Substance use and addiction impact the entire family, and each person can benefit from education and support in their own process of recovery. While learning about recovery themselves, family members and close friends can improve relationships and create the best scenario for their loved one to initiate and sustain recovery. By gaining effective tools and skills, family members and friends can be a positive influence in their loved one’s life and maintain their own well-being. The Center values family and friends as great allies of recovery.
The Center offers a variety of recovery support groups for family members and friends as well as ongoing, one-on-one support from a Family/Friend Recovery Coach. Below are some resources available to you as a family member or friend, while at the same time being part of the solution in your loved one’s recovery journey.
Learn more about how to connect with a recovery coach for guidance and support.
The Invitation to Change Approach is grounded in compassion, connection and the belief that you can do something to help your loved one who is misusing substances. This is a CLOSED, weekly virtual group that will be running from May-September 2025 for parents and guardians of teens and young adults who are struggling with substance use.
For more information, visit cmcffc.org or contact [email protected].
SMART Recovery Family & Friends is based on the tools of SMART Recovery and CRAFT Therapy (Community Reinforcement & Family Training) and provides concerned significant others the tools they need to effectively support their loved one, without supporting the addictive behavior. This is an OPEN meeting to help Family & Friends better cope with their loved one’s situation and regain their peace of mind.
For more information, visit smartrecovery.org or contact [email protected].
Zoom Meeting ID: 917 230 074
Passcode: 639809
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes and offers a safe, nonjudgmental environment to identify and heal core trauma, experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and become our own loving parents.
Please use the side entrance in the alley when attending meetings.
For more information, visit adultchildren.org.
The Center for Prevention & Counseling
61 Spring Street
Newton, NJ 07860
Open to Hope is a grief support group that provides a safe space for healing from the loss of a loved one due to substance use, overdose, and/or addiction. This is a CLOSED meeting that meets monthly.
Please use the side entrance in the alley when attending meetings.
For more information, call 973-940-2966.
The Center for Prevention & Counseling
61 Spring Street
Newton, NJ 07860
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) – If you are an adult whose life was affected by being raised in an alcoholic or other dysfunctional family
Al-Anon – If you have been affected by a loved one’s alcohol use
ALATEEN – If you are a teen affected by a loved one’s alcohol use
All Recovery – Open discussion meeting for anyone affected by addiction
Codependency Anonymous – If you have a desire for healthy and loving relationships
Families Anonymous (FA) – If you are concerned about a loved one’s substance use or behavioral problems
Herren Project Support Meetings – If you are a family member or loved one affected by drug or alcohol addiction
Invitation to Change Support Group – For people who care about someone struggling with substance use
Nar-Anon and NJ Nar-Anon – If you have been affected by a loved one’s substance use
Partnership to End Addiction – If you are a parent concerned about your child or adult child's substance use
SMART Recovery Family & Friends – If you are concerned about a loved one’s substance use
Partnership to End Addiction Parent Grief Groups and Resource List
Herren Project’s Addiction Grief Support Group
Journey to Hope Parent Grief Group