Children whose parents are drink or drug dependent
Some young people’s parents have problems with drinking alcohol or taking drugs, which can make life hard when you’re growing up in a house filled with anger, violence, depression, or a lack of food and clothing. All of this makes it hard to deal with life, school, and friends. The Children’s Society helps them through one-to-one counselling sessions to deal with their parent’s actions.
Your stories
‘I was worried about dad because he was out of it all the time and The Children’s Society helped me write him a letter to tell him how I feel.’
– Louise, 11
‘Mum used to drink a lot which made her angry, so The Children's Society found us a safe place to stay and got her to see a doctor.’ – Leticia, 8
