Children Deserve Recovery, Too!

**DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND** 

Take advantage of this limited opportunity to bring children’s recovery to your community! Partner with us to help bring hope and healing to under-resourced and underrepresented communities serving children affected by alcohol and/or opioid use disorder.

Apply TODAY to bring NACoA’s Children Program Kit and on-demand training FREE to your community-based, youth-serving nonprofit.

Selected applicants will receive the necessary information online to establish an educational support program in their community.

Hazelton Betty Ford – Fostering Resilience and Wellness in Youth

Wed 11/16, 1:30 – 2:30 CT

The U.S. Surgeon General issued a rare and clarion Advisory on youth mental health. The bottom line? It’s on all of us—whether we work in health care systems, schools, media companies, community organizations, government agencies— to “step up for our children and families.” Sara Polley, MD, and Desirae Vasquez, MHS, MBA, examine the implications across the continuum, from health promotion to risk prevention to early intervention to behavioral health treatment. You will gain clarity and momentum to further inform and inspire your efforts on behalf of young people.

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Peer Support for Grieving Children Now Available Online

Camp Erin is the largest national bereavement program for youth who are grieving the death of a significant person in their lives – children and teens ages 6 to 17. This online initiative begins Saturday, December 3rd, expanding the reach of Camp Erin to families unable to travel to or access in-person camp sessions or for those who need additional support. The first Camp Erin online program will be a family support workshop entitled Gratitude and Grief. Priority will be given to frontline healthcare workers and other families grieving the death of someone from COVID-19, as well as families grieving a death that occurred in 2020.

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Sesame Street in Communities: Whole-Child Wellness

The Whole-Child Wellness section of Sesame Street in Communities focuses on physical health, strong connections to others, and being empowered to get the help that a child needs. Check out these recently-added resources to reinforce healthy mindsets and routines to improve all aspects of one’s life:

• Healthy & Strong, All Day Long
• My Whole Healthy Body
• Whole-Child Wellness
• Monster Mornings

Visit Sesame Street in Communities to explore additional wellness resources that can be found in the following sections: Health & Hygiene, Caring & Sharing, Daily Routines, Eating Well, Exploring Emotions, and Moving Our Bodies. Activities in the Parental Addiction section provide some wonderful messages when talking about emotions, recognizing that each child is special, the importance of friends, and
reminding children that parental addiction isn’t their fault.

Sesame Street in Communities website is also available in Spanish.

Help Children Develop An Attitude of Gratitude This Thanksgiving Season

Gratitude isn’t just for adults. Pint-sized, it helps children balance out negative emotions and stress, find more energy, and increase overall contentment. This state actually reduces incessant complaining, helps boost the brain’s ability to learn, and improves a child’s ability to make better decisions. NACoA’s infographic provides some great ideas on how caring adults can help nurture an attitude of gratitude.

To learn more, read “Gratitude: Not Just For Thanksgiving Anymore. How to foster everyday gratitude in children living with parental addiction.”

Children of Addiction Awareness Week will be held February 12 -18, 2023! Be on the lookout for the social media toolkit and other resources as you begin to plan for this international awareness campaign spotlighting the impact of parental addiction and celebrating kids & teens around the globe who have found recovery. Thanks to caring adults, children begin to understand that the addiction is not their fault, helping them to continue to love their Moms and Dads while they separate them from their hatred for the disease. Join us to help raise awareness, educate our communities, and make a difference that can last a lifetime.

AmazonSmiles: Remember NACoA When Ordering Through Amazon

With the holiday season right around the corner, many will turn to Amazon for gifts, decorations, and much more to be ready for parties, families, and holiday fun! Remember that when ordering through Amazon, you can designate NACoA as your charity of choice to receive a portion of your purchase total. Then, when you order through AmazonSmiles, you can help the children impacted by parental addiction while spreading your holiday cheer! Thank you for thinking of these kids and teens in such a simple way!

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