Family & Caregiver Resources
NOMA provides support resources for families and caregivers to help them navigate through the journey of having a loved one with a substance use disorder (SUD). There are many good resources out there and we encourage you to see our FAVORITES page for a list of books, podcasts and other media.
Our EVENTS page will include any upcoming programs that provide education on SUD related topics. There are also great support group options on our SUPPORT page.
Below are some of our Favorite overall resources for families. Many of these programs come from the Partnership to End Addiction. NOMA is a Community Partner with the Partnership to End Addiction and they help support our mission with incredible programs and tools to support families including Help & Hope Text program, an Online Support Community and Parent Coaching Program.
Our EVENTS page will include any upcoming programs that provide education on SUD related topics. There are also great support group options on our SUPPORT page.
Below are some of our Favorite overall resources for families. Many of these programs come from the Partnership to End Addiction. NOMA is a Community Partner with the Partnership to End Addiction and they help support our mission with incredible programs and tools to support families including Help & Hope Text program, an Online Support Community and Parent Coaching Program.
The 20-Minute Guide
The 20-Minute Guide is favorite resource of Not One More Alabama. This guide for families is available in two versions:
This resource is available online as a FREE resource through the Center for Motivation and Change Foundation. You can also purchase it online in a workbook format. Copies are usually available at the NOMA office. Let us know if you need one.
- Parents and grandparents
- Partners (spouses, girlfriends and other relationships)
This resource is available online as a FREE resource through the Center for Motivation and Change Foundation. You can also purchase it online in a workbook format. Copies are usually available at the NOMA office. Let us know if you need one.
Parent Coaching & Online Support
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The Partnership to End Addiction has resources for family members facing loved ones struggling with a substance use disorder. Their FREE resources provide help to people all acrosss the country and are most are available in English and Spanish. Below are some of their resources you can access
Helpline - Trained and Caring specialists are ready to listen to your challenges, setbacks, obstacles and difficult emotions that go along with a child's substance use or addiction. This support can occur over the phone, via text or email. Text CONNECT to 55753 to contact a specialist or click on this link for more information.
Parent Coaching program - The Parent Coaching Program is a peer-to-peer program, by which a parent or caregiver seeking ehlp and perspective on their child's substance use issues is paired witha specially trained volunteer who has also traveled the path of a child's substance use or addiction.
Hope & Help By Text - You can sign up to begin receiving support and information by text by simply texting JOIN to 55753. Learn evidence-based skills and strategies to help you better communicate with your child and motivate them to change behavior or get the help and treatment they need.
Helpline - Trained and Caring specialists are ready to listen to your challenges, setbacks, obstacles and difficult emotions that go along with a child's substance use or addiction. This support can occur over the phone, via text or email. Text CONNECT to 55753 to contact a specialist or click on this link for more information.
Parent Coaching program - The Parent Coaching Program is a peer-to-peer program, by which a parent or caregiver seeking ehlp and perspective on their child's substance use issues is paired witha specially trained volunteer who has also traveled the path of a child's substance use or addiction.
Hope & Help By Text - You can sign up to begin receiving support and information by text by simply texting JOIN to 55753. Learn evidence-based skills and strategies to help you better communicate with your child and motivate them to change behavior or get the help and treatment they need.
NOMA Family Support Group
Please visit our page dedicated to Family Programs
Cathy Taughinbaugh - Certified Parent and Life Coach who works with families facing addiction. She is the author of The Compassionate Antidote: A path to change for you and your child struggling with substance use
Regain Your Hope is a self-study online course that uses a proven, research-based approach to help your child heal from drug or alcohol use.
Cathy's website also includes free resources for families.
Regain Your Hope is a self-study online course that uses a proven, research-based approach to help your child heal from drug or alcohol use.
Cathy's website also includes free resources for families.
Parenting Through Addiction - "provides an affordable, accessible, convenient online way for parents to learn about wsubstance use and how to address it at all stages on the journey. Members of PTA engage with other parents who understand the full range of emotions; access resources to help know when, how and where to go for treatment; learn through online courses; and get daily inspiration and hopeful engagement. PTA provides HOPE, EDUCATION & RESOURCES, COMMUNITY & CONSULTATION" (From the PTA Website)
Some kin are caring for related children through informal placements by parents. Some kin are caring for related children through guardianship or temporary custody orders agreed to by parents or ordered by the court.
The Alabama Kinship Navigator is a website designed as a one-stop shop for information and referral services for grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers who are currently raising a child. This information is useful to anyone with a child whether involved in the foster care system or not.
The Alabama Kinship Navigator is a website designed as a one-stop shop for information and referral services for grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers who are currently raising a child. This information is useful to anyone with a child whether involved in the foster care system or not.
