Journeys series
Our best-selling series of nine booklets for all different family members, using key information, practical guidance and real-life stories to explore the particular issues faced by parents, partners, children, siblings, grandparents, those bereaved by drug addiction, men and LGBT families.
Journeys series
This best selling series of nine booklets explores the specific needs and problems faced by different family members in different situations. Central to each booklet are real life stories which describe the true experiences of families – these powerful accounts can be essential in helping break the stigma which many face. Packed with practical guidance and ideas of where to go for help the booklets are an excellent resource for families that are seeking support for the first time.
Journeys - Living with a partner using drugs
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J01
A ten page A4 full colour booklet to explore the issues faced by people whose partner is using drugs or alcohol. The leaflet provides direct and practical answers to some of the most common questions posed by partners of drug/alcohol users.
Dealing both with the issues faced by both you and your partner, this booklet will help you to understand the drug/alcohol use from their perspective as well as gain greater awareness of the support you need.
The booklet also contains two case studies of partners of drug/alcohol users. The personal experiences of Gary and Tanya and the strength they have shown in talking about the impact drugs and alcohol is a source of identification and can help encourage partners to seek support in their own right.
Journeys - Living with a child using drugs
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J02
A ten page A4 full colour booklet exploring the issues faced by parents of drug/alcohol users. The leaflet contains two case studies demonstrating many of the common experiences faced by parents. With a detailed description of the process most parents go through and practical answers to commonly posed questions this booklet provides an excellent introduction to ways and means of gaining support.
By reading about other parents’ experiences of living with a child using alcohol/drugs it is hoped those who are first seeking help will gain some identification and feel less isolated.
Journeys - Living with a child coming off drugs
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J03
A ten page A4 full colour booklet exploring the issues face by parents whose children are withdrawing or detoxing. The leaflet describes some of the common problems and challenges faced when a child comes off drugs. The booklet also deals with family expectations of drug treatment and what to do if a child relapses. It provides practical answers to the common questions parents ask.
Two personal stories describe the highs and lows which parents experience; dealing both with the frustration when a child does not stay drug free and the hope of those when a child undertakes successful treatment. The personal stories explore these difficulties and help to explain how coming of drugs is nearly always a difficult process.
Journeys - Helping your grandchild: what to do if their parents use drugs
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J04
Some parents take drugs without it adversely affecting their parenting skills. For others, their drug use is more problematic and they may experience difficulties in looking after their children. This 18 page A4 full colour publication is for grandparents affected by the problematic drug use of their sons or daughters, especially those grandparents who look after their grand children.
The booklet aims to highlight the important role that many grandparents play in their grandchildren’s lives and the necessity of providing a stable home for children of drug using parents. It also relates the difficulties involved in fulfilling this role and the many hurdles that grandparents have to overcome.
Four personal stories describe many of the common experiences grandparents face and provides opportunities to identify problems and practical ways for grandparents to seek support.
Journeys -Living with drug-related bereavement
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J05
A 22 page full colour A4 booklet looking at the emotional trauma that affects people dealing with a death that has resulted form drug or alcohol use.
The magazine explores the emotional, physical and psychological aspects of drug related bereavement what grieving means and practical ways of coping with it. It aims to show that those grieving are not alone and details the real experiences of four people who have undertaken this process themselves.
The issues which bereaved families face are often complex. The emotional turmoil coincides with practical problems which most families never plan to face. This booklet provides support, guidance and signposting to help families deal with drug related bereavement.
Journeys -When Brothers and Sisters use drugs.
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J06
A 22 page A4 full colour booklet exploring the issues faced by brothers and sisters of drug/alcohol users. It provides useful, practical and emotional advice about what to do, and where to turn, when your brother or sister is using substances.
Five personal stories provide a broad range of opportunities for readers to identify the similar problems they may be facing and understand some of the ways to resolve the issues they encounter.
The booklet also provides a brief overview of what drugs are and explores the process that most brothers or sisters go through when they find out a sibling is using – including suggestions of where to go for help.
Journeys - When Parents take drugs
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J07
A 30 page full colour A4 booklet designed for both young children and adolescents whose parents take drugs. This booklet has three sections:
- A section for young children
- A section for adolescents,
- A section for professionals
The first two sections explore the issues children may face and ways for them to identify and deal with the feelings they have around their parent’s drug/alcohol use. It contains practical exercises which can be done alone or with an adult which many children would find useful.
The third section is for professionals, provides an extensive guide for the best way to use the booklet with young people; information about what drugs are; a guide to what young people may be going through; details about the law on drugs and young people and a comprehensive list of resources and organisations that can help children.
Journeys - for men
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J09
Men often feel uncomfortable accessing support, or think that services aren't able to meet their needs. This booklet is designed especially for men and contains real-life stories and key information on dealing with someone else's drug or alcohol use.
Journeys - for LGBT families
Price: £1.75
7.5% discount available to Support+ members.
Order code: J08
LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people and their families often experience an extra layer of isolation from mainstream services, but this booklet looks at their specific needs. This Journeys contains:
- A section for the parents of LGBT drug/alcohol users
- A section for LGBT family members
- An information resource on drugs (especially 'club drugs'), LGBT language and common myths and stereotypes surrounding LGBT lifestyles.
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