Sustance Abuse

Our January presenter, Leo Vazquez, showed us this resource from Sesame Workshop, which teaches parents and providers how to have conversations around parental addiction with children.

Resources from the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare help build capacity for child welfare, substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment, and early childhood service providers—as well as other family-serving agencies.

Guiding Good Choices provides information and tools for families to protect preteens and teens from the risks they may encounter as they become more independent.

Parents Empowered is a statewide media and community education campaign with the goal to have every Utah child reach the age of 21 alcohol-free so they can enjoy the benefits of a healthy brain.

Discussion paper from the National Academy of Medicine discussing the need for prevention sciences in substance use and mental health.

Strategies to support communication in families that are impacted by incarceration.

Strategies to support children with incarcerated parents.

The National Association for Children of Addiction has created a resource that details how to help kids and teens in Substance Use Disorder affected families. It provides a variety of resources to learn more about the impacts of substance use disorder in ...

Resources from HeadStart.gov exploring ways to support pregnant women who may have concerns about substance use to have a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum experience.

General information about substance use in the family unit and how providers can help families who are actively using or in recovery.

This toolkit is intended for pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers. Written by The National Harm Reduction Coalition in collaboration with the Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction.

The University of Cincinnati's Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and the Nisonger Center have created a 2-hour online training on introductory information about the impact of the opioid crisis on young children.

Pregnancy resources from the Utah Department of Health's Maternal and Infant Health Program. These resources are for women and families who struggle with substance use and addiction.

The Medical Home Portal is a great place for parents, physicians, and professionals to go for more information and resources on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). It explains what NOWS is, symptoms, how to care for a baby with NOWS, and lots of h...

Support, resources, and information for all caregivers of young children prenatally exposed to opioids.

Information, resources, and tips for caregivers of children who have been prenatally exposed to opioids.

Check out the University of Utah's Program of Addiction Research, Clinical care, Knowledge, and Advocacy (PARCKA) page, which has great resources related to NOWS. They have resources like informational videos from Dr. Bhanu Muniyappa and several webinars ...

This infographic shares the impact prenatal exposure to opioids and other drugs may have on a child's behavior, sensory, learning, vision, and speech development, as well as follow up care and what to expect.

When a child has had prenatal exposure (PE) to opioids and other drugs, they are at higher risk for some developmental delays and emotional dysregulation, which can affect them throughout their lives. This infographic shares the impacts of PE can have on ...

A list of different organizations and resources in Central Utah for providers to use when helping clients and families.