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Unintended consequences: temporary budget cuts lead to less treatment for drug-abusing parents and estrangement from their children.

Publication: The Chicago Reporter
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Unintended consequences: temporary budget cuts lead to less treatment for drug-abusing parents and estrangement from their children.(FEATURE: Drug Treatment)

Article Excerpt
Eight years ago, Laura Margoscin showed up at Lutheran Social Services' Project SAFE program with a substance-exposed child, a drinking habit she couldn't kick and an abusive boyfriend she couldn't leave.

During the first six months, nothing really changed. Her daughter stayed between grandparents under the watch of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Her alcoholism followed her into group meetings in the form of headaches. And her boyfriend kept giving her bruises on her face and neck.

But somewhere along the line, she began to find meaning in group book readings, meditations, writing exercises and the startlingly peppy and non-confrontational caseworkers.

She says she found God. Then she found a way to sneak out of her boyfriend's house and come clean to her caseworker about her inability to stay clean.

Margoscin credits Project SAFE with giving her the persistent positive reinforcement that the previous six treatment agencies she tried didn't and helping her get back full custody of her...

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