Resources for Families and Friends

The Affected Families and Friends Work Group provides opportunities for friends and family to share hope, raise awareness, and reduce the stigma associated with substance use disorders.

This webpage was created to provide information to friends and families coping with a loved one’s substance use disorder. Driven by the loss of loved ones to overdose, we include resources that were unknown to us during our struggles. Links in this list include resources for treatment, recovery, insurance concerns, legal issues, family support services and organizations assisting in the grieving process. We hope you find this helpful; we ask you to share it and to offer suggestions on how we can improve and/or add to it.

If you have questions, please email Sarah or Tracey, who are the co-chairs of the Affected Families and Friends Work Group. Clicking their names will create a message for them.

Work group meetings are held virtually on the third Friday of each month, from noon to 1 p.m., and feature a guest speaker bringing us up to date on the many issues families face in dealing with substance use disorder. Please see the links for meeting schedules, meeting minutes, podcasts, and our video series “Beyond the Numbers: Echoes of the Opioid Epidemic”.

Resources

Click on the tiles below to jump to a list with resources relevant to that topic. After viewing the list, you can return to the tiles by clicking the orange button.

Links will be tested and updated regularly.

Advocacy
Opportunities

How to Navigate
Insurance

Law Enforcement
and Justice Reform

Support
Organizations

Harm Reduction Locator and Resources

Recovery
Support

Resources
and Research

Treatment Options, Assistance and Locators

Mental Health
and SUD Providers

Attorney
General