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A new report from Alcohol Concern and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, looking at the impact of parental drinking on young people's lives

 http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/servlets/doc/1309

1. A National Alcohol and Families strategy bringing together the policy implications of Every Child Matters, Hidden Harm and the new National Carers Strategy, should be developed, led by a public health minister, to tackle alcohol problems in the family and to promote the health and wellbeing of children affected.
2. A new Public Service Agreement should be established to increase the health and wellbeing of children affected by parental alcohol misuse. There should be a target to reduce the number of children placed in care as a result of their parents' drinking.
3. Every Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) should identify an 'Alcohol Champion' to lead locally on family alcohol misuse issues and link alcohol and families targets into other local plans, such as Local Strategic Plans, Local Area Agreements and Alcohol and Drug Treatment Plans. Joint Strategic Needs Assessments should include an audit of parental alcohol misuse and services for both alcohol misusing parents and their children.
4. Every child affected by parental alcohol misuse should have access to specialist support services.
5. More research to be commissioned on the number of children affected by parental problem drinking and how services should be developed. The Ofsted Tell Us 2 Survey to be carried out at schools for measuring PSA 14, should include questions on parental alcohol misuse and links with school absence.