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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

  • Laura Tach, Department of Policy Analysis and Management

    College of Human Ecology

  • 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

Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.

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