National Association for Children of Alcoholics


	*Articles* When Your Child is Addicted By Nan Reynolds, M.S.W. Advice for parents with an addicted child Summer, 2003 Reciprocal Recovery By Jeannette L. Johnson, Ph.D. and Juanita J. Leonard, LLC Suggestions for support programming for children of individuals in treatment and recovery Fall, 2002 To Raise Our Children, We Must First Raise Ourselves By Carey Sipp An account of an ACOA parent's struggle to re-parent herself and learn new parenting skills. The author advocates an association of "TurnAround Parents." Summer 2002. Core Competencies for Co-Dependents By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. Suggestions for tools ACOA parents should have in order to do a good job of raising their children. Summer 2002 A Student Assistance Program in Action By Cynthia Peck, Ph.D. A description of a model elementary-school student assistance program (SAP) developed for the Santa Ana, California, Unified School District and funded by the federal Safe and Drug Free Schools Model Demonstration program. Spring 2002 SAPs and COAs By James Crowley, M.A. A statement about the benefits of student assistance programs for children living with family acoholism. Spring 2002 Parents in Recovery By Brenda A. Miller, Ph.D. This article describes two ongoing projects that illustrate the resilience of families in recovery. January/February 2002 The Effect of Trauma on Family Relationships By Tian Dayton, Ph.D. This article explains how the trauma of addiction produces family relationship dynamics that perpetuate dysfunction. November/December 2001 Triumphing Over an Unseen Enemy By Tian Dayton, Ph.D. An analysis of the impact of traumatic events on children, with specific attention to the catastrophic events of September 11. September/October 2001 Remarks at Al-Anon's 50th Anniversary Luncheon By Claudia Black, Ph.D. An overview of the problem of family addiction, and a call for public resources to treat the entire family. September 6, 2001 ACAs Today By Stephanie Brown, Ph.D. A historical review and an assessment of the current state of the "adult children of alcoholics" movement Summer 2001 COAs and Economic Costs By Alison Snow Jones, Ph.D. An enumeration of current and future economic consequences of parental alcoholism for COAs and society as a whole. Spring 2001 COAs: Let's Not Assume the Worst By James G. Emshoff, Ph.D., and Laura L. Jacobus A reminder that research findings on the risks of alcoholism cannot be generalized to individual COAs. November/December 2000 When Your Parent Is Your Pusher By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. This article calls attention to the detrimental influence addicted parents can have on their children's choices about alcohol and drugs. September/October 2000 Raising the COA Grandchild by Karen Schrock A description of a Detroit-area program that helps grandparents who must assume the parental role because of their children's addictions. May/June 2000 Children of Alcoholics and Children of Drug Abusing Parents: Setting the Record Straight By Robert A. Zucker, Ph.D., and Hiram E. Fitzgerald This article challenges the belief that the harder drugs form the bulk of the nation's drug problems, and considers all the risks of parental addiction. Winter 2000 Children Needing Angels Kathy Lowe Peterson interviews Sis Wenger, Executive Director of NACoA, about the plight of children affected by parental alcoholism. A summation of ways concerned adults can be supportive and helpful to these children. ©Lowe Family Foundation REACHOUT™ Interview, December 1999 NACoA's National Treatment Center Prevalence Survey of Services to Children of Clients By Michael J. Stoil, Ph.D. In an attempt to determine how many and what kinds of programs are available to the school age children of individuals in treatment for substance abuse, NACoA has conducted a national survey of licensed substance abuse programs. A report of the findings was presented to the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) November 1999. The Twelve Week Recovery Program Twenty Years Later By Cathleen Brooks A young ACOA discovers recovery from her own alcoholism and has a surprise in the process. Summer 1999 Parents In Recovery By Nan Reynolds, M.S.W. A look at what happens to parents with an addicted child and how they can find their way. Summer 1999 Ten Great Things About Recovering From Someone Else's Addiction By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. A short list of what can go right when you do some work on your own character. Summer 1999 Family Recovery Means Children Too! By Jerry Moe, M.A. A plea for family services, how it works and how it can be successful as children become "reconnected with their hearts." Summer 1999 Healing the Future: Understanding Ourselves as Adult Children of Alcoholics Kathy Lowe Peterson of the Lowe Family Foundation participates in an interview with Stephanie Abbott, Editor of the NACoA newsletter and a specialist in family aspects of addiction. The discussion centers on the normal reactions of children and adult children to family alcoholism. ©Lowe Family Foundation, June 1999. A Circle of Love By Kathy Lowe Petersen Emotional acceptance that a parent was alcoholic leads to some happy results for a family of adult children. March/April 1999 The Unwelcome Intruder By Dennis N. Marks, M.D. A pediatrician knows he must intervene when he is concerned about alcohol use in the parent of a patient. March/April 1999 It's Over! By James F. Crowley M.A. Describes the sorrow and difficulties of COAs during the holidays. November/December 1998 Prevention for Children of Alcoholics By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. A description of COAs' risk of adult alcoholism, of the relevant protective factors, and of the types of available prevention programs. January/February 1999 COA Support Groups By Claudia Black, Ph.D., M.S.W. Stresses the importance of adult support to COAs. Covers programming for children's groups. 1998 Education and Child Care Initiatives for Young COAs By Catherine Herzog, Ph.D., M.S.W. The importance of training adults who work with COAs. 1998 Who Carries the Disease? By Tian Dayton, Ph.D. A therapist takes a hard look at her family and the strange thing that happened when they expelled her alcoholic father. 1998 The Trauma of Family Recovery By Stephanie Brown, Ph.D. There is now good research about the process of recovery for the family with addiction, and it has predictable stages, which this article describes. 1998 Listen To the Voices Of the Family By William Cope Moyers A personal story of a husband and father who urges that we pay attention to the unique perspective of family members. September/October 1997 Violence in the Family By Geri Redden, M.Ed. The system of violence in a family usually includes alcohol or drug use. Summer 1997 Dear Children By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. A letter to all children growing up in families with addiction, written with hope for the future. January/February 1997 Do The Churches Fail Families? By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. Every church and synagogue is touched by substance abuse. What can the parish leaders do to help troubled families? September/October 1996 Families In Recovery By Stephanie Brown, Ph.D. The changes that a recovering alcoholic family goes through during adjustment to sobriety produces some trauma for the children. May 1996 The Role of Primary Care Physicians By Hoover Adger, Jr, M.D., M.P.H. The physician can let the COA know that help is available. January/February 1996 Why NACoA? By Stephanie Abbott, M.A. A brief overview of why NACoA was organized and the work it does. 1995 When the Teacher is Knowledgeable and Caring By Deborah George Wright, M.A. The importance of training teachers on how to lessen the effects of substance abuse on the development of students. 1995 Spirit Versus Silence By Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D. What it is like for a boy growing up in a dysfunctional family. 1995 To Walk With One Child By Jerry Moe, M.A. Caring about a child is all that it takes to begin helping. September/October 1995 Resilience: A Multicultural Perspective By James H. Evans, M.A. An African-American perspective on the protective factors of resiliency in COAs. July/August 1995 If Someone Had Been There By Jerry Moe, M.A. Weekly educational groups can make a critical difference to the COA. 1993 Special Edition Shifting Gears: The Adult Child and Successful Therapy By Tharpley M. Long, L.C.S.W. The shifts that a successfully treated adult child makes in life. 1993 Special Edition COAs in Foster Care By Iris Smith, Ph.D. Placement in foster care may increase the risk of later developmental problems. November/December 1992 Our Mission *Advocating for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies.* Free Posters and Pamphlets HOME Disclaimer