Research & Evaluation
New York, NY, September 20, 2007:
Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners (five or more per week), those who have infrequent family dinners (two or fewer) are three and a half times likelier to have abused prescription drugs; three and a half times likelier to have used ….
Alcoholism and other drug addiction have genetic and environmental causes. Both have serious consequences for children who live in homes where parents are involved. More than 28 million Americans are children of alcoholics; nearly 11 million are under the age of 18. This figure is magnified by the …
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study is an ongoing collaborative research between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, Robert F. Anda, MD, MS, and Vincent J. Felitti, MD. Over 17,000 Kaiser patients participating reveal staggering proof of the health, social, and …
Mother’s use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy or while nursing has been proven to cause life-long behavioral problems in children and affecting areas vital for their success in school and life. These may include memory, attentiveness, …
For centuries we have known the impact of alcoholism and drug addiction on children and families. Today parental substance abuse commonly involves alcohol and other drugs, as well as mental health problems, poverty, and violence. Addiction often runs in families, from generation …
Celebrating Families! (CF!) is a manualized family-centered program focused on the goal of breaking the cycle of generational substance use disorders (SUDs). It is one of the few evidence-based family-focused practices listed on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National …
The societal burden of child abuse is exorbitant and it is of vital importance to find effective interventions for family drug courts to prevent its recurrence. Family skills training programs result in decreased child abuse, decreased time children spend in foster care, substance abuse intervention for parents and …
Treatment programs geared toward Hispanic culture are extremely rare, and programs involving the entire Hispanic family are virtually nonexistent. Two prospective studies test the hypothesis that a family-centered intervention is as effective with Hispanic families as it is with non-Hispanic families …
