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Alcoholics Anonymous

Source: Alcoholics Anonymous

Website for the Alcoholics Anonymous organization which organizes support groups for people in recovery from alcohol addiction, hosts conferences, and provides resources for individuals in recovery and their families. The website has Spanish and French language options.

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Narcotics Anonymous

Source: Narcotics Anonymous

Website for the Narcotics Anonymous organization which organizes support groups for people in recovery from drug addiction, hosts conferences, and provides resources for individuals in recovery and their families.

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Prescription Drug Community Action Kit: Survivor Story – Skye

Source: National Safety Council

Skye began her opioid use at age 13 after dental surgery and eventually developed a heroin addiction and a long arrest record. With the help of her family, Skye completed treatment, worked as a peer mentor and overdose prevention counselor, and now is therapist and assistant director of a counseling program that

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Celebrate Recovery

Source: Celebrate Recovery

Website for Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-Centered 12-step recovery program which offers support meetings, trainings and conferences for people in recovery from addiction. The organization also has specific programs for military personnel and veterans, pastors in recovery, Native Nations, and an initiative to reduce the stigma

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Life Ring Secular Recovery

Source: Life Ring Secular Recovery

Website for the Life Ring Recovery organization which offers in person and online support meetings for people in recovery from addiction as well as trainings and resources about addiction and recovery.

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Ohio START 2019 Impact Report

Source: Public Children Services Association of Ohio

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.

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In the Rooms: A Global Recovery Community

Source: In the Rooms

In the Rooms is an online social network for individuals in recovery across the globe. The site requires users to create a log-in to access live online recovery meetings as well as other resources, although all services are free and confidential.

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START Safe and Sound

Source: Kentucky Educational Television

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.

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The Nar-Anon Family Groups Guide to Local Services

Source: Nar-Anon Family Groups

This is the 2018 Nar-Anon Family Group’s guide to providing local services for anyone who has been affected by close contact with a person with an addiction including information for Narateen programs which serve youth and teenagers affected by addition. The guide includes information about Nar-Anon and Narateen policies and management structures, financial policies, and other traditions of the Nar-Anon and Narateen groups.

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Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START)

Source: Children and Family Futures

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.

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