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Martin, Doug – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2023
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDAC) were introduced to England in 2008 following their development in the USA. Pilots launched across the country adopted a family-based strategy with the aim to improve outcomes for children that live with parents who misuse substances or alcohol. The numbers of children entering the care system has increased…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism
Johnson, Patrick B.; And Others – 1987
Although research on children of alcoholics indicates that they are at high risk for later problem drinking, the etiological dynamics associated with this heightened risk status are not yet understood. This study compared the alcohol-related beliefs of subjects who possessed close relatives with alcohol problems with alcohol-related beliefs of…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, Beliefs, College Students
McDonald-Jay, Celynn – American Montessori Society Bulletin, 1978
If the children of alcoholics are to break the alcoholic life style cycle, they must develop their potential for creativity, initiative, independence, inner discipline, and self confidence. The Montessori approach is particularly successful in achieving these qualities in children and in promoting parenting skills in alcoholic parents. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Family Problems
O'Rourke, Kathy – 1989
Although clinicians have recently come to view children of alcoholics as primary patients who deserve treatment in their own right, such youngsters have little access to appropriate services. Experts estimate that less than five percent of children of alcoholic parents receive the help they need. Recent research indicates that the younger the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Childhood Needs
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Molina, Brooke S. G.; Chassin, Laurie – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined the effect of puberty on the parent-adolescent relationship in association with ethnicity, parental psychopathology, and chronological age. Found that puberty effects on parent support and parent-adolescent conflict differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white boys. Parent alcoholism did not moderate the effect of puberty, and puberty…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Cramer, Patrice A. – 1977
The potential for helping children of alcoholic parents to understand and to cope with the problems they experience was examined. Areas were explored in which supportive services may be provided to children of alcoholic parents. It was concluded that the school staff who have close, continuous contact would be the best and most accessible…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Counseling Services, Elementary Secondary Education