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Supporting a Loved One with Mental Health Challenges

When a loved one relapses after a period of sobriety it can feel devastating for family and friends

When someone you love struggles with mental health challenges, the impact extends beyond the individual to encompass family members, partners, and close friends. As a support person, you may experience a range of emotions—concern, confusion, frustration, guilt, or helplessness. These feelings are natural, but they don’t need to define your relationship with your loved one […]

The Family Must Recover Before the Addict Can

 Families play a significant role in the circle of addiction. That, unfortunately, means that while families are critical to end destructive behavior and support long-term recovery, they may also be partially to blame for the addiction the first place. We now know that addiction manifests from a combination of genetics and environmental factors. Of […]

Childhood Issues – Causes and Consequences of Addiction

Family and addiction are often difficult topics to discuss. Addiction doesn’t just hurt those abusing, it can seriously affect everyone around them, especially their children. One of the long-term effects of growing up in a home where addiction and substance abuse are present is trauma- specifically, familial trauma. This trauma affects everyone differently and to varying […]

How Behavioral Therapy Benefits Addicts & Their Families

Addiction often has roots in dysfunctional relationships and communication within the family unit. Because of the complex network of relationships and interactions, family therapy is an important part of treatment. We know that often, substance abuse is the visible manifestation of a more complex, deeper cause and that is why Destination Hope specializes in family […]

Family Support During Recovery

Addiction does not just affect the person who is in recovery. This affliction can be thought of as a family disease because it directly impacts everyone in the patient’s inner circle. This is just one of the many reasons family support during recovery is essential for everyone involved. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental […]

Does My Daughter Need an Intervention?

Addiction can produce profound changes in appearance and behavior in an individual. Families of women who are addicted may feel that they no longer know or understand the person to whom they were once so close. There may be frustration about getting them to stop their substance abuse and fears about how it will end. […]

How Addiction Affects Children

The amount of research available on addiction is staggering, so much so that we now know how addiction affects children. If you’re a parent who is struggling with addiction, one of the most difficult aspects of recovery may be facing the effects of your substance abuse on your children. Addiction impacts the whole family, and […]

Depression and Addiction: What You Need to Know As a Spouse

Depression and addiction is a common combination for a dual diagnosis. Learn more about what it means to have both depression and addiction, how depression and addiction are treated and how you may support your spouse in his efforts to get recovered. Depression and Addiction: A Frequent Dual Diagnosis A dual diagnosis is when a […]