As Alcohol Awarness Week (AWW) kicks off from 18 to 24 October, a joint report from Alcohol Concern and the Children’s Society has been released:
The report identifies:
- An estimated 2.6 million children live with a parent whose drinking puts them at risk of neglect, and 705,000 live with a dependent drinker
- More than 100 children as young as five contacting ChildLine every week with worries about their parent's drinking
- 78% of young offenders who misuse alcohol found to have grown up in homes with parental alcohol abuse and domestic abuse > > > > Read More