Substance Use Disorder

Recovery Involves the Whole Family

Substance use disorder profoundly impacts the entire family unit. The ripples effects can cause emotional distress, financial strain, communication breakdowns, and feelings of isolation. The Regional Recovery Hubs are committed to enhancing and expanding support for recovering families.

The ripple effects of this disease can touch every relationship, creating emotional distress, financial strain, communication breakdowns, and feelings of isolation.

Spouses, parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones often experience a range of emotions, including fear, anger, guilt, confusion, and helplessness. Understanding that you are not alone and that support is available is the first step towards healing and building resilience within your family.

Navigating the complexities of substance use disorder within a family can feel overwhelming. The challenges extend far beyond the individual struggling, often creating a web of emotional distress, financial burdens, strained communication, and profound feelings of isolation for spouses, parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones. It’s important to remember that you are not alone, and Regional Recovery Hubs 1 and 4 are here to provide support, guidance, and connection to vital resources.

Certified Family Recovery Specialist

A credential for adults who have been directly impacted by their own family member or loved one’s substance use disorder. The CFRS shares their lived experience with other families to provide recovery support services and understands the stigma associated with substance use disorder and its impact on the family. A CFRS’s are trained to help families move into and through the recovery process.

Recovery Hubs 1 & 4 are committed to increasing the availability of Certified Family Recovery Specialists throughout the community. We offer several kinds of assistance for individuals obtaining or maintaining their credentials.

Resource Search

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Upcoming Events

Here Are Some Family Support Events Coming Up Across the Region

We are here to support individuals looking for peer support, family support, and self-care services, to the amazing organizations providing these services and supporting multiple pathways to and through recovery, and to the individuals looking to provide invaluable support and guidance to those in need by becoming a Certified Recovery Specialist or a Certified Family Recovery Specialist!


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