Children of Alcoholics
Resources and informaton for children who are living in homes where there is alcohol or substance abuse.
How to Report Child Abuse in District of Columbia
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in District of Columbia.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in District of Columbia.
How to Report Child Abuse in Wyoming
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Wyoming.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Wyoming.
How to Report Child Abuse in West Virginia
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in West Virginia.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in West Virginia.
How to Report Child Abuse in Wisconsin
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Wisconsin.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Wisconsin.
How to Report Child Abuse in Washington
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Washington.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Washington.
How to Report Child Abuse in Virginia
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Virginia.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Virginia.
How to Report Child Abuse in Vermont
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Vermont.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Vermont.
How to Report Child Abuse in Utah
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Utah.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Utah.
How to Report Child Abuse in Texas
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Texas.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Texas.
How to Report Child Abuse in Tennessee
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Tennessee.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Tennessee.
How to Report Child Abuse in South Dakota
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in South Dakota.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in South Dakota.
How to Report Child Abuse in South Carolina
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in South Carolina.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in South Carolina.
How to Report Child Abuse in Rhode Island
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Rhode Island.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Rhode Island.
How to Report Child Abuse in Pennsylvania
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Pennsylvania.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Pennsylvania.
How to Report Child Abuse in Oregon
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Oregon.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Oregon.
How to Report Child Abuse in Oklahoma
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Oklahoma.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Oklahoma.
How to Report Child Abuse in Ohio
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Ohio.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Ohio.
How to Report Child Abuse in North Dakota
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in North Dakota.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in North Dakota.
How to Report Child Abuse in North Carolina
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in North Carolina.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in North Carolina.
How to Report Child Abuse in New York
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New York.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New York.
How to Report Child Abuse in New Mexico
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Mexico.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Mexico.
How to Report Child Abuse in New Jersey
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Jersey.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Jersey.
How to Report Child Abuse in New Hampshire
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Hampshire.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in New Hampshire.
How to Report Child Abuse in Nevada
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Nevada.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Nevada.
How to Report Child Abuse in Nebraska
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Nebraska.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Nebraska.
How to Report Child Abuse in Montana
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Montana.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Montana.
How to Report Child Abuse in Missouri
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Missouri.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Missouri.
How to Report Child Abuse in Mississippi
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Mississippi.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Mississippi.
How to Report Child Abuse in Minnesota
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Minnesota.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Minnesota.
How to Report Child Abuse in Michigan
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Michigan.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Michigan.
How to Report Child Abuse in Massachusetts
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Massachusetts.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Massachusetts.
How to Report Child Abuse in Maryland
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Maryland.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Maryland.
How to Report Child Abuse in Maine
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Maine.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Maine.
How to Report Child Abuse in Louisiana
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Louisiana.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Louisiana.
How to Report Child Abuse in Kentucky
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Kentucky.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Kentucky.
How to Report Child Abuse in Kansas
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Kansas.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Kansas.
How to Report Child Abuse in Iowa
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Iowa.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Iowa.
How to Report Child Abuse in Indiana
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Indiana.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Indiana.
How to Report Child Abuse in Illinois
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Illinois.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Illinois.
How to Report Child Abuse in Idaho
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Idaho.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Idaho.
How to Report Child Abuse in Hawaii
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Hawaii.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Hawaii.
How to Report Child Abuse in Georgia
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Georgia.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Georgia.
How to Report Child Abuse in Florida
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Florida.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Florida.
How to Report Child Abuse in Delaware
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Delaware.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Delaware.
How to Report Child Abuse in Connecticut
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Connecticut.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Connecticut.
How to Report Child Abuse in Colorado
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Colorado.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Colorado.
How to Report Child Abuse in California
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in California.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in California.
How to Report Child Abuse in Arkansas
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Arkansas.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Arkansas.
How to Report Child Abuse in Arizona
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Arizona.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Arizona.
How to Report Child Abuse in Alaska
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Alaska.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Alaska.
How to Report Child Abuse in Alabama
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Alabama.
Toll free telephone number for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect in Alabama.
Did You Grow Up with a Problem Drinker?
If someone close to you, such as a family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor, has or has had a drinking problem, the following questions, developed by Al-Anon Family Groups, may help you determine if Al-Anon is for you.
If someone close to you, such as a family member, friend, coworker, or neighbor, has or has had a drinking problem, the following questions, developed by Al-Anon Family Groups, may help you determine if Al-Anon is for you.
What to Tell Children About a Parent's Addiction
Children living in homes where there is parental substance abuse can find life difficult, unpredictable and confusing. Sometimes they even believe the alcohol or drug abuse is their fault. What do you tell children when one or both of their parents are alcoholics or addicts?
Children living in homes where there is parental substance abuse can find life difficult, unpredictable and confusing. Sometimes they even believe the alcohol or drug abuse is their fault. What do you tell children when one or both of their parents are alcoholics or addicts?
Resilience Is Key for Children of Addicts
Children living with people who have drug and alcohol problems usually suffer on a number of social, physical and psychological levels. A research group in the U.K. has developed suggestions for protecting these children from the negative aspects of their parents' substance abuse.
Children living with people who have drug and alcohol problems usually suffer on a number of social, physical and psychological levels. A research group in the U.K. has developed suggestions for protecting these children from the negative aspects of their parents' substance abuse.
Children of Alcoholics at Risk for Drug Abuse
Research has long since established that children of alcoholics are at a greater risk for developing drinking problems themselves, but now new research has found a correlation between parental alcoholism and illicit drug abuse in youth and young adults.
Research has long since established that children of alcoholics are at a greater risk for developing drinking problems themselves, but now new research has found a correlation between parental alcoholism and illicit drug abuse in youth and young adults.
When Mom or Dad Drinks Too Much
When children grow up in a household with a substance-abusing parent, they can develop problems that last a lifetime. They are at risk for depression and anxiety, often lack social and other skills.
When children grow up in a household with a substance-abusing parent, they can develop problems that last a lifetime. They are at risk for depression and anxiety, often lack social and other skills.
Children's Program Kit
The Children's Program Kit is a valuable resource for treatment providers and prevention centers that aim to help children make sense of what they've been experiencing, cope with the stresses of their families' problems, and strengthen their potential for resilience.
The Children's Program Kit is a valuable resource for treatment providers and prevention centers that aim to help children make sense of what they've been experiencing, cope with the stresses of their families' problems, and strengthen their potential for resilience.
Children of Alcoholics
An estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 18 years 0ive in households with at least one alcoholic parent.
An estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 18 years 0ive in households with at least one alcoholic parent.
Youth Drinking
Factors that put youth at risk for drinking and for alcohol-related problems and some of the consequences of their drinking.
Factors that put youth at risk for drinking and for alcohol-related problems and some of the consequences of their drinking.
20 Questions for Teens
Growing up is hard enough without having to do so in an alcoholic home. These questions might help you determine if alcohol has affected your life.
Growing up is hard enough without having to do so in an alcoholic home. These questions might help you determine if alcohol has affected your life.
A Message to Teenagers (PDF)
Alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone. Young, old. Rich, poor. Black, white.
Alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone. Young, old. Rich, poor. Black, white.
Alcohol and Teenagers
Underage drinking is the number one drug problem among USA youth.
Underage drinking is the number one drug problem among USA youth.
Alcohol and Youth
Some distrubing statistics about teenage drinking.
Some distrubing statistics about teenage drinking.
Overboard
A 13-issue soap opera comic book about young people dealing with substance abuse and addiction.
A 13-issue soap opera comic book about young people dealing with substance abuse and addiction.
National Association of Children of Alcoholics
Devoted to keeping the voice of children of alcoholics strong.
Devoted to keeping the voice of children of alcoholics strong.
Violence in the Family
Children who have witnessed abuse often suffer low self-esteem, depression, stress disorders, poor impulse control and feelings of powerlessness.
Children who have witnessed abuse often suffer low self-esteem, depression, stress disorders, poor impulse control and feelings of powerlessness.
What Should You Tell Your Child About Drinking?
Tips for parents from the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence.
Tips for parents from the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence.
Why NACoA?
Alcoholism is a primary and chronic disease that families are ashamed about and deny. The children are frequently victims of this denial.
Alcoholism is a primary and chronic disease that families are ashamed about and deny. The children are frequently victims of this denial.