Children’s Program for children of parents with substance abuse

Children who have substance abusing parents are in need of supportive services. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Children’s Program and programs directly based on the Children’s Program-model are interventions that aim to support children in better understanding substance use disorders and their own feelings and needs, and to strengthen the parent-child relationship through better communication.

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SBU Enquiry Service

Consists of structured literature searches to highlight studies that can address questions received by the SBU Enquiry Service from Swedish healthcare or social service providers. We assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews and when needed also quality and transferability of results in health economic studies. Relevant references are compiled by an SBU staff member, in consultation with an external expert when needed.

Published: Report no: ut202304 Registration no: SBU 2022/698

Question

What scientific studies have been published regarding the effects of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Children’s Program?

Method

A systematic literature search was performed using the following databases: MedLine (Ovid), Scopus, PsycInfo, SocIndex, Psychology and behavioral sciences collection, Academic Search Premier, Social Service Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts. Reference- and citation searches were also performed.

Two authors independently assessed the abstracts of all identified studies.

Identified literature

No relevant systematic reviews or primary studies were identified.

Literature search

Medline via OvidSP 21 December 2022

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Intervention
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2.   53

Scopus via scopus.com 21 December 2022

Title: Children’s Program
Search terms Items found
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3. 1 AND 2 1 066
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4.   1 066

Academic Search Premier, PsycInfo, SOCIndex, Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Collection via EBSCO 21 December 2022

Title: Children’s Program
TI = Title; AB = Abstract; SU = Keyword, exact or part (including all other fields for indexed and author keywords; Nn= Near. Proximity operator retrieving terms withinnwords from each other. * = Truncation “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
1. TI ( "children's program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme" ) OR AB ( "children's program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme" ) OR SU ( "children's program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme" ) 333
Limits:
2. Peer Reviewed  
Combined sets:
3. 1 AND 2 138
Final result
4.   138

Social Service Abstract, Sociological Abstracts via Proquest 21 December 2022

Title: Children’s Program
TI = Title; AB = Abstract; SU = Subjects. N/n= Near; Proximity operator retrieving terms withinnwords from each other;* = Truncation “ “ = Citation Marks; searches for an exact phrase
Search terms Items found
Intervention:
1. abstract("childrens' program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme") OR title("childrens' program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme") OR subject("childrens' program" OR "childrens program" OR "children's programme" OR "childrens programme") 4
Final result
17.   4

Google Scholar (citation search) 21 December 2021

Title: Children’s Program
Search terms Items found
Cited articles
1 “Evaluation of the Betty Ford Children's Program” 17
2 “Supporting Children of Substance Abusing Families: Preliminary Outcomes of the Renascent Children's Program” 2
3 “I Feel It In My Heart When My Parents Fight”: Experiences of 7–9-Year-Old Children of Alcoholics” 25
4 View cited by 44
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