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NACoA works with front line professionals and administrators
to create systemic change such that the needs of the children
of their clients are considered and addressed.
Health care professionals see childen of alcohol and drug addicted parents everyday. They have unique relationships with parents and families that put them in a position to do small interventions that can make a big difference.
Our Core Competencies guide educators in protecting and supporting children of addicted parents. These affected children need to be safe, get needed support and utilize student assistance programs.
Family court, dependency court and criminal courts all are challenged on a daily basis with the results of alcohol/drug problems in our society. Since we know that a high percentage of the arrestees, inmates and parents who lose parental rights are addicted to alcohol or other drugs, the justice system has a unique and powerful role to play in addressing the needs of the children involved. NACoA trains professionals and volunteers to provide effective programs for children and families involved in the justice system.
There is increasing recognition that the early years of a child’s life are a particularly sensitive period in the process of development, laying a foundation in childhood and beyond for cognitive functioning; behavioral, social, and self-regulatory capacities, as well as physical health. Intervening in the formable years can have significant lifelong effect. Early Childhood Specialists incorporate information about the impact of addiction on other members of the family into health and alcohol and drug prevention curricula.
Social workers support families during assessment, early treatment and throughout all stages of recovery. They have an opportunity to work with children of clients, support them and give them the necessary skills to change and grow.
Faith leaders, youth ministers, religious educators, outreach coordinators and others who work in the faith community are often the first people turned to by individuals or families for help. NACoA provides training to equip them on the front lines.
percentage of abandoned infants who are drug-exposed
number of babies born to addicted parents every second of every hour of every day
percentage of US adult population that has been exposed to alcoholism
estimated number of millions of children of alcoholics in the US
the annual cost in Billions (US Dollars) of non-fatal maltreatment in the US associated with parental alcohol or other drug addiction
