Many children who grow up with addiction in their family feel responsible for their family member’s substance use disorder. The first half of the 7 C’s stress that children are not responsible for the family member’s substance use or misuse. The remaining 7 C’s focus on healthy coping skills such communicating feelings and the importance of self-care. These are important messages that are woven into the activities at each Camp Mariposa weekend.
GRASP was founded to help provide sources of help, compassion and most of all, understanding, for families or individuals who have had a loved one die as a result of addiction or substance abuse.
An activity to teach a lesson about what is proper behaviour and what isnt in a relationship. This activity is a great way to recognize someone struggling with addiction actions.
In her book It Will Never Happen To Me Dr. Black explains four dominant roles children are likely to take on while growing up in an addicted household.