The figure, which represents one in 10 Scottish children, comes after a new analysis of information from the Scottish government’s Scottish Health Surveys by charity CHILDREN 1st.
The charity, which runs the ParentLine Scotland service, has been running a summer campaign called Wish I Wasn’t Here aimed at highlighting the impact of alcohol-fuelled violence on children.
Since the campaign launched in June, ParentLine Scotland has taken 25 calls from people concerned that children may be subject to abuse, violence, neglect and emotional conflict as a direct result of their parents’ drinking.
Chief executive of CHILDREN 1st, Anne Houston, said: “The fact it’s estimated up to 93,000 children in Scotland – one in 10 of all children – may be bearing the brunt of our nation’s attitude to alcohol is shocking and should give us all cause for concern.
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