‘My daughter is a drug addict’: grandparents caring for the children of addicted parents

Figures & data

Table 1. Top six reasons for children coming into grandparent care (multiple responses) % of total children.

Reason	% of total children in sample
Drug addiction	44
Domestic violence	40
Family breakdown	39
Neglect	39
Parent unable to cope	38
Alcohol abuse	25

Table 2. Reasons for coming into grandparent care as a percentage of ‘drug addiction’ reasons, n = 579.

Reason	% of drug addiction
Domestic violence	63.32
Neglect	55.71
Alcohol addiction	47.4
Family breakdown	46.71
Parent unable to cope	39.45
Mental illness of the parent	24.05
Child abuse	20.42
Abandonment	17.47
Parental imprisonment	17.3
Very young parent	13.84
Physical illness of parent	3.46
Death of a parent	3.11

Figure 1. Self-rated level of coping (%), ‘drugs’ sub-group (n = 350 grandparents).

Figure 2. Frequency of visits with mother, excluding ‘other’ responses, drug group.