Alcohol problems are concentrated in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Recently there has been a shift in alcohol consumer patterns across the UK away from the on-trade (pubs) towards the off-trade sector (licensed shops). Off-trade purchase is cheaper (incurring more health problems, especially amongst disadvantaged groups), and its consumption is largely unsupervised (risking more serious disorder).
This study by Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Glasgow addressed these issues via an overlooked group of experts/stakeholders, namely off-sales servers (shopkeepers) working in local licensed stores in socially contrasting neighbourhoods (deprived and non-deprived areas).
An Evaluation of the Option 2 Intensive Family Preservation Service
Option 2 is based on a crisis intervention model named “Homebuilders”. It works in a very intensive way with families referred by child and family social workers where the child is at risk of being taken into care.
Option 2 reduces the use of care system in families where parental alcohol misuse is a factor, but what impact does it have on parental substance use, child welfare and family functioning?
Being into affordable rehab centers will be challenging as our family members will be far from us! I guess the family support can be helpful when it comes to the fast recovering of the patient.
Posted by: Jane | Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 08:39 AM