Family Resource List
The Family Resource List is a collection of our favorite resources that we hope will help you find some support and answers along the way of your loved one’s recovery. These resources can be instrumental in growing insight into the family’s perspective, role, and journey through the disease of addiction. It can also help you understand, identify, and work towards a common goal with your loved one during and after treatment.
Support Groups
Caron Parent & Family Support Groups
Mental Health – NAMI Family Support Groups
SMART Recovery Family & Friends Online
Celebrate Recovery (Christian – based)
Illinois Only Group Meetings
PATH (Positive Acceptance Towards Healing)
NY Only Group Meetings – Rockland and Westchester Counties
Recommended Books / Materials
Staying Sober by Terence Gorski
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Nar-Anon SESH by Nar-Anon Family Groups
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Groups
Many Voices, One Journey by Al-Anon Family Groups
Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships by Al-Anon Family Groups
Addict in the House: A No-Nonsense Family Guide Through Addiction and Recovery by Robin Barnett, Ed.D, LCSW
Addict in the Family: Stories of Love, Hope, and Recovery by Beverly Conyers
Everything Changes: Hope for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts by Beverly Conyers
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie
SMART Recovery Family & Friends Handbook
On the Other Side of Chaos: Understanding the Addiction of a Loved One by Ellen Van Vechten
So You’re in Love with an Addict by Heather O’Hara
The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love by Angelyn Miller
When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart by Joel L. Young, MD
When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Families, Friends and Caregivers by Rebecca Woolis, MFT
Faith-Based Books / Materials
Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
Overcoming Emotional Obstacles through Faith: Navigating the Mind Field by Anthony Acampora, Director of Banyan’s Faith in Recovery Program
Christian Families in Recovery: A Guide for Addiction, Recovery, and Intervention Using God’s Tools of Redemption by Robert and Stephanie Tucker
Lost and Found: Recovery in Christ by Bruce Stanley
Addiction Memoirs
Dreamseller: An Addiction Memoir by Brandon Novak
The Brandon Novak Chronicles by Joe Frantz and Brandon Novak
Aiming High: How a Prominent Sports and Celebrity Agent Hit Bottom at the Top by Darren Prince, Kristen McGuiness, and Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Mental Health Focus DVDs
No Kidding, Me 2! with Joe Pantoliano
Other Resources
Vivitrol/Let’s Change the Conversation
