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Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Alcohol

Talking With Your Teens About Drugs and Alcohol

Healthy communication at home is the best means of setting your children down the path to a promising future free of alcohol and drug abuse.

Facing the Reality of a Fetal Alcohol Diagnosis

Raising a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder involves dealing with a range of emotions, embracing faith and cultivating a community of support.

Fetal Alcohol: One Family’s Story

Their infant daughter had trouble eating and sleeping. Lights, smells and sounds were too intense. The Kulps knew something was wrong, but they had no diagnosis.

Facts About Fetal Alcohol

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders occur when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy. But how much is too much?

Reasons for Educating Yourself

As you educate yourself about drugs and alcohol, you will feel more capable when talking to your child about the issue.

Rules for an Effective Conversation

Think about what kind of communication will get your message about drugs and alcohol across effectively and always leave the door open for further conversations.

Kids and Substance Abuse

Kids and Substance Abuse

Understanding and responding to drug, alcohol and tobacco use among teens.

Concerned husband embracing his sad wife in their kitchen, with her head resting on his shoulder

If You Love an Alcoholic

How can you help the person you love who is struggling with alcoholism?