Lost Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family A Documentary On Public Television
FURTHER RESOURCES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS
 www.nacoa.org

“The people hurt most by drugs and alcohol don't even use them; they are the CHILDREN of alcoholics and other drug dependent parents. The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) believes that none of these vulnerable children should grow up in isolation and without support. NACoA is the national nonprofit membership and affiliate organization working on behalf of children of alcohol and drug dependent parents. Our mission is to advocate for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies. In a word, we help kids hurt by parental alcohol and drug use.”

National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(888) 55-4COAS

THE NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG INFORMATION
 www.health.org

The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the nation’s one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment policies, programs, and practices. The National Clearinghouse is a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Department of Health and Human Services.

See its page on National Children of Alcoholics Week visit: http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/coaweek/
Order a VHS or DVD copy of Lost Childhood: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family through NCADI: http://store.health.org/catalog/results.aspx?h=drugs&topic=17

Get a free Children’s Program Kit: Call NCADI at 1-800-729-6686
The Children's Program Kit provides tools, resources and guidelines needed to establish and run a program of educational support groups for school-age children of addicted parents. This tool kit was developed by experts including Jerry Moe and includes instructions for some of the activities at Kids Kamp as seen in the documentary “Lost Childhood: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Family.”

The kit is designed for treatment providers, substance abuse and mental health prevention programs, school-based student assistance programs, and faith-based and youth-serving agencies. It includes a program curriculum, suggested activities, important fact sheets, several videos, posters and training materials, and it is free.
For more information on the Children’s Program Kit: www.health.org/promos/coa/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
(800) 729-6686

AL-ANON AND ALATEEN
www.al-anon.org or www.alateen.org

“For over 50 years, Al-Anon (which includes Alateen for younger members) has been offering hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. It is estimated that each alcoholic affects the lives of at least four other people... alcoholism is truly a family disease.”
To locate a meeting in your community, visit: http://www.al-anon.org/meetings/meeting.html

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS WORLD SERVICE ORGANIZATION
 www.adultchildren.org

Adult Children of Alcoholics is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. To locate or start a meeting in your area visit: http://adultchildren.org/Meetings.s
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