The issues surrounding substance abuse among the youth of single parent homes show similarities to other risky behavioral patterns. Single parent homes can put a huge strain on a child’s mental and emotional health. Ultimately leading children to …show more content…
Specifically touching on the absence of fathers in the homes. Researchers have set out prove the significance of having two parents in a home while raising a child. Gaining the knowledge and importance of the effects that family structures can have on a child. Therefore, preparing a systematic review to help with understanding and analyzing evidence of factors that tie into substance abuse of single parent home children was greatly needed. The main objective of this review was to rise an understanding of the possible negative impact of being raised in a fatherless home can have on a child, with focusing on America. This systematic review combines previous evidence on the connection between children of single parent homes and substance