The National Children of Addiction (NACoA) website provides resources for families and professionals to address issues related to parental substance use.
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How to Video Call Patients/Families through Apple FaceTime
Source: Montifiore Health System
This 1-page document provides a step-by-step guide for clinicians using Apple Face Time to consult with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bring Them All: A Family-Centered Approach to Addiction Treatment
Source: Center of Excellence on Behavioral Health for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Families, Addiction Technology and Transfer Center
This 15 minute video describes the family-centered approach to addiction treatment provided by SHIELDS for Families in Southern California. The model allows women and their children and partners to stay together during treatment in a residential setting with all services provided on site.
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The Use of Peers and Recovery Specialists in Child Welfare Settings
Source: National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
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:
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Sobriety Treatment Evaluation and Recovery Teams Evaluation and Publication List
Source: Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START)
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.
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Trauma, Substance Use, and Justice System-Involved Youth
Source: National Judicial Opioid Task Force
This briefing paper from the National Judicial Opioid Task Force includes an overview of the concept of trauma and how it affects youth and families involved with the justice system. The paper provides facts about trauma, presents advice for judges on how to avoid retraumatization in the courtroom, and describes 10
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Overdose Lifeline
Source: Overdose Lifeline
The website for Overdose Lifeline, Inc, an Indiana nonprofit that works with individuals, families and communities to address the consequences of the opioid epidemic. Their programs include education and training about opioid-related issues for individuals and first responders, and youth prevention and education programs. They also
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A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder: Practice and Policy Considerations for Child Welfare, Collaborating Medical, and Service Providers
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Administration for Children and Families
This guide focuses on creating coordinated, multi-system approaches to caring for pregnant women with opioid use disorder and their infants. It focuses on creating coordination between medical providers, addiction treatment and behavioral health providers, social service agencies including
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Family, Parent, and Caregiver Peer Support in Behavioral Health
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 2-pager provides an overview of peer specialist services for families, parents, and caregivers supporting children and youth receiving mental health or substance use disorder services.
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Family, Parent, and Caregiver Peer Support in Behavioral Health – Spanish Language Version
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 2-page Spanish language resource provides an overview of peer specialist services for families, parents, and caregivers supporting children and youth receiving mental health or substance use disorder services.