Children with troubles at home want to talk but rarely seek professional help to begin with. When they do, many report negative experiences. These findings are from a major research review of how living with domestic violence, parental drug abuse and health problems affects children.
"What emerged from the research was how children cope by hiding from problems and emotionally and physically distracting themselves from them," explains Sarah Gorin, senior research officer at the NSPCC.
Gorin, who conducted the review, admits that this makes it difficult for professionals to identify children in need. "But this is probably only one of the their coping mechanisms; there may be other ways in which professionals can pick up on problems," she says.
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