Engaged Opportunity Grants
Families at Risk from the Opioid Epidemic
Evaluating a program that supports families struggling with drug addiction, exploring the connect between opioid abuse and child maltreatment
The opioid epidemic has become a national public health crisis, hitting hardest in low-income, rural communities. Along with a dramatic increase in opioid-overdose deaths, social workers have seen a rise in child maltreatment cases in rural upstate New York. This university-community project team aims to find out if the rise in opioid abuse is connected to the increase in child maltreatment, and if so, what can be done about it. The team is evaluating the Strengthening Families Program — proven to improve family relationships, reduce adolescent risk-taking behavior and reduce the likelihood of child maltreatment — and its effects on Family Drug Treatment Court participants.
Grant category: Other
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Health, Nutrition and Medicine; Law, Government and Policy
The Team
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Laura Tach, Department of Policy Analysis and Management
College of Human Ecology
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Elizabeth Day, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
College of Human Ecology
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
In the News
APRIL 10, 2018
Cornell awarded $650,000 grant to fight opioid abuse
– Ithaca Journal
APRIL 9, 2018
Grant to unite Cornell, partners in fight against opioids
– Cornell Chronicle
Engaged Opportunity Grants
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