New pilot program for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems

News Medical, September 7, 2013

"The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use disorders, has announced a new, pioneering pilot program specifically for parents whose children are struggling with drug and alcohol problems. The Parent Support Network is a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide direct peer-to-peer support and assistance to parents who are dealing with their teen or young adult's substance issues.
Working together with the Center for Motivation and Change, a group of nationally recognized clinicians and researchers specializing in motivational and cognitive-behavioral approaches to addiction, The Partnership at Drugfree.org has trained an initial group of parents from around the country in parent-to-parent phone coaching based extensively on two evidence-based approaches." Read More