Navigating a family member’s substance use disorder can be challenging at any age. However, child development theory and research tell us that children process stressful events differently based on their unique developmental stage. This article will review common trauma responses followed by tips for education, prevention, and mentoring for the age & stage: PRETEENS
Navigating a family member’s substance use disorder can be challenging at any age. However, child development theory and research tell us that children process stressful events differently based on their unique developmental stage. This article will review common trauma responses followed by tips for education, prevention, and mentoring for the age & stage: EARLY ELEMENTARY (ages 5-8)
Navigating a family member’s substance use disorder can be challenging at any age. However, child development theory and research tell us that children process stressful events differently based on their unique developmental stage. This article will review common trauma responses followed by tips for education, prevention, and mentoring for the age & stage: PRESCHOOLERS (ages 2-4)
Navigating a family member’s substance use disorder can be challenging at any age. However, child development theory and research tell us that children process stressful events differently based on their unique developmental stage. This article will review common trauma responses followed by tips for education, prevention, and mentoring for the age & stage: INFANTS & TODDLERS (ages 0-2)
Navigating a family member’s substance use disorder can be challenging at any age. However, child development theory and research tell us that children process stressful events differently based on their unique developmental stage. This article will review common trauma responses followed by tips for education, prevention, and mentoring at each developmental stage.
Lambi Learns About Addiction: A Book About Prevention is a 36-page, colorfully illustrated picture book written to help children ages 3-12 cope with a parent’s addiction. The story features the endearing character Lambi, who comes to life through the vibrant and engaging illustrations created by well-known artist Kellie Montana of Greenbrier, Tennessee.
The following resources have been carefully created by Eluna and thoughtfully compiled from our partners and other leaders working in the fields of substance use disorder (addiction) and grief. We hope that this page can serve as a bookmark that you will revisit when supporting youth & families grieving an overdose or substance related death.
In this conversation, Eluna's respected panelists of clinicians & caregivers addressed barriers associated with overdose loss and shared strategies to support youth & families grieving a substance-related death.
Many young children were unaware that their parent or sibling had a problem with alcohol, controlled substances like opiate pain medication, or with illegal drugs. Families may deny that there was a problem prior to the death and may try to hide the problem from the children. Since children typically have trouble understanding and accepting when a family member or close friend dies, this type of death is even more difficult to grieve, because the children do not fully understand the cause.
Sometimes talking about how we are feeling can be difficult and there are lots of ways we can express feelings without words. Feel the Beat invites participants to use a drum to tell us how they are feeling. This activity was developed and shared by Rachel McFadden, Clinical Director of Camp Mariposa Indianapolis - thank you!