The Opioid Crisis and Community-Level Spillovers onto Children’s Education

This is a report from the Brookings Institute that explores the link between the opioid crisis and the education outcomes of children in hard-hit areas. It findings introduce a potentially troubling side of the nation’s opioid crisis not recently examined, the adverse effects on the learning potential of children.

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Response Approach
Educational
Housing, Education, and Employment
State / region
Appalachia