This 8 page overview details strategies promoting the reunification of families when a parent has a substance use disorder. This report explains why prioritizing family unification is important and lists 10 action steps government agencies and community organizations can take to support strong, healthy families.
This one pager provides a list of peer-reviewed journal articles written about the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model for serving families affected by addiction and child welfare system involvement.
This program manual explains the basic tenets and essential elements of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model for working with families affected by substance use disorder and child welfare involvement.
Children and Family Futures provides technical assistance to local communities implementing the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) model of working with families with substance use disorder and child welfare involvement. The website includes information about the model, resources, and an opportunity to request technical assistance.
This 9-minute video explains the role family mentors play in Kentucky’s Sobriety, Treatment and Recovery Team (START) program. The video features family mentors talking about their stories, their role in helping other parents with substance use disorder and child welfare involvement, and the story of a family helped by the program.
This training guide for peer recovery mentors working the child welfare system is notable for its description of 10 best practices for family peer support mentors.
This guide provides information on service models that use family peer mentors or recovery specialists to serve families affected by substance use disorder (SUD) who are involved with the child welfare system. The guide describes 2 models:
This 2-page document describes the impact of the Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) program, which provides wrap-around services to children and families impacted by opiates and other addictive substances. Also included in this resource is information on services provided by the START teams in Ohio in 2019.
This 2-page brochure explains Ohio’s Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) Program, which provides family peer support and other services to children and families impacted by opiates and other addictive substances. The brochure explains the program with an emphasis on the role of family peer mentors.
The Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) Program provides wrap-around services to children and families impacted by opiates and other drugs.