Caregiver alcohol abuse can mean long-term stress on kids
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Research on children in welfare system could help guide practitioners
Children raised by caregivers who struggle with alcohol-use problems are more likely to deal with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress for longer periods of time, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.
A team led by Orion Mowbray from the UGA School of Social Work relied on data compiled by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect. This expansive study followed children who had entered the child welfare system at the age of 8 through the age of 16, checking in at four-year intervals.