Creating a Path From Crisis to Care and Connection: Perspectives on Child Removal and Family Separation from Parental Substance Use

Sarah Dorfman, Amy R. Sommer, Adrian J. Caiazzo, Yvane Ngassa, Jessica R. Gray, Davida M. Schiff, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Mass General Brigham for Children, Jewish Family and Children, s Services, Tufts University School of Medicine, Program in Substance Use and Addiction Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Newborn Medicine, Mass General Brigham for Children

Child Maltreatment

Published online on July 18, 2025

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
Family separation due to parental substance use negatively impacts not only caregivers and children but also family networks, foster parents, and providers who support these families. This qualitative study examined the experiences of birth, kin, and ...