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So, the annual report on adult alcohol and drug treatment from @PHE_uk is out today. I'm going to take a look at what it tells us about parents starting treatment... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/substance-misuse-treatment-for-adults-statistics-2019-to-2020/adult-substance-misuse-treatment-statistics-2019-to-2020-report#parental-status-and-safeguarding-children
There were 68,269 parents (including other adults who live with children) who started treatment in 2019-20, and they made up half of all new presentations to both alcohol and drug treatment.
Two in five parents who started treatment in 2019-20 (41%) were living with a child under 18 years of age.
And half (50%) of females who started treatment in 2019-20 were living with their children compared to a third (36%) of males.
And half (50%) of females who started treatment in 2019-20 were living with their children compared to a third (36%) of males.
Nearly 50,000 children were living in a household where an adult started alcohol or drug treatment in 2019-20.
81% of the children of people starting treatment were not receiving support from children's services. But, 4% were Children in Need, 7% had a child protection plan and 5% were being looked after.
Today has also seen the publication of Child in Need data by the Department for Education. This includes whether alcohol or drug use was recorded as a factor in the family at the end of the assessment. The data is available at local authority level. …https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need/2020#dataBlock-0247c828-2398-4d34-8b98-08d884b70554-tables
In 2019-20 there were 85,310 (16%) Child in Need assessments where parental alcohol use was recorded as a factor, with 89,100 (17%) where parental drug use was recorded as a factor. Both had increased on previous years.
