Helping Families towards Recovery

We're here to help YOU help your loved one!

Welcome, family & friends!

Here, the term family and friends means anyone who is struggling with a loved one’s substance use or wishes to support their loved one in recovery. Whether you are a parent, a spouse, a friend or a sibling…..if you care about someone who is using alcohol or drugs in a way that is concerning, this site is for you!

We help family members do two things:

• Introduce you to CRAFT: an evidence-based method for motivating your loved one towards recovery while taking care of yourself in the process.

• Connect you with longer-term CRAFT-based resources and supports to continue to learn and practice these skills and perspectives through time.

Our site is focused on a scientific approach called CRAFT which as been shown to help almost 70% of families encourage their loved ones to start treatment. In addition, research shows that learning CRAFT helps family members feel better about themselves, get their own life on track, and improve their relationship with their loved one. What is CRAFT? Read more about this approach here!

CRAFT-based approaches offer tools & skills for inviting change:

• Learn proven strategies to help encourage your loved one to get into treatment.

• Stay connected with your loved one while taking care of yourself.

• Invest in your own skills to support long-term change.

• Get the support & guidance you need to cope & move ahead.

• Learn how to respond to your situation in ways that you can feel good about.

How best to begin?

Learn about CRAFT on this site: Read about what CRAFT offers, check out the blogs, listen to our podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter and 10-week email course (jump to the bottom of the page to sign up). Want a little more structure? Start Here for a more focused overview of blogposts that can be helpful at the beginning.

Connect with CRAFT-based resources and supports: Browse the Resources summary page to find books, websites and other resources that do this work, find upcoming CRAFT-based events for families, join an online CRAFT-based group, or search our Provider Directory to connect with a CRAFT-based provider.

Have questions? Contact us…we’d love to hear from you! We want to help you help!

Are you a Provider who wants to learn more about how to bring CRAFT to your community?

Join our email community, check out trainings, find consult groups and more through our Provider’s Resource Overview!

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