The central London-based pilot Family Drug and Alcohol Court aims tostop children being taken into care by putting families with drink anddrug problems on rigorous support programmes.
The court will bring together Camden Council, Westminster Council,Islington Council, social workers, lawyers, voluntary groups and theChildren and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to work togetherto get parents to change their ways.
It is hoped the project will avoid the need for families to enter thefamily court system.
Catherine Doran, assistant director of children, schools and family atCamden, said: "Parents with the most chronic addictions don't realisethey can lose their child until they are in a family court. Only then domany of them realise they need to give up their habit and buck up theirideas.
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