Family Court in Belsize Park Helping Parents Beat Addictions Rolls Out Nationally
Family court in Belsize Park helping parents beat addictions rolls out nationally
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The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) works with people whose children have been taken into care because of their parents' substance abuse, to offer families support and the chance to be reunited once again. The first court was set up by the …
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Gateway Community Services dedicates new child care center
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The center is the latest incarnation of the vision former Chief Executive Officer Virginia Borrok had in the mid-1980s, when she initiated the first substance abuse program in the country to allow mothers in treatment to keep their newborn children …
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Valuable 'teaching moment' for parents after death of Cory Monteith, experts say
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Amitay says that because Monteith was a likeable, hardworking actor, who was so open about his troubles with addiction, he could be a good role model to help kids understand the severity of substance abuse. Monteith was public about battling his demons …
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