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Not One More Alabama has an exciting opportunity to partner with a leading provider of support and guidance to families struggling with a loved one's substance use. NOMA is considering developing a Parent Coach program in collaboration with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and the Center on Addiction (recently merged). The purpose of Parent Coaching is to provide family members struggling with their loved ones substance use compassionate support from someone who has been in their shoes. Parent Coaching can happen over the phone, one on one, in small groups, online, in hospital emergency rooms, or on the road in our Discovery Room mobile education unit.
NOMA is interested in bringing this program to Alabama and creating a team of volunteer Parent Coaches to serve our community The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids/Center on Addiction has been offering Parent Coach training for over 5 years. Several Not One More Alabama Board Members are Parent Coaches. Through a partnership with the Center for Motivation and Change Foundation for Change (CMC:FFC), a team of highly skilled clinicians and staff provide an intensive course in the evidence-based principles of CMC:FFC's Invitation to Change Approach, a unique mix of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This training will be held in the Huntsville area.
Parent Coaches who participate in the Alabama training will have the opportunity to utilize their coaching skills both nationally with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and on a local level in various settings. Trained Parent Coaches have repeatedly expressed that learning CRAFT and Motivational Interviewing, and then applying those skills as a Parent Coach, have helped them in their personal lives and in their work. Parent Coaches learn from some of the top clinicians in the nation and then have the opportunity to use what they’ve learned by helping families from all walks of life. Parent Coaches also learn from one another.
Parent Coaches have a wide range of experiences. Some have family members in long-term recovery; some have children who are actively using substances; some have family members who are incarcerated, and some parents have lost children to addiction. There will be a very limited number of seats in the training program and an application will have to be completed to apply for consideration if this program is implemented.
Not One More Alabama needs to identify if there is interest in our area to bring this training opportunity and program to our community. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or possibly volunteering, please complete the survey above. If you know of someone who may be interested, please forward this email to them as well. Completing this survey does NOT obligate you to participate in the program but will help us to learn whether there is interest in this type of program in Alabama.
NOMA is interested in bringing this program to Alabama and creating a team of volunteer Parent Coaches to serve our community The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids/Center on Addiction has been offering Parent Coach training for over 5 years. Several Not One More Alabama Board Members are Parent Coaches. Through a partnership with the Center for Motivation and Change Foundation for Change (CMC:FFC), a team of highly skilled clinicians and staff provide an intensive course in the evidence-based principles of CMC:FFC's Invitation to Change Approach, a unique mix of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. This training will be held in the Huntsville area.
Parent Coaches who participate in the Alabama training will have the opportunity to utilize their coaching skills both nationally with the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and on a local level in various settings. Trained Parent Coaches have repeatedly expressed that learning CRAFT and Motivational Interviewing, and then applying those skills as a Parent Coach, have helped them in their personal lives and in their work. Parent Coaches learn from some of the top clinicians in the nation and then have the opportunity to use what they’ve learned by helping families from all walks of life. Parent Coaches also learn from one another.
Parent Coaches have a wide range of experiences. Some have family members in long-term recovery; some have children who are actively using substances; some have family members who are incarcerated, and some parents have lost children to addiction. There will be a very limited number of seats in the training program and an application will have to be completed to apply for consideration if this program is implemented.
Not One More Alabama needs to identify if there is interest in our area to bring this training opportunity and program to our community. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or possibly volunteering, please complete the survey above. If you know of someone who may be interested, please forward this email to them as well. Completing this survey does NOT obligate you to participate in the program but will help us to learn whether there is interest in this type of program in Alabama.
Our all volunteer Board of Directors has been working hard to spread the word about the disease of addiction. Our goal is to save lives, lift the stigma of substance use disorders and walk alongside those in crisis until there is #NotOneMoreAlabama. Here's a glimpse of what we've been doing with the support of our community.
What is Not One More Alabama?
In November 2016 a group of family members and professionals began collaborating to address the epidemic of substance abuse and addiction in the state of Alabama. Realizing that incarceration, shame and detachment, and well as Just Say No or DARE campaigns had good intentions but produced extremely poor results, Not One More Alabama decided to step forward and share their personal experiences, knowledge, hope and support with those impacted by the disease of addiction.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), opioid deaths continued to surge in 2015, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in recent history. That marks an increase of nearly 5,000 deaths from 2014. Deaths involving powerful synthetic opiates, like Fentanyl, rose by nearly 75% from 2014 to 2015. More people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2015. As recently as 2007, gun homicides outnumbered heroin deaths by more than 5 to 1.
Partner with us as we support families that have been affected by this disease, educate those who have not, and assist those in need of recovery services. Together we can save lives and change the stigma associated with addiction.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), opioid deaths continued to surge in 2015, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in recent history. That marks an increase of nearly 5,000 deaths from 2014. Deaths involving powerful synthetic opiates, like Fentanyl, rose by nearly 75% from 2014 to 2015. More people died from heroin-related causes than from gun homicides in 2015. As recently as 2007, gun homicides outnumbered heroin deaths by more than 5 to 1.
Partner with us as we support families that have been affected by this disease, educate those who have not, and assist those in need of recovery services. Together we can save lives and change the stigma associated with addiction.
Resource Trailer to Assist Parents in Recognizing Signs of Abuse
July 5, 2018 - Huntsville, AL - Not One More Alabama is proud to announce the dedication of the new resource trailer, The Discovery Room, created to assist parents in the battle against drug use by their children. In a partnership with Leadership Huntsville Small Group, this trailer is designed to simulate a typical teenager’s bedroom. Parents will be invited into the trailer to “discover” some of the telltale signs of a child using and hiding drugs of all kinds. It demonstrates the need for parents to remain vigilant and aware of the everyday activities of their child. Small changes in their bedroom can be an indicator of serious changes in their behavior. Read more ...
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