A dramatised case study of the effect of an alcoholic in the family. A boy’s 12th birthday is twisted from a happy occasion to one of despair because his father is an alcoholic. Discusses alcoholism as an illness and suggests ways in which an alcoholic can be helped by clergy, physicians, social workers, public health nurses and the general public.
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ACMI Identifier
322400
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children of alcoholics
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Alcoholism - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of alcoholics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol counseling
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children of alcoholics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)