Children from families with heavy substance consumption
On behalf of the Federal Office of Public Health, the Bern University of Applied Sciences developed the Indiactor «Children from Families with High-Risk Substance Use» for the Monitoring System Addiction and NCD (MonAM).
Factsheet
- Schools involved School of Social Work
- Institute(s) Institute for Social Security and Social Policy
- Funding organisation Others
- Duration 01.11.2019 - 31.12.2020
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Oliver Hümbelin
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Project staff
Jodok Bastian Läser
Prof. Dr. Dorian Kessler
Situation
In Switzerland noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and addictions are a major challenge for public health.
Result
In Switzerland, 5.8% of children aged under 15 live in a family where one or both parents show heavy alcohol consumption. 31.3% are raised in an environment where the parents consume products containing nicotine (e.g. tobacco products, e‑cigarettes) on a daily basis. The proportion of children whose parents make heavy consumption of illegal drugs (e.g. cannabis, cocaine, heroin) is low (1.8%). Some children’s parents show multiple heavy substance consumption. This is the case, in particular, with alcohol and nicotine (1.9%).
