J Pediatr Perinatol Child Health 2022; 6 (1): 145-154 DOI: 10.26502/jppch.74050098 Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 145 Research Article The Developmental Outcomes of Children Born to Parental Substance Abusers Supported by Local Counselling Centres for Psychotropic Substance Abusers in Hong Kong Jiaye Lin 1 , Maria Ming-Po Lai 1 , Katy Kit-Ying Wan 2 , Anna Wai-Fun Cheng 3 , Benny Chung-Ying Zee 1, 4 1 Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR 2 Rainbow Lutheran Centre, Hong Kong Lutheran Social Services, LC-HKS, Hong Kong SAR 3 Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR 4 Clinical Trials and Biostatistics Lab, CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, China * Corresponding Author: Benny Zee, Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong Received: 23 February 2022; Accepted: 04 March 2022; Published: 21 March 2022 Citation: Jiaye Lin, Maria Ming-Po Lai, Katy Kit-Ying Wan, Anna Wai-Fun Cheng, Benny Chung-Ying Zee. The Developmental Outcomes of Children Born to Parental Substance Abusers Supported by Local Counselling Centres for Psychotropic Substance Abusers in Hong Kong. Journal of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 (2022): 145-154. Abstract Background: Even though the harmful influences of parental substance abuse on children have been well studied globally, statistics on these children’s impacts in Hong Kong were not generally available. In this study, we aimed to assess the effects of drug-abusing parents on their children via a previous survey conducted at local drug treatment and rehabilitation centres in Hong Kong.