A New Beginning: The Future of Child Welfare In New Jersey

October 10, 2005 A New Beginning: The Future of Child Welfare In New Jersey Experience and research tell us that the five main causes of family disruption and disintegration are substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, lack of housing and poor physical health. So this plan places these five core services at the center of the system's preventive service model, and calls for: $10 million for the remainder of FY 2004, and approximately $10 million per year thereafter, for a range of substance abuse services for parents with children at risk $1 million in FY 2005 (to purchase and . . .