Purpose of this study was to examined resilient of adolescents from alcoholic families which parents were treated at the Institute of mental health in Belgrade and compared with their peers.

Study was made in period 2000-2004 at Department of alcoholism. Total sample was N=296 (155 male, 141 female), age 10 – 19 years. Into account were taken: demographic data (age, educational, place were live and members of family), family history of alcoholism and resilien of adolescents. The following instruments were used: Socio-psychiatrically Checklist, Children of alcoholics Screening Test (Jones 1981)- CAST 6 and Adolescents Resilience Assessment Scale (Biscol, Harris 1994)-ARAS.

Obtained results confirmed our hypotheses that some elements of resilience of adolescents from alcoholics families were better statistical significant compared to adolescents without family alcoholism.

In order to estimate more exact data we need study about children from alcoholics families in their earlier age; it is necessary to follow further functioning of these children in their families.