For the people who love them
Family program
Support, honest information and skills for parents, partners and kids, whether or not your person is in treatment yet.
Free Tuesday family group
- How long
- Come for as long as it helps. Many families stay long after their person finishes treatment.
- Where
- Our Kestrel Avenue center, or by video from anywhere.
- Self-pay
- The weekly family group is free
What it is
Addiction touches the whole family. You may be exhausted, scared, angry, or all three before breakfast. You deserve support too, and you do not have to wait for your person to say yes to treatment to get it.
Our family program runs every week and is open to the families of anyone, not only our patients. We teach practical, research-backed ways to talk, set limits and stay safe, including a method called CRAFT that helps families encourage a loved one toward treatment without ultimatums.
If your person is with us, family sessions help you rebuild trust at a pace that works for everyone. Their privacy still matters: we only share what they agree to share.
This may fit if
- Someone you love uses alcohol or drugs and you do not know what to do
- Your person is in treatment and you want to understand it
- You want to learn how to use naloxone and what to do in an overdose
- You need a place to say the hard things out loud
Please start somewhere else if
- Someone is overdosing or will not wake up. Call 911 and give naloxone if you have it.
Emergency: 911. Crisis: call or text 988. Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.
CRAFT, in three ideas
Helping without ultimatums
CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) is a research-backed way for families to encourage a loved one toward treatment. Here is the heart of it.
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Make sober time more rewarding
Notice and spend time on the moments your person is not using, instead of only reacting to the bad ones.
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Let natural consequences happen
Step back from rescuing, safely, so the cost of using lands where it belongs, without punishment or blame.
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Ask at the right moment
Learn when and how to bring up treatment, so the door is open the moment they are ready.
What is included
- A weekly family group, Tuesdays 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., in person or video
- A two-day family weekend each month
- CRAFT coaching for families whose person is not in treatment yet
- Free naloxone training and a kit to take home
- Family sessions with your loved one's counselor, with their consent
- Referrals to Al-Anon, Nar-Anon and support for kids
What the family program looks like
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Every Tuesday evening
Family group: learn, ask, and hear from other families
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First weekend of the month
Family weekend: two half days on communication, boundaries and self-care
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When you need it
One-to-one CRAFT coaching with a family counselor
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Monthly
Free naloxone training, open to anyone in the community
Cost and insurance
What it costs, honestly
Family sessions with your loved one's counselor are often covered as part of their care. Our weekly group and naloxone training are free.
How insurance works hereSelf-pay ranges
- Weekly family group For any family, patient or not
- Free
- CRAFT coaching sessions Sliding scale available
- $90 to $140 per session
Ranges, not quotes. Your real cost depends on your plan, your deductible and the care you choose. We tell you before you start.
Questions about family program
My person refuses help. Can I still come?
Yes, and please do. Families learn skills that make treatment more likely later, and that make life at home better right now.
Will you tell me how my loved one is doing?
Only what they agree to share, in writing. Federal law protects their treatment information closely. We can always listen to you, even when we cannot tell you anything back.
Other programs
Confidential, always
Ready when you are. Or when they are.
Start a confidential intake in about five minutes, or call and talk it through with a real person. No pressure, no lecture, and nothing is decided until you say so.
Not for emergencies. If someone may be overdosing, call 911. In crisis, call or text 988.