Lecture

The Road to Recovery - Growing Up With Addiction and or Mental Health Disorders - Prevention by Targeting Families

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It is well known that children in homes where addiction is present are at great risk of having substance use disorders and lifelong mental health problems.  Targeting these families is not only a priority treatment and recovery concern but an efective prevention strategy as well.  To prevent mental and substance use disorders, it is critical to work directly with the family environments in which these disorders originate.  This show will delve into the relationship of addiction and trauma, acknowledging th elong-term impacts on children and families.