Parent or Caregiver

If your child has been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders, it can be helpful to stay vigilant.
Learn more about the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone (also known by the brand name Narcan).
Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of telehealth will help you decide how to best use these services for you and your family.
Providing some kind of reward to increase the chances that a healthy behavior will be repeated is central to helping change your child's substance use.
If your child is struggling with substance use, it's likely they see drugs as a solution, not a problem. Learn how to address those underlying issues.
Allowing your child to experience the consequences of their behavior can be a powerful influence on their future actions.
Active listening is a communication skill to help you shift the tone away from anger or lecturing, and engage your child in a productive conversation.
We're working to make treatment more accessible and more affordable. But what can you do when your child needs treatment now?
There is a spectrum of clinical diagnoses when it comes to problems with substance use. If it is negatively affecting a loved one’s life, learn how to help.
Addiction is a complex disease of the brain and body that involves compulsive use of one or more substances despite serious health and social consequences.
If you have previously asked your child to quit or cut back without the result you’d hoped for, the circumstances surrounding COVID-19 present a good opportunity to try again.
So your kid has been using drugs or drinking. Is this just what kids do? Is it going to become a problem? Don’t leave the answers to chance.
What can parents and other caregivers do to reduce the potential that children – who are feeling frustrated, isolated and bored – might engage in substance use?
Is you adult-aged child back home unexpectedly? We recommend a conversation about shared expectations and how you will live together.
Many treatment programs are still open and accepting patients. If your child is currently out of school or work, it may be an ideal time to encourage them to attend a program.
A new study finds about one-third of high school students who said they were currently misusing prescription opioids reported attempting suicide.
If your child or loved one is using medication to treat opioid addiction, you may need to consider how COVID-19 will impact their access.
While addiction thrives in isolation, connection nurtures recovery. Fortunately, we live in a digital age with many ways to connect electronically.
If you're a parent worried about your child's drug use, you may be considering drug testing. But experts recommend against at-home drug testing. Learn why.
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse is a coalition of people and organizations with a mission to decrease youth and young adult substance use on Staten Island.
Southwest Behavioral & Health Services offers an array of programs to meet the unique needs of the Arizona communities served.
It's stressful to help your child struggling with substance use. It's harder when you and your partner don't agree on how to do it.
Mental health and substance use issues are just some of the topics that cause parents concern as the school year begins. Here's how to help.
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