Placement with Substance-Abusing Mothers vs. Placement with Other Relatives: Infant Outcomes.

Tyler, Rachelle; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ542777

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Placement with Substance-Abusing Mothers vs. Placement with Other Relatives: Infant Outcomes.

Tyler, Rachelle; And Others

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v21 n4 p337-49 Apr 1997

Infant outcomes of substance-abusing mothers who either retained (N=44) or lost (N=23) custody of their children were compared. At six months, infants with their mothers demonstrated better cognitive development than infants with relatives; however, there were three deaths and two cases of suspected child abuse/neglect among infants with mothers, and no deaths or suspected abuse among infants with relatives. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Death, Foster Care, Incidence, Infants, Influences, Mothers, Outcomes of Treatment, Parent Child Relationship, Placement, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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