Breaking the family cycle of intergenerational trauma and addiction  

It is recognised that many adults accessing drug and alcohol support have witnessed substance use and experienced trauma in their own childhood. Sadly, support, education and the systems around families can be stigmatising towards addiction, fail to support positive change for the whole family and inadvertently perpetuate intergenerational trauma and addiction.
Parents can find it hard to make the decision to access appropriate support to address longstanding and complex needs relating to their