What Should I do if My Child Relapses?

What Should I do if My Child Relapses?

How to Handle Child Relapse Once your son or daughter completes an inpatient treatment program and returns home, it will take time and patience to get the rhythm of the family together again.  The impact of watching your child lose themselves amid a drug and alcohol...
Relapse Prevention During Recovery

Relapse Prevention During Recovery

Is relapse prevention a possibility during the recovery process? Relapses are a common event in the recovery process. However, relapse is not inescapable. Some of the common predictors of relapse revolve around the individual’s demographic and life history...
Start Early Addiction Prevention Today

Start Early Addiction Prevention Today

Trying to get a head start on early addiction prevention? Addictions and diagnosis can start as early as childhood. Learn about how to beat addiction and get an early start on addiction prevention today! Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) The diagnosis of Reactive...
Is There Hope for Child Abuse Prevention?

Is There Hope for Child Abuse Prevention?

The month of April was declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by presidential proclamation in 1983. It is time to acknowledge the need for helping families and communities collaborate to prevent child abuse. “Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of...
The Deeper Trauma Impact – Loss of Self

The Deeper Trauma Impact – Loss of Self

Trauma experienced in the lives of children and families forms one of the many threads that weave the cycle of trauma impact. Below is an illustration of this “Fabric of Trauma” which illustrates the tangled web of violence.   Trauma begets trauma just as...