FamilySmart | Supporting Our Kids With Substance Misuse While Caring For Ourselves

Every month, FamilySmart hosts online events for parents & caregivers who are parenting a child or youth with a mental health and/or substance use challenge called "in the know." Watch a video and share experiences and strategies that help in the hard moments and focus on strengthening our understanding and connection with our kids.

As parents and caring adults, the way we talk about and understand substance use can deeply influence the young people in our lives. Supporting young people who are misusing substances while taking good care of ourselves can be difficult. Learn some evidence-informed approaches from Alex Lekei (MA, CCAC), addictions counsellor, and Kim Dunlap, a mom with lived experience, that can help us with communication, boundaries and relationship.

Join us and other families for this video presentation and discussion that’s facilitated by a FamilySmart Family Peer Support Worker.

Free with registration at familysmart.ca/online-events/.