Partnership to End Addiction
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Help the Family Support Services for Addiction Act become law!
The House of Representatives passed the Family Support Services for
Addiction Act!
The legislation fills a significant gap in federal addiction resources
by providing family programs with support and funding for their
critical services. It will create a grant program that will invest in
the roles of caregivers and families in addressing loved ones'
substance use disorder, empowering them with training, education, and
peer-to-peer support.
These services are needed more than ever as overdoses have reached
record levels in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The combination
of social distancing, increased financial stress, loss of work and
uncertainty about the future - coupled with disruption to
traditional and local care services - has created a perfect
storm for the onset or worsening of mental health and addiction
symptoms. It is now more important than ever that we provide resources
and support to individuals and their families struggling with
addiction.
Family support services include family training and education, family
therapy, systems navigation to help families locate or access
resources, and crisis and/or loss and grief support. The evidence is
strong that when family members are involved in their loved one's care
and recovery, outcomes are better.
Passing this legislation in the House is a huge step. Now, we must
urge the Senate to do the same. Help get this bill enacted into law by
sending a letter to your Senators encouraging them to cosponsor and
pass the Family Support Services for Addiction Act (
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S. 485).
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