Click on the links below for details and contact information:

• Hotlines
• Organizations
• Books
• For the Grownups
• Resources for Children
• National Associations
• Alcohol & Drug Prevention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOTLINES

If you need help or just somebody to talk to, you can call these FREE hotlines.
 

• CHILDHELP USA Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
• Girls and Boys Town National Hotline: 1-800-448-3000
• Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
• ChildHelp USA Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
• National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
• National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-621-4000

 

Many other organizations can help, too, especially by providing information on the Internet. The more you learn about alcoholism, the better. Remember, knowledge is power! Here are their Internet website addresses and phone numbers. If you don't have a computer at home, go to your library and a librarian will help you.

ORGANIZATIONS

Alateen
1-888-425-2666
www.alateen.org
A fellowship of young Al-Anon members whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

Betty Ford Center Children's Program
1-800-854-92111
www.bettyfordcenter.org
Website provides resources for children of alcoholics and addicts. Children's program offers intensive prevention and education groups for children whose lives have been impacted by a loved ones' addiction to alcohol or other drugs.

Free Vibe
www.freevibe.com
Here, kids share their experiences and learn how to resist peer pressure and make good choices for the future.

Girl Power (sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
www.girlpower.gov/
Helps to encourage and empower 9-14 year old girls to make the most of their lives. Has a great section for children of alcoholics.

National Association for Children of Alcoholics
1-888-554-26277
www.nacoa.org/kidspage
A national nonprofit organization working to help children of alcohol and drug dependent parents. Their website has a special link for kids as well as important information for parents.

The Children's Place
650-216-72111
www.thechildrensplaceprogram.org
Provides a summer camp retreat and other educational programs for children of alcoholics designed to end the cycle of addiction. Excellent website for kids and parents.

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BOOKS

If you'd like to read more about children of alcoholics, take this list to the library and your librarian can help you. Or an adult may order a book for you.

Alateen - A Day At a Time. Virginia Beach, VA, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Offers a thought for every day.

Alateen--Hope for Children of Alcoholics. Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. 1980. Explains what Al-Anon is all about.

Daddy Doesn't Have to be a Giant Anymore. Clarion Books, New YORK, NY. 1996. (out of print, but may be in libraries)

Dear Kids of Alcoholics: Lindsey Hall & Leigh Cohn; Gurze Designs & Books. 1988.

Kid's Power Too!: Words to Grow By. Cathey Brown, Betty LaPorte and Jerry Moe; Imagin Works, Dallas TX 1996. Offers a thought for every day.

Kit for Kids, booklet by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, available at www.nacoa.org

Living Today in Alateen. Virginia Beach, VA: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, inc. 2001. A collection of personal sharings from Alateen members around the world. There is a different page for each day of the year.

My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: Claudia Black, Mac Publishing, third edition 2000, Bainbridge Island, WA. A workbook that helps young people learn about themselves, their feelings, and the disease of addiction in their families through art therapy. Children between the ages of 6 and 14 share what it is like for them to live in a family with alcoholism or drug addiction.

When a Family Is In Trouble: Children Can Cope Series. Marge Heegard, Woodland Press, Minneapolis, MN, 1991.

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FOR THE GROWNUPS

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACoA)
310-534-1815
www.adultchildren.org
Posts meeting lists and resources.

Al-Anon Information Services
888-425-26666
www.al-anon.alateen.org
Posts meeting lists and maps to area Al-Anon, Alateen, and Pre-teen meetings. All information available in Spanish.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Look in your local phone book for number.
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Provides information about AA and gives contact information for local meetings.

Narcotics Anonymous
888-629-67577
www.na.org
Provides literature and information on recovery and local meetings.

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INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
1-888-4AL-ANON
www.al-anon.org

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alateen
1-800-344-2666 (for meeting information)
1-800-356-9996 (literature)
Both numbers: 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (EST) M-F
www.alateen.org/alateen.html

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA/ACoA)
P.O. Box 3216
Torrance, CA 90510
(310)534-1815
www.adultchildren.org

Girl Power
www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/notalone/resources.htm

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
(800)333-7636, ext. 131
www.aacap.org

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
11426 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
(888)554-COAS (2627)
www.nacoa.org/kidspage.htm
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/nacoa/
nacoa@erols.com

National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics (NANACoA)
130 Andover Park East, Suite 210
Seattle, WA 98188
(800)322-5601

National Black Alcoholism Council (NBAC)
1629 K Street NW, Suite 802
Washington, DC 20006
(202)296-2696

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
12 West 21st Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(800)NCA-CALL
www.ncadd.org

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ALCOHOL & DRUG PREVENTION

Children of Alcoholics Foundation
164 West 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212)595-5810 ext. 7760
Fax (212) 595-2553
www.coaf.org

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
(800) 729-6686
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
5635 Fishers Lane, 9304
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-93044
www.niaaa.nih.gov/

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