The aim of this study is to describe adolescent children of alcoholics’ (COA) perspectives on disclosure and support. COA reported assessing the trustworthinessof adults before disclosing their home situation. Before disclosure theymay have raised their own level of consciousness, told a peer, told an adult stranger,or in-directly communicated with an adult. These findings are the result of interviewswith 27 adolescents attending support groups for COA in Sweden. Adults,who ask questions, listen carefully and cooperate with the child/adolescent, and who are knowledgeable about families with alcohol problems, are considered as supportive and trustworthy. The adolescents reported psychological, communicative, environmental, and generational aspects of the disclosure process.