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Waite, Douglas; Greiner, Mary V.; Laris, Zach – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2018
Across the country, placements in foster care are rising. In 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that 273,539 children in the U.S. entered foster care. In 34 percent of those cases, parental drug abuse was one of the factors leading to the child's removal from their family. Additionally, the U.S. Substance Abuse and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Drug Abuse, Parents
Frank, Richard G.; Meara, Ellen – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2009
Recent models of human capital formation represent a synthesis of the human capital approach and a life cycle view of human development that is grounded in neuroscience (Heckman 2007). This model of human development, the stability of the home and parental mental health can have notable impacts on skill development in children that may affect the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Substance Abuse, Mothers, Depression (Psychology)