Children and Adult Children of Alcoholics and Substance Abusers
Websites
A national non-profit organization that provides a range of educational materials and services to help professionals,children and adults break the intergenerational cycle of parental substance abuse.
National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)Advocacy group for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. Sponsors Children of Alcoholics Week each February.
Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service OrganizationOfficial 12-step program site for people who come from an alcoholic or other drug-affected home seeking solutions to their problems.
Al-Anon/AlateenWeb site for families and friends of alcoholics. Iowa Area Al-Anon and Alateen
Publications
Effects of Parental Substance Abuse on Children and Families (COAF)
Codependency
fact sheet from the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
Facts about Adult Children of Alcoholics
fact sheet from the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
There's Nothing to Do About it Now...Or is There? (COAF) for adult children of alcoholics. Covers parenting issues
A Parenting Perspective: Children of Alcoholics
advice on raising a children in an alcoholic home setting.
CSAP Prevention Guide for Children of Alcoholics - bibliography of resources
Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF) Fact Sheets for children and teens
Children of Alcoholics: Important Facts (NaCoa) fact sheet
Children of Addicted Parents: Important Facts
Is Substance Abuse Your Fault (COAF) information for children of substance abusers
If Someone Close Has a Problem with Alcohol or Other Drugs (NCADI) pamphlet
The Fact is...Alcoholism Tends to Run in Families (SAMHSA) article, list of resources
How Many COAs and COSAs Are There? (COAF) statistics
Children of Alcoholics - Alcohol Research and Health's issue on Children of Alcoholics, Volume 21, Number 3, 1997
NCADI Brochures to view in browser or download in PDF version:
It's Not Your Fault - Brochure
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Happens in the Best of Families
