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Niccols, Alison; Dobbins, Maureen; Sword, Wendy; Smith, Ainsley; Henderson, Joanna; Milligan, Karen – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
Across cultures, approximately one third of people with drug dependence are women of child-bearing age. There is emerging evidence regarding the effectiveness of integrating pregnancy, parenting, and child development services with addiction services. In 2007, we conducted a national survey of addiction agencies serving women to provide…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Child Rearing, Pregnancy
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Freedman, Tovia G.; Finnegan, Loretta P., MD – Social Work, 1976
The problem of drug dependency for some clients may be more effectively understood and worked with if it is seen as a symptom of family, rather than individual, dysfunction. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling, Drug Addiction, Environmental Influences, Family Influence
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Rosen, Daniel; Spencer, Michael S.; Tolman, Richard M.; Williams, David R.; Jackson, James S. – Health & Social Work, 2003
Examined the prevalence of mental health disorders and the sociodemographic factors associated with having a mental health disorder in a probability sample of 185 African American and white single mothers. Analyses revealed that race and being on welfare were associated with increased risk of having a mental health disorder, highlighting the need…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Females, Individual Differences, Low Income