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Peer reviewedDube, Shanta R.; Anda, Robert F.; Felitti, Vincent J.; Croft, Janet B.; Edwards, Valerie J.; Giles, Wayne H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
A study involving 8,629 adults examined the association between parental alcohol abuse and child abuse, neglect, and other household dysfunction. Compared to households without alcohol abuse, the adjusted odds ratio for each category of adverse childhood experience was 2 to 13 times higher if parents abused alcohol. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Peer reviewedWoldt, Bradley D.; Bradley, John R. – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Investigates direct and mediating effects of mechanisms hypothesized to account for the association between parental problem drinking and later problem drinking by offspring. Parents' drinking affected later problematic alcohol use by offspring. For both sexes, parental problem drinking reduced adaptive family functioning, which was subsequently…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Child Neglect
Miller, Susan B. – 1995
This book was written for teenagers and older children who have abusive, alcoholic, or mentally ill parents. Emphasis is placed on young people in such situations using their intelligence, understanding that parents are fallible, viewing the future with optimism, facing reality, and seeing the good in other people rather than assuming everyone…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Walonick, David – 1977
A review of the academic literature regarding the existence or lack of relationship between chemically dependent adults and neglected or abused children supports the conclusion that alcohol and other drugs are a significant factor in most behavioral patterns associated with endangering children. The author identifies five modes of parent-child…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse
Cook, Jimmie – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Discusses the effects of parental drug or alcohol abuse on children. Describes the teacher's role as being aware of children in these circumstances in the classroom. Offers suggestions on how teachers can be understanding of such situations and supportive of these children's special needs. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Safety
Peer reviewedLe Roux, Johann – Adolescence, 1996
Findings from interviews of street children in Pretoria, South Africa, are presented, discussed, and compared with past research. Indicates the average age of South African street children is 13 years. Most are males of African origin; have been on the streets three years or longer; and cited family violence, parental alcoholism, abuse, and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
Peer reviewedHorejsi, Charles; And Others – Child Welfare, 1992
Explains characteristics and behaviors of Native American parents who react to child protection services with extreme aggressiveness, passivity, or avoidance. Discusses appropriate behaviors for social workers to use with such parents. (BG)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, Boarding Schools
Fischler, Ronald S. – 1983
Child abuse and neglect among American Indians is a political as well as a clinical problem, as the victims belong to one cultural group and health professionls who detect maltreatment generally belong to another. Reluctance to diagnose and report child abuse, although universal, is probably more significant in Indian communities for several…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Abuse
Moskovkina, A. G.; Sagdullaev, A. A. – Soviet Education, 1990
Discusses research into parental alcoholism as the cause of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Reports that a study examined the family history of children in 18 schools in the Soviet Union. Concludes that intellectual deficiencies can be traced to various genetic and environmental factors. Calls for early intervention to prevent intellectual…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Boarding Schools, Child Development Centers
Peer reviewedBassuk, Ellen L.; Rosenberg, Lynn – American Journal of Public Health, 1988
Compares 49 homeless with 81 housed female-headed families in Boston. The following variables are examined: (1) general characteristics of mothers and children; (2) mother's childhood; (3) mother's relationships; and (4) mother's health/mental health status. Solutions to family homelessness include housing provision, income maintenance, and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect
