Project Nurture Integrates Care And Services To Improve Outcomes For Opioid-Dependent Mothers And Their Children.

Children born to women with substance use disorders are at high risk for early foster care placement, which is associated with long-term adverse outcomes for children and places additional pressure on state budgets. Poor outcomes for drug-dependent mothers and their children may be further exacerbated by a lack of coordination between the health care and human services sectors. Project Nurture is an innovative model in Portland, Oregon, that integrates maternity care, substance use treatment, and social service coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries.