September 25, 2023

addiction in the family home

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<p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.d-w-s.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/addiction.jpg" title="Addiction in the family home"><img alt="addiction in the family home" class="wp-image-2469 alignright" decoding="async" src="http://www.d-w-s.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/addiction-300x300.jpg"/></a>At the end of the stressful day or week at work, the majority of us can’t wait to get home, relax, and forget about work. But stress isn’t limited to work life, a number of things can cause stress, relationships, children, having sick relatives, bereavements or money.</p> <p>At times these things get too much, leading your daily and family life to have an impact on both health and happiness. 1 in 4 of us will suffer from a form of stress related mental illness (such as anxiety or depression) in our lives, and as a result more than 10 million working days are lost each year. Stress can not only lead to mental issues but if not controlled, can lead to long term health risks such as strokes, cancer, diabetes or heart problems.</p> <p>Different people deal with stressful situations in different ways. Some of these responses to stress can be damaging, such as avoidance, or turning to drink or drugs to feel better, instead of attempting to sort things out in a positive manner.</p> <p>Many families find themselves in difficult situations because of the presence of drink and drugs. Parental alcohol issues and the impact upon children is something that is researches a lot, and new statistics suggest that 1 in 5 children live with a parent who has a driving problem, and 1 in 10 live with a parent who is alcohol dependant. As for drugs, statistics suggest two thirds of cases where children are considered to be at risk of harm in the family unit is due to a parents problem with drug abuse.</p> <p>Addiction is not limited to a particular area of a community, or to a particular income bracket. Similar to issues such as domestic abuse, addiction can touch anyone, despite of where they’re from, however some families may be better at hiding it than others.</p> <p>For a parent suffering an addiction, the need becomes their priority, even over the welfare of themselves, their children and their partners. This can result in children having to care for themselves, get ready for school alone, getting home alone, making their own meals, and above all this worrying about their parent, who is still asleep. In this situation the child is the carer for the adult, it is situations like this that get the attention of social services and come before a court due to allegations of failing to look after children because of a problem with drink and drugs. With such cases the decision has to be made about whether the parent is able to overcome their problem so that their children can stay at home.</p> <p>Other cases that are beginning to appear in family courts are when a relationship breaks down, resulting in disputed about where the children should live in order to protect them from the harm of being around the addictive behaviour.</p> <p>Having an addiction as a parent leads many to feel ashamed of their problem, and feel it becomes worse when out in the open or in the court system. But how does the family court deal with these complex issues?</p> <p>In 2008 the Family Drug and Alcohol Court was created in order to help families who are affected by the misuse of drugs and alcohol. It enables parents to work with professions to help combat their addictions and so try keep their family together. It also aids families at risk of having children removed due to welfare and safety concerns. The Family Drug and Alcohol Court recognises that unless a parents dependency is addressed, they will continue to struggle to care for their children. In order to get this help, there must be a significant problem and the parent must be willing to tackle it.</p> <p>The governments set guidelines to the courts normally require a decision in these cases within 26 weeks despite the fact that for a parent to show abstinence within that short time frame can be difficult. However there is an exemption to this timescale for parents within the scheme, if certain criteria are met. This involves families engaging in a highly intensive programme. This is the best chance parents have of turning their lives around, and research suggests it is successful. Despite this it isn’t yet a national scheme however the proposal is to roll out more of these specialist courts.</p> <p>Addiction can have serious consequences for you and your family, so don’t battle it alone. Get help and support from loved ones and speak to a professional, before your situation needs help from the court.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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