Thanks to our loyal and generous supporters.
The Jane M. Sisco Fund for NACoA received $46,900 since the Sisco Family Fund offered the match challenge June 1st. Every contribution has been matched dollar for dollar, making it possible for NACoA to sustain its critical work during this difficult economic time. We are very grateful to all those who have helped. For more…

Webinar Presentation Slides Available
Topic: Alcohol and Drug Dependence: Its Impact on Congregations, Families and Community Understanding Addiction, Promoting Recovery
A webinar program of The Clergy Education and Training Project® June 25, 2009

NACoA and its affiliates, along with the Recovery Month Planning Partners, are joining thousands of Americans gearing up for the celebration of Recovery Month’s 20th anniversary year in September. Stay informed by checking with www.recoverymonth.gov throughout August and September and participate in the celebrations in your community. Visit www.facesandvoicesofrecovery.org to learn about the Rally for Recovery events happening in your region. NACoA was a featured participant in the August TV presentation of the Road to Recovery series.

Lost Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family
A half-hour award-winning documentary showing young children of alcoholics who speak about their experiences with an honesty and wisdom beyond their years. DVD and viewers’ guide now available through NACoA. For more information on this award-winning documentary, visit www.lostchildhood.org

Building Resilience in Children and Youth: Engaging Community Leaders and Professionals
NACoA’s May 13th prevention conference brought together clergy, social workers, early child professionals and prevention specialists in Cleveland, OH for a dynamic program. Watch for full conference report coming here soon.

News from International Affiliates
NACOA-UK features You Tube clip of young women discussing growing up with an alcoholic mother.

NACOA Deutschland has expanded website; will host second national conference in Berlin (January, 2010)

Renascent Fellowship, Inc. is NACoA’s newest international affiliates. Renascent has the largest number of treatment beds in Canada and provides comprehensive services for addicted persons and their family members

Website for COA Teens - www.shoutinginside.com
Teens talk about the reality of living with alcoholic parents – visit this powerful new blog site, developed by NACoA's Cleveland Affilate Recovery Resources

Evidence-based Family Recovery Program Available
Celebrating Families!™, a successful, evidence-based curriculum that addresses the needs of children and parents in families that have serious problems with alcohol and other drugs, has been accepted for listing on the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices. The curriculum – and related consulting and training -- is available through NACoA.

The Information about Drugs and Alcohol (IDA) research compendium provides access to over 100,000, bibliographic abstracts, full text articles and reports which focus on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as children of alcoholics, mental health, social marketing, employee assistance programs, and health communication issues.

NACoA’s Online Education Center
NACoA has created an Online Learning Center as an opportunity to offer on demand education and training opportunities for professionals, clergy, and any one interested in learning how to help the millions of children in their midst hurt by parental alcohol and drug addiction. Starting with two courses for faith leaders and lay leaders, NACoA is planning to add other courses designed for other professionals and the general public on supporting COAs to help them build resilience. The courses can be accessed at any time 24/7 for a convenient way to increase your knowledge and skills. Just go to http://nacoa.macrovolt.com to learn more about the courses and to register. The current courses are “Addiction and the Family: An Online Course for Faith Leaders” and “Preventing Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Course for Clergy.”

Clergy Prevention Handbook Available On-line
NACoA’s latest publication from The Clergy Education and Training Project® is Preventing and Addressing Alcohol and Drug Problems: A Handbook for Clergy, provides some basic information on alcoholism and addiction, the impact of parental addiction on children, facts about adolescent alcohol and drug use, and prevention strategies. It also has an appendix with handouts for use with children of alcohol and drug dependent parents.
Download this handbook …

Helping COAs through Student Assistance
Help Is Down the Hall: A Handbook on Student Assistance, developed by NACoA with support from the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, offers basic information on SAPs, their benefits to students and schools, and outlines the tools and strategies for their success. More...

New Clergy Certificate Program
NACoA, in partnership with NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, has created a new milestone for congregational leaders, a Certificate in Spiritual Caregiving to Help Addicted Persons and Families.
To learn more and access the application form…..

Social Work Curriculum Materials Available
NACoA has developed a curriculum module and PowerPoint presentation based on the newly designated COA core competencies for social workers. In addition, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism offers online a full curriculum on alcohol abuse and alcoholism, including a strong section on alcohol and families. More…

ACE Study
Robert Anda, MD, MS, Co-founder and Co-Principal Investigator of the 10-year Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente, prepared an overview of the study for NACoA, which we are pleased to make available here. The Health and Social Impact of Growing Up With Alcohol Abuse and Related Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Human and Economic Costs of the Status Quo.

The Children’s Program Kit, now being used in thousands of venues to provide educational support groups for children and youth -- in school-based student assistance programs, in faith organizations’ youth programs, in treatment programs for the children of clients in treatment, and in youth-serving agencies across the country. The Kit is available free through the SAMHSA Health Information Network clearinghouse or call 1-800-729-6686, and ask for CPKIT-D. For the Native American version, ask for NCPKIT-D

NACoA's suite number has changed from 100 to 301.
Please make the change in your address book