This is a community and home-based intervention aimed at families with a history of drug abuse and child maltreatment, under the supervision of administrative or judicial child protection institutions.
The objective is to reduce drug abuse through treatment, strengthen the bond between parents and children, promote the safety and protection of children by teaching parenting skills, and assistance services to prevent future involvement with child protection institutions or the criminal justice system.
The program includes six components:
1) Parent-centeredness;
2) Parenting and co-parenting;
3) Child safety;
4) Family relationships;
5) Intimate relationships; and
6) Basic needs and demands.
The intervention is carried out in individual meetings between a counselor and each of the parents, focusing on the adult caregiver who presents drug abuse, meetings with grandparents and other family members, and joint sessions with the entire family involved in the process, including the children.