Selective prevention programs for children from substance-affected families: a comprehensive systematic review.

Children from substance-affected families show an elevated risk for developing own substance-related or other mental disorders. Therefore, they are an important target group for preventive efforts. So far, such programs for children of substance-involved parents have not been reviewed together.

Targeting children of substance-using parents with the community-based group intervention TRAMPOLINE: a randomised controlled trial--design, evaluation, recruitment issues.

Background: Children of substance-abusing parents are at risk for developing psychosocial development problems. In Germany it is estimated that approx. 2.