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Helpful Resources
Suicide Prevention Resources
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/prevention.html
National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
Helpful Adult Child Syndrome Resources
National Association for Children of Addiction
NACOA provides solutions for the children of parents struggling with alcohol or substance abuse.
Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families
Provides a Twelve Step/Tradition program for people who grew up in a dysfunctional home
Helpful Substance Use Disorder Resources
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters
Provides local support groups for those people who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAA supports and researches the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.
National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
Provides support and resources to help you understand and cope with addiction to alcohol and drugs.
Helpful Co-occurring Disorders Resources
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Discover Your Adult Child
Discover Your Adult Child is a remarkable memoir depicting one man's courage, discipline, and resilience as he overcomes childhood trauma related to his father's alcoholism.
Merging personal experience with meticulous research, author Tom O'Connor also shares practical knowledge and survival skills to help other adult children of alcoholics lead happier lives. His story offers validation, empathy, and hope for a peaceful and stable future.
Through a series of heartfelt and, at times, humorous narratives, O’Connor explores what it’s like to be the child of an alcoholic.
In the United States, there are over 20 million adult children of alcoholics. As a member of this group, author Tom O’Connor spent years grappling with the instability he endured being raised by an alcoholic father and an enabling mother. Reflecting on his experiences, O’Connor relates his story of resilience, compassion and forgiveness.
