Children of Alcoholics: Risk and Resilience
By Cara E. Rice, M.P.H., Danielle Dandreaux, M.S., Elizabeth D. Handley, M.A., and Laurie Chassin, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 13, Number 4, 2006, Pages 3-6, Item# A134-RICE
This article reviews the factors that influence the development of substance abuse and other negative outcomes among children of alcoholic parents.
It looks at several pathways that may lead to the development of substance disorders for COAs. In addition, protective factors that may decrease their risk for future negative outcomes is explored.
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Adolescent Children of Alcoholic Parents
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 13, Number 4, 2006
In the United States, an estimated 6 million youth live in a home in which a parent abuses alcohol or some other drug. While some youth with alcoholic parents experience problems, the majority do not, and in fact, do quite well. This issue explores the effects of having a substance abusing parent with a focus on understanding why most youth are resilient and how we can support adolescent children of alcoholics to facilitate their positive growth.
This issue also featured these articles:
- Children of Alcoholics: Risk and Resilience, Pages 3-6
- Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Youth in Their Homes, Pages 10-13
- Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-teens and Adolescents, Pages 14-17
- Parental Substance Use and Adolescent Adjustment: A Micro-level Approach, Pages 7-9
- Supporting Adolescent Children of Alcoholics, Pages 18-20
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