{
  "id": "CHS-SPP-2026-003",
  "type": "report",
  "title": "Recovery under two clocks: Parents, treatment, and child-welfare timelines",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Castro",
      "given": "Christian"
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        8,
        3
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "CommonHelpSource",
  "publisher-place": "United States",
  "number": "CHS-SPP-2026-003",
  "version": "1.0",
  "URL": "https://commonhelpsource.com/articles/recovery-under-two-clocks.html",
  "abstract": "Parents receiving substance-use treatment while involved with child welfare must respond to two different timelines: recovery is nonlinear and relational, while legal and permanency processes require documented progress on fixed schedules. This essay examines that conflict through the Family First Prevention Services Act and argues for coordinated plans, practical access supports, transparent documentation, and safety responses that prepare for recurrence of use without treating it as a moral verdict.",
  "keyword": "substance use recovery, child welfare, family preservation, FFPSA, social work",
  "note": "Independently published; not peer reviewed"
}