title: Children from alcoholic families--a population at risk.
abstract: This article focuses on children of alcoholics as a population at risk, and discusses strategies for assessment and intervention by school nurses. Information about alcohol abuse and the effects of problem drinking on children is provided. Case history examples will offer additional illustration, with resiliency being highlighted.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jack
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haines
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012573:School Nursing