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Paul Herring: /* Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations */

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Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations

Paul Herring: /* Acknowledgements */

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Paul Herring: /* Forward */

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[[media:FINAL_OCC_Report_Silent_Voices_Parental_Alcohol_Misuse_FULL_REPORT_Sept_2012.pdf‎|Silent Voices: supporting children and young people affected by parental alcohol misuse]] is a report commissioned by The Children's Commissioner for England to purport to change government policy on drinking by parents.

Unfortunately, the whole report seems based on nothing but guesswork as evidenced by this paragraph from the summary at the start of the report:

{{quote|The review is primarily led by what we know from children’s direct input to research and policy development. The report focuses on publications covering England but also draws on work from elsewhere where it adds to our knowledge and is particularly pertinent to this review. Similarly, the emphasis is very much on parental alcohol misuse, but some studies and information from the wider field of substance misuse is also included. A number of key messages emerge for each of the six research questions:

1. Children’s Experiences

1. The size of the problem - '''the number of children who are affected by/living with parental alcohol misuse - is largely unknown'''. However, '''estimates suggest''' parental alcohol misuse is far more prevalent than parental drug misuse and there is a need for greater emphasis on parental alcohol misuse as distinct from other substance misuse. There are no England/UK data on how many children are affected by FASD (foetal alcohol spectrum disorder).}}

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	=== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===		=== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===
		+	The first sleight of hand comes along with the first footnote to this first sentence in this section:
		+	{{quote\|This is a Rapid Evidence Assessment (RAE) of the needs and experiences of children and young
		+	people <sup>1</sup> ... }} which leads to this enlightening footnote:
		+	{{quote\|<sup>1</sup>For reasons of brevity the term ‘children’ will be used as a generic term throughout this report to refer to ‘children and young
		+	people’ and ‘<b>adolescents</b>’.}}
		+
		+	So, whenever they mention 'children' they are also, potentially, including people up to the age of 21 - not the usual mental image you get when reports such as this mention [[Grandad's Law\|the children]] when mentioned in the media:
		+	{{quote2\|The end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood varies by country and by function, and furthermore even within a single nation-state or culture there can be different ages at which an individual is considered to be (chronologically and legally) mature enough to be entrusted by society with certain tasks. Such milestones include, [...], purchasing and drinking alcohol,<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence Adolescence] - Wikipedia</ref>}}
		+	The legal minimum age for purchasing alcohol in the majority of the United States, for example, is 21<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alcohol_laws_of_the_United_States_by_state List of alcohol laws of the United States by state] - Wikipedia</ref>

	=== Section One: Background ===		=== Section One: Background ===

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 This is just a list of people to be back-patted for doing their (usually tax-payer-funded) 'jobs' such as fellow colleagues of [[Margaret Aktinson]] at the OCC, [[Action On Addiction]] that, for some reason, appears to think that grants can be accounted under the heading of 'Voluntary income'<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends88%5C0001117988_ac_20110331_e_c.pdf Action on Addictions accounts, year ending 31 Mar 2011] - The Charities Commission, pdf page 43, section 2</ref> and [[Adfam]]("Information and support for the families of drug and alcohol users.") that is funded from, amongst others, the Department for Education, the Department of Health, the Ministry of Justice and The City Bridge Trust.
-Special mention goes to [http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/local-services/specialist-services/substance-misuse-services/services-in-nottinghamshire/what-about-me/ What about Me?](Nottingham NHS) and NACOA who's last annual report was dated 2010<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends43%5C0001009143_ac_20101231_e_c.pdf NACOA accounts year ended 31 December 2010] - The Charities Commission](in late 2012) and the version they proffer on their website is surprisingly lacking in detail as to where exactly their funds come from<ref>[http://www.nacoa.org.uk/pdf/2010_ANNUAL_REPORT.pdf NACOA 2010 Annual Report] - About NACOA</ref> (even more so than the one from the Charities Commission website)
+Special mention goes to [http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/local-services/specialist-services/substance-misuse-services/services-in-nottinghamshire/what-about-me/ What about Me?](Nottingham NHS) and NACOA who's last annual report was dated 2010<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends43%5C0001009143_ac_20101231_e_c.pdf NACOA accounts year ended 31 December 2010] - The Charities Commission</ref>(in late 2012) and the version they proffer on their website is surprisingly lacking in detail as to where exactly their funds come from<ref>[http://www.nacoa.org.uk/pdf/2010_ANNUAL_REPORT.pdf NACOA 2010 Annual Report] - About NACOA</ref> (even more so than the one from the Charities Commission website)
 === Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===

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	=== Acknowledgements ===		=== Acknowledgements ===
		+	This is just a list of people to be back-patted for doing their (usually tax-payer-funded) 'jobs' such as fellow colleagues of [[Margaret Aktinson]] at the OCC, [[Action On Addiction]] that, for some reason, appears to think that grants can be accounted under the heading of 'Voluntary income'<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends88%5C0001117988_ac_20110331_e_c.pdf Action on Addictions accounts, year ending 31 Mar 2011] - The Charities Commission, pdf page 43, section 2</ref> and [[Adfam]]("Information and support for the families of drug and alcohol users.") that is funded from, amongst others, the Department for Education, the Department of Health, the Ministry of Justice and The City Bridge Trust.
		+
		+	Special mention goes to [http://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/local-services/specialist-services/substance-misuse-services/services-in-nottinghamshire/what-about-me/ What about Me?](Nottingham NHS) and NACOA who's last annual report was dated 2010<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends43%5C0001009143_ac_20101231_e_c.pdf NACOA accounts year ended 31 December 2010] - The Charities Commission](in late 2012) and the version they proffer on their website is surprisingly lacking in detail as to where exactly their funds come from<ref>[http://www.nacoa.org.uk/pdf/2010_ANNUAL_REPORT.pdf NACOA 2010 Annual Report] - About NACOA</ref> (even more so than the one from the Charities Commission website)

	=== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===		=== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===

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 Anyway, onwards.
-== Forward ==
+== The Report ==
 Written by [[Margaret Atkinson|Margaret 'Maggie' Atkinson]], the Children's Commissioner for England, it first makes the sweeping claim that alcohol is worse than drugs:
 {{quote|The misuse of alcohol by parents negatively affects the lives and harms the wellbeing of more children than does the misuse of illegal drugs. Yet too often, parental alcohol misuse is not taken as seriously, in spite of alcohol being addictive, easier to obtain, and legal. The effects of parents’ alcohol misuse on children may be hidden for years, whilst children try both to cope with the impact on them,
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 losing their childhoods.}}
-== Community Research Company and Lorna Templeton ==
+=== Community Research Company and Lorna Templeton ===
 We next have an introductory section from the people who performed the research. The first is presented as the company [[CRC UK]]. Unfortunately at the time of the report's release
 * There was no web-presence for the company concerned - their website was simply the default apache index page for a site with no content whatsoever<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/6AmFdfdoy WebCite archive of http://www.community-research.co.uk/] - Taken 2012-09-18 15:45:20</ref>. The only sources at the time of writing being second-hand references such as this report, and of the sparse page about the company on LinkedIn.
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 The second is [[Lorna Templeton]] who is presenting herself as a self employed independent researcher at the [[University of Bath]], the latter which recently won an £450,000 'award' to produce further studies lambasting not only those who abuse alcohol, but who also enjoy it in moderation.<ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Bath-University-awarded-450-000-bereavement/story-15704497-detail/story.html Bath University awarded £450,000 for (alcohol related) bereavement research] - This Is Bath</ref>. The funding came from the [[Economic and Social Research Council]] which "is funded primarily through grant-in-aid from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)."<ref>[http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/ESRC_2010_11_AR_tcm8-16081.pdf Annual Report 2010-2011 (PDF, 13.9Mb)] - [[ESRC]]; pdf page 81, point 2</ref> In other words, the tax payer.
-== About the Office of the Children’s Commissioner ==
+=== About the Office of the Children’s Commissioner ===
-== Acknowledgements ==
+=== Acknowledgements ===
-== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ==
+=== Summary of Key Messages and Recommendations ===
-== Section One: Background ==
+=== Section One: Background ===
-== Section Two: Methodology ==
+=== Section Two: Methodology ===
-== Section Three: Consultation with children and young people ==
+=== Section Three: Consultation with children and young people ===
-== Section Four: Review Findings ==
+=== Section Four: Review Findings ===
-== Research Question One ==
+=== Research Question One ===
-== Research Question Two ==
+=== Research Question Two ===
-== Research Question Three ==
+=== Research Question Three ===
-== Research Question Four ==
+=== Research Question Four ===
-== Research Question Five ==
+=== Research Question Five ===
-== Research Question Six ==
+=== Research Question Six ===
-== References included in the review ==
+=== References included in the review ===
-== Appendix A: Final search strategy ==
+=== Appendix A: Final search strategy ===
-== Appendix B: Research Tables ==
+=== Appendix B: Research Tables ===
-== Appendix C: Focus group plan (WAM) ==
+=== Appendix C: Focus group plan (WAM) ===

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 losing their childhoods.}}
-== Introduction to the researchers ==
+== Community Research Company and Lorna Templeton ==
 We next have an introductory section from the people who performed the research. The first is presented as the company [[CRC UK]]. Unfortunately at the time of the report's release
 * There was no web-presence for the company concerned - their website was simply the default apache index page for a site with no content whatsoever<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/6AmFdfdoy WebCite archive of http://www.community-research.co.uk/] - Taken 2012-09-18 15:45:20</ref>. The only sources at the time of writing being second-hand references such as this report, and of the sparse page about the company on LinkedIn.
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 The second is [[Lorna Templeton]] who is presenting herself as a self employed independent researcher at the [[University of Bath]], the latter which recently won an £450,000 'award' to produce further studies lambasting not only those who abuse alcohol, but who also enjoy it in moderation.<ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Bath-University-awarded-450-000-bereavement/story-15704497-detail/story.html Bath University awarded £450,000 for (alcohol related) bereavement research] - This Is Bath</ref>. The funding came from the [[Economic and Social Research Council]] which "is funded primarily through grant-in-aid from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)."<ref>[http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/ESRC_2010_11_AR_tcm8-16081.pdf Annual Report 2010-2011 (PDF, 13.9Mb)] - [[ESRC]]; pdf page 81, point 2</ref> In other words, the tax payer.

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 Clearly, these children won't be prompted in what to say, how to say it, and won't be encouraged to over-exaggerate.
-Finally, we are to take her upon her word that there is a problem and that [[something must be done.]]
+Finally, we are to take her upon her word that there is a problem and that [[something must be done]].
 {{quote|My recommendations are for policy makers and all those who commission and provide local services.
 The impact of parental alcohol misuse is a problem which must be addressed by health professionals,

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	1. The size of the problem - '''the number of children who are affected by/living with parental alcohol misuse - is largely unknown'''. However, '''estimates suggest''' parental alcohol misuse is far more prevalent than parental drug misuse and there is a need for greater emphasis on parental alcohol misuse as distinct from other substance misuse. There are no England/UK data on how many children are affected by FASD (foetal alcohol spectrum disorder).}}		1. The size of the problem - '''the number of children who are affected by/living with parental alcohol misuse - is largely unknown'''. However, '''estimates suggest''' parental alcohol misuse is far more prevalent than parental drug misuse and there is a need for greater emphasis on parental alcohol misuse as distinct from other substance misuse. There are no England/UK data on how many children are affected by FASD (foetal alcohol spectrum disorder).}}
		+
		+	Anyway, onwards.
		+
		+	== Forward ==
		+	Written by Margaret 'Maggie' Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, it first makes the sweeping claim that alcohol is worse than drugs:
		+	{{quote\|The misuse of alcohol by parents negatively affects the lives and harms the wellbeing of more children than does the misuse of illegal drugs. Yet too often, parental alcohol misuse is not taken as seriously, in spite of alcohol being addictive, easier to obtain, and legal. The effects of parents’ alcohol misuse on children may be hidden for years, whilst children try both to cope with the impact on them,
		+	and manage the consequences for their families.}}
		+
		+	Next, we see who's opinion we are supposed to be witnessing:
		+	{{quote\|We are publishing this review to draw attention to what children say about the problem. }}
		+	Clearly, these children won't be prompted in what to say, how to say it, and won't be encouraged to over-exaggerate.
		+
		+	Finally, we are to take her upon her word that there is a problem and that [[something must be done.]]
		+	{{quote\|My recommendations are for policy makers and all those who commission and provide local services.
		+	The impact of parental alcohol misuse is a problem which must be addressed by health professionals,
		+	those in social care, treatment services, and others in the child’s life. It requires a coordinated,
		+	collaborative approach. It is a problem with which parents must seek help, and one we all need to
		+	address. The children speaking in this report tell us our casual attitude to the harmful potential of
		+	drinking too much must change. If we act on what they say, we might prevent some children from
		+	losing their childhoods.}}
		+
		+	== Introduction to the researchers ==
		+	We next have an introductory section from the people who performed the research. The first is presented as the company [[CRC UK]]. Unfortunately at the time of the report's release
		+	* There was no web-presence for the company concerned - their website was simply the default apache index page for a site with no content whatsoever<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/6AmFdfdoy WebCite archive of http://www.community-research.co.uk/] - Taken 2012-09-18 15:45:20</ref>. The only sources at the time of writing being second-hand references such as this report, and of the sparse page about the company on LinkedIn.
		+	* One of the two employees/founders/directors of [[CRC UK]] had left 2 months prior in Jul 2012<ref>[[Jon Adamson]]</ref>, and it is the leaver who is cited as one of the authors of this report.
		+
		+	The second is [[Lorna Templeton]] who is presenting herself as a self employed independent researcher at the [[University of Bath]], the latter which recently won an £450,000 'award' to produce further studies lambasting not only those who abuse alcohol, but who also enjoy it in moderation.<ref>[http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Bath-University-awarded-450-000-bereavement/story-15704497-detail/story.html Bath University awarded £450,000 for (alcohol related) bereavement research] - This Is Bath</ref>. The funding came from the [[Economic and Social Research Council]] which "is funded primarily through grant-in-aid from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)."<ref>[http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/ESRC_2010_11_AR_tcm8-16081.pdf Annual Report 2010-2011 (PDF, 13.9Mb)] - [[ESRC]]; pdf page 81, point 2</ref> In other words, the tax payer.
		+

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	1. The size of the problem - '''the number of children who are affected by/living with parental alcohol misuse - is largely unknown'''. However, '''estimates suggest''' parental alcohol misuse is far more prevalent than parental drug misuse and there is a need for greater emphasis on parental alcohol misuse as distinct from other substance misuse. There are no England/UK data on how many children are affected by FASD (foetal alcohol spectrum disorder).}}		1. The size of the problem - '''the number of children who are affected by/living with parental alcohol misuse - is largely unknown'''. However, '''estimates suggest''' parental alcohol misuse is far more prevalent than parental drug misuse and there is a need for greater emphasis on parental alcohol misuse as distinct from other substance misuse. There are no England/UK data on how many children are affected by FASD (foetal alcohol spectrum disorder).}}
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		+	== Authors ==
		+	* [[Jon Adamson]]
		+	* [[Lorna Templeton]]
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		+	==References==
		+	{{Reflist}}
		+
		+	[[Category:Research]]
		+	[[Category:Alcohol]]