The children should get help as soon as possible. This is copyright 1997. Respected self-help organizations are mentioned such as Alanon and Alateen for family members to get help. It would be a more effective site if they could link the reader to other pages on self-help organizations so they could get more information. Juvenile Justice Alcoholism runs in families.
Children of alcoholics suffer psychologically, emotionally and socially.
They are forced to play roles and meet parental needs. Children from healthy family systems have significantly different experiences. The effects of alcoholism carry on to adulthood. There is a list of specific concerns for the juvenile justice system. The authors' names are given and the end of the article, their addresses are given.