ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL FOR SOUTH LOUISIANA
                                                           

Children’s Program Kit

The Children’s Program Kit offers information for children about addictions.  The program focuses on addiction as a family disease, and when one person in the family is affected the entire family suffers. Information is provided to children educating them on treatment and recovery, community-based supports, clarifying, validating and talking about their experiences. Children learn that recovery from addictions is a process. Students are informed on the importance of asking for support and reassurance in order to take care of them self.  Messages are continuously taught educating children about the facts revolving around addictions such as you are not alone, it is not your fault, you deserve help and there is help for you, addiction is a disease and you can share your feeling with safe people. Children are also taught skills in problem solving, communicating with others, building strength and resiliency, relationship skills, intra-personal skills and dealing with parental relapses.