Parental substance misuse

The NSPCC has published a news story on contacts to its helplines concerning parental substance misuse. Figures show: the NSPCC Helpline received an average of 31 contacts a day in 2023/24 by UK adults worried about the impact of a parent or carer’s substance misuse on a child; and Childline delivered 440 counselling sessions in 2023/24 with children and young people who were worried about their parent’s substance misuse. The news story also includes advice for children living with alcohol or substance misuse.

Read the news story: Our Helpline is contacted more than 30 times a day about parental substance misuse 

See also on NSPCC Learning: Parents with substance use problems