Abstract
This study was a secondary data analysis of factors associated with alcohol-related child removal among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults enrolled in a clinical trial of an alcohol intervention. Among 326 parent participants, 40% reported ever having a child removed from their care in part because of the parent’s alcohol use, defined here as alcohol-related child removal. Seventy-five percent of parents reported at least one separation during their own childhood (M = 1.3, SD = 1.0). In a multivariable analysis, alcohol-related child removal was associated with parental boarding school attendance. No relationship was found between alcohol-related child removal and alcohol intervention outcomes. Results may provide evidence of multigenerational child removal impacts of boarding schools on AI/AN adults receiving an alcohol use disorder intervention. Assessment of parental history of child removal by practitioners, strategies to prevent alcohol-related separation and to support reunification should be integrated into addiction treatment in AI/AN communities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 599-607 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Child Maltreatment |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cultural/ethnic issues
- ethnic minority populations
- parents/adults
- trauma
- treatment