Honoring Children of Alcoholics
Next week, February 12-18, SAMHSA and 
the National Association for Children of Alcoholics honor children of alcoholics:
An estimated 25 percent of all children in the United States are affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. SAMHSA supports the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) during its Children of Alcoholics (COA) Week. COA Week celebrates the recovery of the many thousands of children (of all ages) who have received the help they needed to recover from the pain and losses suffered in their childhood, and it offers hope to those still suffering from the adverse impact of parental alcohol and drug addiction.
During COA Week, we acknowledge the millions of children affected by a parent’s substance use disorder and celebrate that there is hope and healing for these children now and throughout their lives. This week—and throughout the year—remember to ask, “What about the children?” when speaking about recovery from substance use disorders.
Please check out NaCOA’s website for details>>>NaCOA website, and please do what you can to learn more about the impacts on families – especially children – when there is undiagnosed, untreated addiction (or substance abuse) in their family. Browsing through the “Help for Families | Codependency” category on this site is one place to start.
Lisa Frederiksen
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