Alcohol/Drugs/Gambling
Overlooked – the families of people who drink, use drugs and gamble
Adfam calls for more more recognition of the impacts on families and friends of people who drink, use drugs and gamble.
4th November 2021
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Adfam calls for more more recognition of the impacts on families and friends of people who drink, use drugs and gamble.
Exploring the relationship between frontline probation staff and service users’ families
The report found that too often, family relationships are seen simply as a matter of visits which may be increased or reduced according to an offender’s behaviour. There was no evidence that families were involved in sentence planning for instance, even when an offender said they were relying on them for support after release.
