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ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse

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It is still desirable for these mothers to achieve long-term sobriety, and this can be another goal they work on with a home visitor. . Residential substance abuse treatment facilities that allow mothers to bring their babies with them allow for the mother to bond with her baby as she achieves sobriety, and they seem to work well.

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How you can save babies whose mothers have substance use disorders

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Foster care and attachment disorders. When we remove a baby from their mother, they are most likely going into some version of foster care. Bonding is also a two-way street; a foster parent isn’t likely to bond with a baby with the same intensity as the baby’s mother. Relatives and the cycle of trauma.