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PERSPECTIVES—Loving My Baby Through Withdrawal: Infusing Principles of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health in the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Jennifer L. Harman, Memphis, Tennessee
Abstract
The opioid epidemic and related substance abuse reaches far and wide, with many newborns across the country left to
endure the consequences. What follows is a unique, first-person account of a “Story From the Field” that highlights the
experiences of one mother as she watched her adopted daughter suffer the effects of neonatal abstinence syndrome and as
she repeatedly observed the absence of infant mental health supports within the context of her daughter’s treatment. This
story elucidates the need for improved infant and early childhood mental health services within the context of treatment
for neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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