Parental Substance Misuse
Parental drug misuse affects between 2,340 and 3,510 children in Oxfordshire. This is an estimate, we have no idea of the true figure.
Furthermore there are children who live with parental solvent misuse and a much higher number who live with parental alcohol misuse. Nationally, the official figure for children living with alcohol misusing parents is 1.3million (Prime minister’s strategy unit, 2003), four times the number of children living with parental drug misuse (Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 2003). The aim of the OSCB strategy is to set out a framework which will improve the way in which we deliver services to families with children affected by a parents' use of drugs, alcohol or other intoxicating substances.
We need to support and encourage those parents and adults who want to access treatment to change their drug, alcohol or solvent abusing behaviour but we also need to take seriously our collective responsibility for safeguarding children who live with parental substance misuse.
Documents
'Force of Habit' Parental Substance Misuse Conference documents
- Presentation - Gail Critchlow 'Dual Diagnosis' (.pdf format, 111Kb)
- Presentation - Marilyn Haughton 'Hidden Harm and Sexual Exploitation' (.pdf format, 429Kb)
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - information sheets (.pdf format, 390Kb)
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - guide for healthcare professionals (.pdf format, 897Kb)
- Parental Substance Misuse Toolkit - Colour Version (.pdf format, 3.5Mb)
- Parental Substance Misuse Toolkit - Booklet Version (.pdf format, 815Kb)
- OSCB Parental Substance Misuse Strategy - June 2011 (.pdf format, 1.81Kb)
- Reducing the Harm caused by PSM - Training Guide for Practitioners (.pdf format, 618Kb)
- 'Whole Family Pathway' Practice Guidance document from The Children's Society (.pdf format, 633Kb)
Engagement with Parents, Carers and Children
- Parent/Carer Sounding Board meeting: substance misuse December 2010 (.pdf format, 463Kb)
- CYP Sounding Board report: substance misuse December 2010 (.pdf format, 504Kb)
- You Are Not Alone - A booklet to help Children and Adults talk about a Parents drinking (.pdf format, 334Kb)
Oxfordshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team - links to short films on the dangers of drink and drugs
