During their teenage years, children’s brains are still developing, and continue to do so until their mid-20s or later. Substance use during this time period can negatively interfere with this development. It’s vital to intervene you're worried about your teen using substances. In this guide, you'll find answers to questions caregivers like you have about talking to your loved one and keeping them safe.
Support can include recognizing that there is a problem; motivating them to get help; navigating the treatment system; and helping them sustain progress in recovery. It can be a significant emotional time and financial commitment, but research shows that family involvement improves outcomes.
As we honor Hispanic Heritage Month, we take time to reflect on the enormous challenges our Hispanic — or Latino, Latinx or Latine — communities face regarding addiction and substance use disorders and what we are doing to support them.
Among all the recommended strategies out there for “effective parenting,” there are 10 key strategies that can really move the needle and one key strategy that can either increase or decrease the effectiveness of the other nine: parental modeling or how parents and caregivers act.
Partnership to End Addiction added four new members to its Board of Directors in July: Kamala Greene Génecé, Ph.D., Cammie Wolf Rice, Nicole Hanley Pickett and Francesca Bodini, M.B.A.
The Supporting Families Through Addiction Act will provide critical funding needed to expand the availability of support services for families impacted by addiction.
Mental health and addiction often go hand-in-hand. We cannot effectively address one without addressing the other. Check out our research-backed resources on mental health and substance use, and take action to support families struggling with these co-occurring disorders.
I think of that “click” I made on Partnership to End Addiction’s website as a light switch I found while stumbling in the dark. It shed light on a new path for our family that I will be forever grateful for.
Cuando un ser querido lidia con el consumo de sustancias, el objetivo es ayudarle a cambiar, aunque a veces una familia desconoce cuál es la manera más efectiva para hacerlo. En este curso, le enseñamos técnicas para mantener una comunicación más efectiva con su ser querido y para propiciar un cambio en su comportamiento.
When someone – including a teenager – gets treatment for alcohol and substance abuse, it is standard practice to identify some of the reasons why they started using and the benefits they feel they get from these substances.
Entre la legalización, la normalización de marihuana en la cultura popular y las nuevas formas de consumirla (comestibles como dulces o golosinas, vaporizadores, concentrados), se está volviendo más complicado saber cómo empezar una conversación sobre el consumo de marihuana con sus hijos.
Hosted by Emmy-award-winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas, this online event and corresponding guide will give parents the tools to help kids grow up healthy and resilient.
Healthy connections can help prevent alcohol or drug use and even support sustained recovery for people who have struggled with substance use in the past.
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