Season 14 • Episode 1135

Plans of Safe Care: Support for Families Affected by the Opioid Epidemic

Episode Description

About this episode:

The opioid epidemic continues to impact many lives, including those of newborns whose parents and guardians are grappling with substance use disorders. In this episode: Host Lindsay Smith Rogers and Dr. Stephen Patrick discuss how plans of safe care can offer an alternative to the child welfare system by connecting caregivers to substance use treatment and providing wraparound services for infants.

Guest:

Dr. Stephen Patrick, MPH, MS is the chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, former senior policy advisor to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and a neonatologist at Children's Hospital of Atlanta.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

Study Finds Most States Tie Support Plans for Substance-Exposed Infants to Child Protective Services—Rollins School of Public Health
A Policy Scan on Plans of Safe Care for Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure—Hospital Pediatrics
Treating Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy—Public Health On Call (November 2022)
Voices in Print: Elevating Patient Perspectives in Medical Literature—Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

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