Karen Hanson, MSSA, LCSW
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) in the Child Study CenterCards
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Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work) in the Child Study Center
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Child Study Center
Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work)Primary
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- Child Study Center
- Gaither Lab
- Yale Medicine
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- MSSA
- Case Western Reserve Univ (1993)
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2025
Enhancing Family Stability: Child Removal and CPS Re-Referral Outcomes Through the Family-Based Recovery Program
Restrepo M, Hanson K, Vendetti J, Chan G, Duryea E, Ungemack J. Enhancing Family Stability: Child Removal and CPS Re-Referral Outcomes Through the Family-Based Recovery Program. Child Maltreatment 2025, 31: 337-348. PMID: 40577698, DOI: 10.1177/10775595251352200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-home placementChild protective servicesTreatment-as-usualLikelihood of out-of-home placementRe-referralRates of out-of-home placementsChild welfare outcomesOut-of-homeChild removalFamily stabilityProtective servicesWelfare outcomesFamily-basedSubstance useParent-child dyadsRegression resultsMonths post-randomizationTherapy modelRecovery programHazard rateChildrenDyadsPost-randomization
2022
Integrating responses to caregiver substance misuse, intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Initiatives and policies that support families at risk for entering the child welfare system
Bosk E, Van Scoyoc A, Mihalec-Adkins B, Conrad A, Hanson K, Chaiyachati B. Integrating responses to caregiver substance misuse, intimate partner violence and child maltreatment: Initiatives and policies that support families at risk for entering the child welfare system. Aggression And Violent Behavior 2022, 65: 101637. DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2021.101637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate partner violencePartner violenceChild maltreatmentConceptual paperChild welfare systemWelfare systemTransformative servicesPolicy optionsPrevention ActViolenceInnovative programsUnited StatesPractical discussionMaltreatmentSubstance misuseComplex traumaFundamental elementsPositive trajectoryInnovative approachCommon elementsTheoretical foundationPolicyIntegrative approachFamilyInitiatives
2019
Innovations in child welfare interventions for caregivers with substance use disorders and their children
Bosk EA, Paris R, Hanson KE, Ruisard D, Suchman NE. Innovations in child welfare interventions for caregivers with substance use disorders and their children. Children And Youth Services Review 2019, 101: 99-112. PMID: 32831444, PMCID: PMC7437721, DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersChild welfare systemUse disordersMaladaptive parenting practicesInsecure attachmentParenting ProgramParenting practicesCurrent child welfare systemEarly adversityChild welfare interventionsAddiction treatmentWelfare interventionsWelfare systemInnovative interventionsCaregiversFamily‐Based Recovery: An Innovative Collaboration between Community Mental Health Agencies and Child Protective Services to Treat Families Impacted by Parental Substance Use
Hanson K, Duryea E, Painter M, Vanderploeg J, Saul D. Family‐Based Recovery: An Innovative Collaboration between Community Mental Health Agencies and Child Protective Services to Treat Families Impacted by Parental Substance Use. Child Abuse Review 2019, 28: 69-81. DOI: 10.1002/car.2545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild protective servicesTreatment providersSubstance useParental substance useCommunity mental health agenciesProtective servicesYoung childrenInnovative treatment modelMental health agenciesRisk of outConcurrent psychotherapyYale Child Study CenterHome treatmentNeeds of familiesKey Practitioner MessageHealth agenciesStudy centersHome placementChild Study CenterPractice elementsTreatment modelChildrenConnecticut DepartmentTreatmentPositive results
2015
Family-Based Recovery: An Innovative In-Home Substance Abuse Treatment Model for Families with Young Children.
Hanson KE, Saul DH, Vanderploeg JJ, Painter M, Adnopoz J. Family-Based Recovery: An Innovative In-Home Substance Abuse Treatment Model for Families with Young Children. Child Welfare 2015, 94: 161-83. PMID: 26827481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant mental health interventionsSubstance abuse recoverySubstance abuse treatmentMental health interventionsAbuse treatmentFamily disruptionNeeds of mothersChild maltreatmentTreatment modelYoung childrenHome treatmentOutcome dataHealth interventionsSuch programsTreatmentMaltreatmentToddlersPromising modelProgram designParentsInfantsChildren
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