Increasing public awareness on the impact of PSU on children and accessible support is needed to overcome stigma and remove barriers to social inclusion for children of parents with SUDs. The narratives highlighted the central role of feelings of loneliness, isolation and belonging among children of parents with SUDs in childhood and adulthood. Three overarching themes emerged through thematic analysis: 1) loneliness and neglect in childhood 2) stigma and the self and 3) the role of social connection in substance use and recovery. All interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Seventeen semi-structured interviews were conducted with adult children of parents with SUDs (range: 29–48 years) who themselves had developed SUDs. A qualitative exploratory research design was applied. This study was conducted in Flanders (Belgium). The primary goal of this study was to explore perspectives of adult children with lived experience of PSU who also developed SUDs themselves through first-hand experience. Department of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumĮxperiencing parental substance use (PSU) has been associated with a heightened risk of developing substance use disorders (SUDs) in offspring.Florien Meulewaeter *, Elisabeth De Schauwer, Sarah S.
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