Supporting Children Affected by
Parental Alcohol Misuse: A Toolkit Baker (2007) Presents a web - based collection of information and profession - specific guidance to support professionals working with children whose parents misuse alcohol.
Not exact matches
Parental monitoring, acceptance and perceptions of teen
alcohol misuse.
You may also be concerned about the impact of
parental drinking or drug
misuse on teenagers» own attitudes to and experimentation with
alcohol or drugs.
Our research shows that around half of children (52 %) are in kinship care as a result of
parental drug or
alcohol misuse, although other reasons include bereavement, imprisonment,
parental abuse or neglect and
parental ill health.
The chief executive of Relate, Ruth Sunderland, highlighted the potential negative impacts of
parental separation on children, suggesting that it can cause school problems, mental and physical health issues, and
alcohol misuse.
In some cases this is as a result of
parental death, or because of
parental imprisonment, mental illness, drug and
alcohol misuse or domestic violence — or a combination of these factors.
This may be because of
parental mental or physical ill health, domestic abuse, divorce or separation,
alcohol or substance
misuse, imprisonment or bereavement.
The majority of the placements in our study arose out of
parental drug and
alcohol misuse, and most children had suffered neglect and maltreatment.
To be eligible for the program, families must have at least one child under the age of 9, or be expecting a child, and have at least one of the following
parental vulnerabilities which impact adversely on their capacity to parent and / or the child's safety and well - being; domestic violence, drug or
alcohol misuse,
parental mental health issues, lack of parenting skills or inadequate supervision, parent (s) with significant learning difficulties or intellectual disability.
These include poor diet, lack of physical exercise,
parental drug or
alcohol misuse, being in care, living in a poor physical environment and family poverty.