Children of Alcoholics
As part of efforts to raise awareness about this serious issue, the Lucile
Packard Foundation for Children's Health co-sponsored a national public
television broadcast of Lost
Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family, a powerful documentary
reported, written, and produced by Emmy Award-winning television journalist
Emerald Yeh. Lost Childhood aired on PBS stations throughout the country
during February 2005. The program follows children of alcoholics over
a 17-year period, from young ages into adulthood. It spotlights this issue
through the eyes of children, and demonstrates the need for prevention
programs.
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Programs
Web Resources
Lost
Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family has a website
with a program description, the documentary's broadcast schedule, recommended
reading for children and adults, and other resources.
National
Children of Alcoholics Week. This year's theme is "A
Celebration of Hope and Healing." Posters, a kit for children's service
providers, publications, and other resources are available from this website.
National Association
for Children of Alcoholics. NACOA advocates for children
and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. The website
provides articles, guides, research, information for children, and other
resources.
Children
of Alcoholics Community Action Guide. This handbook offers
tools for raising awareness about children of alcoholics, including fact
sheets, a media guide, and talking points.
National
Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information. This website
by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
is a resource for a wide range of information about substance abuse prevention
and treatment.
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (National Institutes
of Health). NIAAA is a resource for research, databases,
and pamphlets on many facets of alcoholism. NIAAA also sponsors a website
specifically for middle school-age children, www.thecoolspot.gov.
A Family
Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free.
This parent-oriented website offers tips for talking to children, being
a role model, making rules, and monitoring children's activities.
National Organization
on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. NOFAS offers resources for parents,
health professionals, educators, advocates and people with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders.
The
Community Alcohol Personality Survey. This action guide,
created by the advocacy group FACE, helps community members address the
factors in their local environments that facilitate underage drinking.
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Research Articles
PEDIATRICS:
The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
(May 1999)
This supplement focuses on children affected by substance abuse. It includes
articles on prevention and intervention, and a review of research on children
of alcoholics.
Children
of Alcoholics Special Issue. Alcohol Health and Research World.
(1997)
This special issue includes a review of research on children of alcoholics,
as well as articles about risk and resilience in children of alcoholics,
prenatal alcohol exposure, and psychological characteristics of children
of alcoholics.
"Children
of Alcoholics: Are They Different?"
Alcohol Alert. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (July
1990)
This article summarizes research findings on whether and how children
of alcoholics differ from other children, the extent to which those differences
are due to parental alcoholism or to living in a stressful environment,
and what makes some children of alcoholics resilient.
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Facts and Figures
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Local Programs
The
Children's Place, a program of the Legacy Foundation, provides
education, support groups and summer camp for children from addicted families
in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This program is featured in the
documentary, Lost Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family.
(650) 216-7311
San
Mateo County Alcohol & Other Drug Services operates a
24-hour Alcohol and Drug Help-line, which offers support and referrals
to people affected by someone else's use of alcohol or other drugs, as
well as to people struggling with their own use.
(650) 573-3950
The
Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services
operates Gateway, a help-line that provides callers with screening, information,
and referrals.
(800) 488-9919
Treatment Facility Locator
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). This website
can help you locate a substance abuse treatment facility near you.
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