Rosemary Tisch, NACoA's nominee for this prestigious award given by Faces and Voices of Recovery, is one of the three 2012 winners. Rosemary is the creator of NACoA's Celebrating Families!™ and will be honored for her work for recovery for the whole family and presented with the award on June 27 in Washington DC. More…
Focus on Champions for Children
In honor of its 30th anniversary year in 2013, NACoA will choose a total of 30 "Champions for Children" (three each month) to feature on this website and Facebook as a public vote of thanks for their extraordinary work over many years for children impacted by addiction – three each month beginning in March and running through December this year. We introduce the first three "Champions"
NACoA CEO Search Underway
NACoA President/CEO Sis Wenger has announced her intention to retire this year. The Board of Directors has initiated a search for this position. Interested candidates are encouraged to read the Position Announcement
2012 SERVICE AWARD ANNOUNCED
We are pleased to announce that The National Association for Children of Alcoholics, UK (NACOA-UK – www.nacoa.org.uk) has been selected to receive NACoA's 2012 Meritorious Service Award which recognizes outstanding... See Award
Time to start planning your Recovery Month activities. Watch for NACoA's Recovery Month activities in the weeks ahead. Together we can make the growing power of Recovery Month's message stronger each year.
NACoA Leaders in ACOA Recovery
New trainings and program sites have been established in New Mexico, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana in recent months. Hear testimony from a mother whose family began to heal through Celebrating Families!™ The new Spanish version was also introduced in early February.
ACE
Study
The
Health and Social Impact of Growing Up With Alcohol Abuse and
Related Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Human and Economic
Costs of the Status Quo. Robert Anda, MD, MS, is a member of NACoA's Board of Scientific Advisors.
Lost Childhood: Growing Up In An Alcoholic Family
A half-hour award-winning documentary showing young children of alcoholics who speak about their experiences with an honesty and wisdom beyond their years. DVD and viewers’ guide now available through NACoA.
The Information about Drugs
and Alcohol (IDA) research compendium provides access
to over 100,000, bibliographic abstracts, full text articles and
reports which focus on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as
children of alcoholics, mental health, social marketing, employee
assistance programs, and health communication issues.
Children's Program Kits Available and 