Discover how communities are strengthening linkages among child welfare, mental health services, substance use treatment, and the court systems to improve outcomes for children and families.
Bringing Systems Together for Family Recovery, Safety, and Stability
The mission of the NCSACW is to improve systems and practice for families with substance use disorders who are involved in the child welfare and family judicial systems by assisting local, State and tribal agencies.
Working Together
Whether you work in Child Welfare, Substance Abuse Treatment, or the Courts, it takes everyone together to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders.
Learning Together
Understanding each system’s practices and procedures and learning to speak each other’s languages will help everyone work together more effectively for the benefit of families.
We Can Help
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers technical assistance, training, and information tools to support your efforts to collaborate.