was given two vignettes (one for neglect and one for physical abuse) with one of five drug use conditions. Logistic regression models showed that any drug use was related to higher odds of substantiating neglect. Only illicit opioid or marijuana use was positively related to substantiating physical abuse. Any substance use may impair a parent's functioning and be interpreted as placing a child in greater risk for potential harm from neglect. For physical abuse, caseworkers may view illicit substance use as participating in a deviant behavior making physical abuse seem more likely. |
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