Three of four (71.6%) child welfare professionals cite this as the top cause for the dramatic rise in child maltreatment since 1986.
What is substance abuse
100
Biological children of alcohol dependent parents who have been adopted, continue to have an increased risk (2-9 fold) of developing this
What is alcoholism
100
This is the number one place in your school to go to if you need help or want more information about COA's
What is the school counselor
100
One study comparing children of alcoholics (aged 6-1 7 years) with children of psychiatrically healthy medical patients found that children of alcoholics had higher or lower rates of ADHD
What is higher
200
Recent studies suggest a strong genetic component, particularly for early onset of alcoholism in this group of individuals
What is the male gender
200
This is the primary factor in family disruption
What is alcohol
200
This website is where you can go to for information and research about Addiction on the family
What is COAF (Center on Addiction and the Family)
200
In one study, 79% of adolescent runaways and homeless youth reported this in their home
What is alcohol use
300
About how many children are experiencing physical, verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs
What is twenty million
300
The ____________ of children of alcoholics has been characterized by lack of parenting, poor home management, and lack of family communication
skills,
What is their environment
300
Over 23 million Americans struggle with addiction, yet fewer than ____ percent are getting treatment
What is 10 percent
300
Each year, approximately 1,900 infants are abandoned at birth or are kept at hospitals, 78% of whom are there for this reason
What is drug-exposed
400
It is estimated that parental substance abuse and addiction are the chief cause in at least 70-90% of all this type of spending
What is child-welfare spending
400
This type of parents often lack the ability to provide structure or discipline in family life
What is addicted
400
You can go here for more information or help with addiction in Green Bay WI?
What is the Brown County Health Center or Libertas Treatment Center
400
In a sample of parents who significantly mistreat their children, alcohol abuse is specifically associated with this type of abuse
What is physical abuse
500
The compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance
What is addiction
500
In a sample of parents who significantly maltreat their children, cocaine abuse is specifically associated with this type of maltreatment
What is sexual abuse
500
If you are concered for yourself, your friend, or a parent this is what you should do.
What is GET HELP
500
Children exposed during this time in their life to illicit drugs are 2 to 3 times more likely to be abused or neglected