February 23, 2004
Guidelines issued for meth-lab kids
From CJC WEEKLY SUMMARY for February 23, 2004 (Journalists' Edition)
Produced by The Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families (CJC)
Original article
"Guidelines given if kids near meth lab"
02/19/2004, Omaha World-Herald, Leslie Reed
Nebraska officials say they've created the nation's most comprehensive guidelines for dealing with "meth-exposed" children -- youngsters found when police bust methamphetamine labs. In 2002, more than 2,000 children were found living in homes with the labs, where they could have been exposed to chemicals that can cause respiratory, immune system and heart problems, as well as brain damage, developmental difficulties and cancer. Nebraska's new guidelines specify what police, social workers, physicians and foster parents must do to assess and care for the children once they’re removed from the meth-lab home.
Contact: *Mike Heavican, U.S. attorney who played a lead role in developing the tool; *Gregg Wright, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Children, Families and the Law.
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