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One positively evaluated service for families affected by PSM is Aberlour Dundee Outreach, set up in 2001 to reduce the impact of problem parental substance use on children and their families. The service is run by Aberlour Child Care Trust and commissioned by Dundee City Social Work Department and employs both family workers and children’s workers. Family workers provide emotional and practical support to parents, including support to attend appointments, budget, access other agencies such as drug and alcohol treatment centres and understand and respond better to their children’s needs. Children’s workers undertake activities to enhance children’s resilience through supporting their school experience, supporting them to build positive relationships with siblings and peers, and developing their understanding of who they can approach for help or advice.
Griesbach et al, 2008