The Association Between Adverse Child Health, Psychological, Educational and Social Outcomes, and Nondependent Parental Substance: A Rapid Evidence Assessment.
Ruth McGovernEilish GilvarryMichelle AddisonHayley AldersonEmma Geijer-SimpsonRaghu LingamDebbie SmartEileen KanerPublished in: Trauma, violence & abuse (2018)
Methodological limitations restrict our ability to make causal inference. Nonetheless, the prevalence of adverse outcomes in children whose parents are nondependent substance misusers highlights the need for practitioners to intervene with this population before a parent has developed substance dependency.