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Effectiveness Bank Matrix Cell: Coercion Tests Therapeutic Skills

Book

29 August 2018

Key studies on the contribution of the practitioner to reducing crime and safeguarding the community. Commentary risks formulating a general rule: The trickier the situation, the more the worker matters. Implication is that therapeutic...

First Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference

23 May 2018

Manchester

United Kingdom

The first Drugs, Alcohol, Women and Families Conference will focus on women, families and young people affected by

Like Sugar for Adults: The Effect of Non-Dependent Parental Drinking on Children & Families

Book

1 October 2017

This study set out to explore the effect of non-dependent parental drinking on children, making a direct link between parental drinking habits and the attitudes, behaviours and impacts reported by their children. It explores the effect of...

Long-Term Effects of the Strong African American Families Programme on Youths’ Alcohol Use

Scientific article

12 July 2010

Long-term results from an alcohol use prevention programme developed for poor black US families with 11-year-old children reinforce the potential of an approach which engages parents and children to improve parenting and change the children...

Whole Family Recovery

Book

1 October 2013

This document provides an overview of themes that emerged from the Adfam’s Whole Family Recovery and Alcohol Focus Groups and interviews. This research was conducted to scope the impacts of the recovery of someone with an alcohol problem on...

Adfam’s Manifesto for Families: 5 Key Challenges for Supporting Families Affected by Drug and Alcohol Use

Book

1 January 2010

“You don’t have to use drugs to be affected by them.” In 2010 Adfam identified five key challenges for families that the Government should address, identified by stakeholders across England. They were: Supporting families in their own right...

Challenging Stigma: Tackling the Prejudice Experienced by Families of Drug and Alcohol Users

Book

1 July 2012

Stigma and drug use have been associated for a long time, and in recent years they have been popular topics of debate and the focus of a growing body of research. But in the same way that families have often been absent in other drug policy...

Webinar: Promising and Established Practices for Family Caregiver Engagement

28 February 2017

Webinar

Canada

Date & Time:

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST)

Join the first webinar in the Family Caregiver Community of Interest Series: "Breaking Barriers: Family Navigation Program."

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day

26 January 2017

Online

United States

Drugs & Alcohol Chat Day is a live, online chat held between teen students and scientists during a 10 hour period.