An Innovative Approach to Delivering a Family-Based Intervention to Address Parental Alcohol Misuse: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Project

Hayley Alderson, Andrea Mayrhofer, Deborah Smart, Cassey Muir and Ruth McGovern
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Hayley Alderson: Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clarke Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
Andrea Mayrhofer: Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clarke Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
Deborah Smart: Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clarke Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
Cassey Muir: Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clarke Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
Ruth McGovern: Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clarke Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: Within child welfare systems, the issue of parental alcohol misuse (PAM) and the responsibility for supporting children affected by PAM impacts on multiple health and social care services. An innovation pilot project (IPP) was set up to reduce the fragmentation between services and to help identify children affected by PAM. The current study presents findings regarding the IPP, examining its implementation, the service delivery, and the perceived impact for family members. Qualitative data were collected from 41 participants. This included interviews with alcohol-misusing parents ( n = 13), affected adult family members ( n = 5), and children affected by PAM ( n = 9). Two focus groups and three one-to-one interviews were conducted with project workers ( n = 7) and multi-agency service managers ( n = 7). Data were analysed thematically relating to three main themes: (1) innovation in team composition and multi-disciplinary team working, (2) innovative ways of working, and (3) the benefits of a whole-family approach. The findings highlighted the importance of time for the team to ‘bed in’ and come together under one structure, a focus and oversight on whole-family care, and the importance of offering early, targeted, and flexible interventions to prevent crisis points and manage the consequences of PAM. Consideration will need to be given to joint commissioning to strengthen family-focused support.

Keywords: alcohol-related harms; service delivery; family approach; early help interventions; parental alcohol misuse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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