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Family Resources

Do you worry about someone who drinks too much? There are hundreds of support groups and meetings in your community you can join for support, encouragement and help.

ACOA

A support group for adult children of alcoholics

Years of parental alcohol abuse inside a family takes a toll on everyone in the home, regardless of age. Childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma caused by alcoholic parents follow a child throughout his or her adult years. The Adult Children of Alcoholics support group relies on a Twelve Step program to help these individuals learn how to cope with life's stresses and situations in a healthy way while coming to terms with a dysfunctional family history. Much of the time, kids who are raised by adults who depended on alcohol or other substances grow up to struggle with emotional problems requiring therapeutic guidance and understanding from their peers. ACOA empowers these adult children of alcoholic parents to grow, forgive, and heal themselves for a more balanced and happier life.

Vist ACOA

AL-Anon Family Groups

Many who come to Al-Anon/Alateen are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe that things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We all come to Al-Anon because we want and need help.

In Al-Anon and Alateen, members share their own experience, strength, and hope with each other. You will meet others who share your feelings and frustrations, if not your exact situation. We come together to learn a better way of life, to find happiness whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

Vist AA Family Support

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, they are an association of hundreds of local affiliates, state organizations and volunteers who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

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Family Resource List

The Family Resource List is a collection of our favorite resources that we hope will help you find some support and answers along the way of your loved one’s recovery. These resources can be instrumental in growing insight into the family’s perspective, role, and journey through the disease of addiction. It can also help you understand, identify, and work towards a common goal with your loved one during and after treatment.