Jenny Crouch, Project co-ordinator, Addaction Derby
Children & Young People Now
5 March 2008
Breaking the Cycle is a four-year pilot in response to the Hidden Harm report on the effects of parental drug use, which showed that children of drug and alcohol users are seven or eight times more likely to develop problematic use themselves.
Derby is one of three pilot areas, along with Cumbria and Tower Hamlets. Clients are usually referred to me by adult drug services or other professionals. The first step is to assess their needs, usually at home. It gives you a more rounded appreciation of what is going on in their lives. We then try to establish how...