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Co-occurring Disorders - Treating Addiction and Mental Health Issues
Virtual Healthy Relationships Workshops
Delivered in four, 90-minute sessions, this skill-building workshop helps family members learn how to set healthy boundaries, communicate effectively with one another, clarify roles and effectively support their loved one in recovery. We offer two different workshops. Register Now
Recommended Books
The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends
Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change
Jeffrey Foote, Kenneth Carpenter, Carrie Wilkens
This healing and supportive workbook offers practical, evidence-based skills to help you address substance use or other compulsive behaviors with your loved one in a productive way—without creating conflict.
Coping with an Alcoholic Parent
Kay M. Porterfield
Suggestions for dealing with alcoholic parents so their drinking doesn't control their children's feelings and their lives.
Different Like Me
A Book for Teens Who Worry About Their Parent's Use of Alcohol/Drugs
Evelyn Leite & Pamela Espeland
Explains the nature of chemical dependence, advises children of drug or alcohol dependent parents what they can do to handle the situation, and clears up misconceptions about drugs.
For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
Edith Lynn Hornik-Beer
Answers questions about alcoholism asked by teenagers. What causes alcoholism? Where can I get help? What do I do about the abuse? Should I stay at home? Where can I go? Why do I fight with my parents even when they are sober?
The Secret Everyone Knows
Help for You If Alcohol Is a Problem in Your Home
Cathleen Brooks
It Will Never Happen to Me
Growing Up with Addiction as Youngsters, Adolescents, and Adults
Claudia Black
Children who grow up in addictive families abide by certain rules: don't talk, don't trust, don't feel. The rigid survival roles and youthful coping behaviors they take on, such as the responsible child, the adjuster, the placater, and the acting-out child can eventually contribute to problems of depression, loneliness, and addiction in adulthood. Using poignant personal stories, thoughtful explanations, and helpful exercises, Black helps readers gain personal insights and develop new skills that lead to a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life.
Find some of these books (and many more!) at the Hazelden Betty Ford Book Store.
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Empowering Recovery and Well-Being for All
Find dozens of helpful videos on every aspect of recovery on the Hazelden Betty Ford YouTube channel.
Substance Use Disorders
Understanding the science behind substance use disorders and the recovery process, with a brief overview of co-occurring disorders.
For Parents of Teens and Young Adults
Parents need unique support navigating the teen and young adult years. We offer in person and virtual services to support you in this time. If your teen/young adult is currently in treatment, we recommend you check out our in-person Family Program that takes place at the Plymouth site, Center for teens and young adults. If you are needing more flexible options or your teen/young adult is not yet in treatment we encourage you to check out our virtual options of individualized coaching or group workshops. All services provide evidence-based skills to help you feel more prepared.
Support Groups for Teens
Virtual Family Program - For Adolescents (12-18) -- Hazelden
Alateen - Al-Anon Family Groups
Alateen Meeting Search - Al-Anon Family Groups
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offers outpatient mental health services for family members in many states. In Minnesota, these groups include Recovery Relationships and Families Affected by Addiction (FABA). Find more at: Mental Health Services | Hazelden Betty Ford
Twelve Step Alumni Meetings - Hazelden Betty Ford Chapter Meetings
Family Services Orientation: Your first step in family support
This two-hour virtual orientation provides your family with helpful information and supportive resources—regardless of whether your loved one is in active addiction, seeking treatment, involved in some level of drug or alcohol counseling, or in recovery. Orientation incorporates insights on the effects of addiction and mental health issues on families, peer discussion and support, identification of healthy coping skills, Q&A time with family counselors, and an overview of services available to families. Register Now
Available in Español. Also available for Native Americans.
Donate to Help Other Families
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Find a Sober Coach
Convenient and confidential, Hazelden Betty Ford's Connection program helps you navigate early recovery with personalized recovery coaching.You can also receive monitoring and accountability reports, as well as random drug testing.
Videos
ShatterProof - Just Five
Delivers the most important concepts and facts regarding addiction in just five minutes.
Pleasure Unwoven - Dr. Kevin McCauley
Uses the spectacular landscape of Utah’s State and National Parks to describe the brain areas involved in addiction, turns complex neuroscientific concepts into easy-to-understand visual images that will help people in recovery feel better understood, and their families and friends feel hope that recovery is possible.
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