Articles for Friends & Family

  1. ADAA Online Peer-to-Peer Anxiety and Depression Support Group

  2. Can I be a good parent if I have an addiction?

  3. Can I use FMLA for mental health?

  4. Can I use my PTO to take care of a sick family member?

  5. Crisis Plan for Your Support System

  6. Do people with bipolar know they have it?

  7. How can I access a loved one’s mental health care info?

  8. How can I find support as a caregiver?

  9. How can I help a loved one with PTSD?

  10. How can I help a loved one with a mental illness?

  11. How can I help a loved one with anxiety?

  12. How can I help a loved one with bipolar?

  13. How can I help someone who is self-harming?

  14. How can I take care of someone if I also have a mental illness?

  15. How can I work with my loved one’s mental health care providers?

  16. How do I know if I’m enabling someone?

  17. How to cope when a loved one relapses

  18. How to help someone get motivated

  19. How to help someone make decisions about their mental health

  20. I don’t want to give up on my loved one with an addiction, but I’m burned out

  21. I feel like I’m missing out on my kids’ lives because of my addiction

  22. I need a break from caregiving!

  23. I think someone I care about has a mental illness

  24. Is my family dysfunctional?

  25. Just Checking In on friends

  26. My child is being bullied. What can I do?

  27. My family member refuses to go to the hospital

  28. My kid started smoking weed. How do I talk to them?

  29. My loved one doesn’t want to take meds

  30. My loved one has started moving strangely

  31. My loved one won’t talk to me about their mental health

  32. My loved one’s behavior is scaring me

  33. Should I kick out my child for using or drinking?

  34. Someone I care about is harming themselves

  35. Someone I care about killed themselves

  36. Someone I love is in jail

  37. Someone I love overdosed

  38. Starting a conversation with someone about their mental health

  39. Taking care of someone is too stressful!

  40. What to do when they don’t want help

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