Neighborhood market potentials for alcohol use and rates of child abuse and neglect.
Bridget FreisthlerChristiana KranichJennifer Price WolfReiko BoydPaul J GruenewaldPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)
Higher estimated volume of alcohol use per capita among young adults (aged 18 to 29) was related to more children entering foster care due to alcohol-related concerns. Reducing alcohol supply in alcohol outlets, specifically through off-premise establishments, might reduce rates for all entries into foster care or other out-of-home placement and substantiated child abuse and neglect.