Recovery Friendly Support for Families

Family members play an integral part in the recovery process. When a family member experiences a mental and/or substance use disorder, the effects are felt by their immediate and extended family members. Family members benefit from knowing they are not alone. The document below, titled "Families in Recovery," provides a multitude of resources for family members to access; the sub-bullets below provide some of those resources.

• Families in Recovery
  • Signs an Adult Loved One or Friend Has a Problem with Drugs
  • Signs a Teen or Young Adult Has a Problem with Drugs
  • Mental Illness and the Family: Recognizing Warning Signs and How to Cope
• Families supporting families
  • Al-Anon Family Groups offers the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others who have a loved one with an alcohol use/misuse disorder.
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness: Family-to-Family series