to what extent would local organizations ease the affects of child neglect due to substance abuse in households within Massachussets
affects on housholds (children )
context/backround
what will happen if we dont intervine
types of intervention
(Huq, Tausif) Brain development undergoes rapid advancement in the early years; for example it quadruples in weight, and acquires 90% of adult volume, before the age of six [26]. Early childhood stressors lead to increased activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and glucocorticoid release, causing changes in glucocorticoid-sensitive areas of the brain such as the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex
1 in 10 americans over the age of 12 have alcohol use disorder
(Usher et al.)
"This theory posits that parental addiction leads to secrecy, shame, codependency and isolation, which in turn leads to child and family dysfunction"
Government Intervention
acess to treatment/therapy
kids act out, more likley to become alcholholic
programs
Younger children( children less than one) is where things are handled the most with 43,694 kids taken vs the next highest which is 15,00 at age 1
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"Growing up in a dysfunctional family environment was more than 4-times more common among respondents exposed to parental alcohol problems, and more than twice as many respondents among those who grew up with parental alcohol problems reported lack of access to a trusted adult during childhood compared to the other respondents (41.1% versus 18.3%). "
(Homel, Jacqueline) " In general, adolescents with parents who drink more heavily tend to start drinking younger and to drink greater amounts throughout adolescence"
"Failure in school, truancy, Lack of friends, withdrawal from classmates, Delinquent behavior, such as stealing or violence, Frequent physical complaints, such as headaches or stomachaches, Abuse of drugs or alcohol, Aggression towards other children, Risk taking behaviors, Depression or suicidal thoughts or behavior"
DCF
Community programs and events avalable to keep children out of households and find a home away from home. It si importsnat that kids have access to after school programs or weekly programs like the boys and girls club where its not focused on the issues they are seeing in there home. they need to be able to have an escape and a safe space to be a child and get away from the stressers at home
When heavy drinking is present in the household there becomes a drift within the entire household not onlty the alchoholic, People within the household wheather it be the children or the partner become affedcted and trust gets lost among everyone
Dysfunction families are common but they become more common in a household when there is alchohol in the mix. When alchohol is present the household becomes
Children often get affected alot by alchohol in the household. When young brains are put in stresswful situations and unhealthy situations from there childhood.
Many people face alchohol issues and drinking issues and that number for the united states is large. Adults are not the only ones capable of having alchohol problems and many people are capable of being afffected by alchoholics without ever having a sip of a drink. Children become affected alot and you are able to see the affects on clidren in a variety of ways
When children see alot of access to alchohol within there family and households they become more prone to drinking at younger
There are many programs avalible to children of substance abuse, they could programs specific to the child or specific to building up the family and it is important forr kids to have access to these to learn about what they are gowing through and have access to help as a child so they are able to change there actions young, not when they become adults and realize they have issues that need to be dealt with
There are many affects that having subtance abuse in the household can have and it is important to understand that it showes up in many ways through children.