This training will help participants understand who drug endangered children are along with the risks and long-term impacts that are associated with parental and caregiver substance misuse and drug activity. The presenters will discuss the importance of and opportunities for, early identification and intervention and the need for multidisciplinary collaborative efforts to identify and help these children. Examples will be provided that all disciplines can relate to as well as activities to assist in understanding this challenging topic. The presentation will help attendees understand they have opportunities to change the trajectories of the lives of drug endangered children and break multigenerational cycles.

Participants will be able to:

Identify several of the risks and long-term impacts associated with parental and caregiver substance misuse and drug activity
Explain some of the many opportunities to identify drug endangered children and the benefits of early intervention
Evaluate what multidisciplinary collaborative efforts look like and how they incorporate the unique and often limited resources within a community and apply them in a manner that provides better care for drug endangered children