Children with parents who abuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to experience mental health, social and academic problems, a seminar in Dublin heard today.
Speaking about supporting children living with parental substance misuse, Joan O'Flynn, director of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, said there was a need for more integrated work between addiction services, children's services and medical professionals to help reduce the impact of parental substance misuse on children.
Ms O'Flynn was commenting following the launch of a report by the advisory committee entitled Parental Substance Misuse: Addressing its Impact on Children .
Source: Fiona Gartland, Irish Times, 19/10/2011
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