During Alcohol Awareness week (7-13 July), Forward’s Family Support and Specialist Programmes team launched a new national survey which aims to improve understanding of how alcohol use impacts families.
Following a successful pilot survey in Medway, this new survey aims to reach a national audience with an interest in sharing their experiences of alcohol use, addiction and dependency in a family setting.
Complete the survey – closes 25 July
Who can complete the survey?
- Professionals within the fields of family support, health agencies, social workers, and children and young people (CYP)
- Service users and former clients of addiction-led family support services
- Family members impacted or affected by someone else’s drinking and alcohol use
We would especially like to hear from:
- New parents, or parents with children under five-years-old
- Parents in blended or non-traditional family units
- Professionals working with families – this includes social workers, therapists or practitioners
- Family members (including grandparents, step-fathers/mothers and foster carers) – if you are a close family member with lived experience of supporting someone with an existing or history of alcohol use
- Volunteer and charity workers working with children and young people
Why should I complete the survey?
- Supporting children can help break the cycle – sadly children may also learn the same addictive and harmful behaviours of a parent with alcohol dependency
- Improve our research – allowing us to reach more people to improve the validity (accuracy) of our study
- Share your lived experience to help shape and improve Forward’s family support provision
If you have a view about the availability of information, guidance and education around alcohol harms please complete the survey – we want to hear from you.
Complete the survey – closes 25 July
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