Educational
Claudia Black - The journey to healing and recovery as a family begins with breaking the silence, letting go of denial, and finding the willingness to go beyond oneself to find the answers. Claudia Black knows firsthand what it's like to grow up in a family affected by addiction. Alcoholism, drug addiction, compulsive disorders, depression, emotional abandonment, physical abandonment and family violence leave scars that can last a lifetime.
Martha Thompson completed both her doctorate and master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, MO. She is a therapist and supervisor. Dr. Thompson has worked in various community services agencies including addiction treatment, domestic violence shelters and jails. Currently she provides outpatient therapy and supervision through PA Counseling Services Inc., in Central PA. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Dr. Thompson is also the Owner of Empower the Mind LLC, training and consulting business for mental health and addictions professionals.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids - The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids translates the science of teen drug use and addiction for families, providing parents with direct support to prevent and cope with teen drug and alcohol abuse. Families can find the information they need to understand the ever-changing drug landscape, which now includes abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter cough medicine.
Mental and Emotional Help -It takes courage and strength to face up to any type of addiction, whether it’s alcohol, drugs, nicotine, gambling, the internet, or self-injury. But no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel, there is hope and help available. Don’t give up, even if you’ve tried and failed before. You don’t have to wait until you hit rock bottom; you can make a change at any time. Recovery is a process, and there’s bound to be some bumps in the road. But you can overcome your addiction by learning how to cope in ways that are constructive rather than destructive to yourself and others.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services.
STEPHANIE BROWN, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of alcoholics, adult children of alcoholics and all addicts and their families, based on her research defining a developmental process of active addiction and recovery.
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) NIDAMED for Medical and Health Professionals - Resources to increase awareness of the impact of substance use on patients' health and help identify drug use early and prevent it from escalating to abuse or addiction.
William White -Professional and Advocacy Writing- contains the full text of more than 300 articles, 8 monographs, 30+ recovery tools, 9 book chapters, 3 books, and links to an additional 13 books written by William White and co-authors over the past four decades. . The site includes all of the articles and monographs authored by William White on the new recovery advocacy movement, recovery management and recovery-oriented systems of care. It also contains more than 70 interviews with addiction treatment and recovery leaders and digital copies of documents related to the early history of addiction treatment and recovery in America.
Martha Thompson completed both her doctorate and master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, MO. She is a therapist and supervisor. Dr. Thompson has worked in various community services agencies including addiction treatment, domestic violence shelters and jails. Currently she provides outpatient therapy and supervision through PA Counseling Services Inc., in Central PA. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Dr. Thompson is also the Owner of Empower the Mind LLC, training and consulting business for mental health and addictions professionals.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids - The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids translates the science of teen drug use and addiction for families, providing parents with direct support to prevent and cope with teen drug and alcohol abuse. Families can find the information they need to understand the ever-changing drug landscape, which now includes abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter cough medicine.
Mental and Emotional Help -It takes courage and strength to face up to any type of addiction, whether it’s alcohol, drugs, nicotine, gambling, the internet, or self-injury. But no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel, there is hope and help available. Don’t give up, even if you’ve tried and failed before. You don’t have to wait until you hit rock bottom; you can make a change at any time. Recovery is a process, and there’s bound to be some bumps in the road. But you can overcome your addiction by learning how to cope in ways that are constructive rather than destructive to yourself and others.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services.
STEPHANIE BROWN, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert on the treatment of alcoholics, adult children of alcoholics and all addicts and their families, based on her research defining a developmental process of active addiction and recovery.
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) NIDAMED for Medical and Health Professionals - Resources to increase awareness of the impact of substance use on patients' health and help identify drug use early and prevent it from escalating to abuse or addiction.
William White -Professional and Advocacy Writing- contains the full text of more than 300 articles, 8 monographs, 30+ recovery tools, 9 book chapters, 3 books, and links to an additional 13 books written by William White and co-authors over the past four decades. . The site includes all of the articles and monographs authored by William White on the new recovery advocacy movement, recovery management and recovery-oriented systems of care. It also contains more than 70 interviews with addiction treatment and recovery leaders and digital copies of documents related to the early history of addiction treatment and recovery in America.