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Babies, Children and Alcohol Child Advocacy

Babies, Children and Alcohol Child Advocacy. Dawn Elder Associate Professor Acting HOD Dept of Paediatrics and Child Health University of Otago , Wellington. ‘My father is an alcoholic’. Yeah, right. Some parents have a significant problem with alcohol. this affects their children.

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Babies, Children and Alcohol Child Advocacy

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  1. Babies, Children and AlcoholChild Advocacy Dawn Elder Associate Professor Acting HOD Dept of Paediatrics and Child Health University of Otago, Wellington

  2. ‘My father is an alcoholic’ Yeah, right

  3. Some parents have a significant problem with alcohol this affects their children

  4. Why? Why are the parents drinking?

  5. Could it be because of their childhood ? exposure to adverse circumstances

  6. Child Abuse • Physical Abuse • Sexual Abuse • Emotional Abuse • Exposure to Inter-parental violence • Neglect

  7. At 18, just over 10% NZ children report exposure to regular or severe/harsh physical punishment prior to 16 Fergusson, Lynskey Child Abuse & Neglect 1997

  8. At the age of 18, just over 10% of NZ children report exposure to CSA before 16 years Lynskey, Fergusson Child Abuse & Neglect 1997

  9. At age 18, 38-39% of NZ children report exposure to inter-partner violence before age 16 Fergusson, Horwood. Child Abuse & Neglect 1998

  10. Socioeconomic Status & Alcohol and Drug DependenceDunedin Multidisciplinary Longitudinal Study • At 26 years • If low SES as child and adult, 21% are alcohol dependent • some dose response - not significant • At 32 years • 14.4% were alcohol or drug dependent • Low SES OR 2.11 (1.16,3.84) • Familial liability to poor health, childhood / adolescent characteristics, low childhood IQ, childhood maltreatment and adult SES contributed to 55% of the excess risk Melchior et al. Am J Epidemiol 2007 Poulton et al Lancet, 2002

  11. Green Paper “Every Child Thrives, Belongs, Achieves” At any point in time approximately 15 per cent of children (163,000) can be considered vulnerable

  12. So who are the 15% of vulnerable children? • 17% of girls have experienced sexual abuse • Around 20% of children live in poverty • 38-39% of children witness interparental violence • 20% of parents have mental health issues

  13. How will an action plan for our most vulnerable 15% of children help these groups? How do we work out who the 15% more vulnerable children are? Is this a stable population?

  14. How do we decrease the adverse effects of alcohol on children in our society ?

  15. Optimise the childhood experience for all our children Break the cycle of disadvantage

  16. We need to be very clear about what we want for our children

  17. We are supposed to be the grown-ups Its up to us to sort this out

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