THE CENTER FOR “RACE,” CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
COLLOQUIA SERIES The Opioid Crisis and the US Foster Care System New Evidence on State Level Policy Initiatives Impacting Children Entering the Foster Care System Because of Parental Opioid Use Presented by María X. Sanmartín, Assistant Professor of Health Professions, Hofstra University Recent estimates suggest that about 2.7 million children younger than two years of age are living with at least one parent who has a substance use disorder. This has been compounded by the ongoing opioid crisis. A significant number of states have adopted punitive approaches to reduce prenatal opioid use. In spite of the alarming rise of opioid misuse among parenting/pregnant women, little has been done to understand the effect of these criminal justice policies on foster care admissions. States are experiencing a significant increase in the number of children being taken out of the custody of their parents or entering the child welfare system due to parental drug use. In this talk Dr. Sanmartín will explore how these state-level criminal justice oriented prenatal substance use policies might be impacting the number of children entering the foster care system and potential reunification with their parents.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Roosevelt Hall 203, South Campus For more information, please call 516-463-6585 or email RaceCultureSocialJustice@hofstra.edu
Light refreshments will be served.