What Families Can Expect at the Center for Addiction Medicine
At Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we recognize that addiction is extremely difficult for family members and other loved ones. Families are often angry at the patient’s behavior, terrified of the potentially life-threatening nature of addiction, and usually frustrated because previous interventions have been unsuccessful or have driven the patient further away into use.
We believe that addiction affects the entire family, and that the entire family needs support including education. Family members need fast, attentive support to learn how to make effective changes in the family and understand the various parts of the recovery process. Learn more about our treatment approach.
We provide personalized, private family sessions so that family members may sit with a licensed professional and get answers to difficult questions such as:
- Why don’t they just stop?
- Is this my fault?
- How can I stop this behavior?
- What should I do if there is a relapse?
- How will know if my loved one is getting better?
- What are the warning signs of disease progression?
Family Nights
Our treatment team provides weekly Family Nights to which patients are encouraged to bring their family members. Family Night programming offers an opportunity for loved ones to gain a common understanding of how addiction has impacted the family, learn about what it means to be in recovery, identify healthy patterns while learning to discontinue destructive family patterns, and begin to work together towards the process of healing.
Support Groups
Family support is also provided via on-site support groups such as Families Anonymous, Al-Anon, and Co-Dependents Anonymous.
Additional Family Support Resources
Free, confidential assessments are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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