Civil Plaintiff
Alabama Will Use $1.5 Million From an Opioid Settlement to Help Prevent Child Abuse
$1.5 million from the McKinsey & Company opioid settlement will now go towards preventing child abuse in Alabama.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall distributed the funds to the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (ADCANP). The investment hopes help reduce harmful experiences driven by parents being addicted to opioids.
Data suggests that a large percentage of children enter foster care in Alabama because of parental substance abuse and that child neglect accounts for more than 60% of child removals from the home, according to the Attorney Generals’ Office.
