Reach and help a loved one with addiction

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eLearning Course

Teaches you CRAFT

Trainings and groups

Online via zoom

Blogs and videos

Real family stories

Expert guidance

Applying CRAFT

CRAFT (Community Reinforcement And Family Training) is a science-based training for the family of people with addiction. Recognized by SAMHSA, the federal agency that oversees substance addiction.

How Allies in Recovery Works

Learn to apply CRAFT

Manage the situation

Engage into recovery

Allies in Recovery benefits

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Become an Ally in Your Loved One’s Recovery

Build a bridge

Learn effective communication to request change

Understand denial

Cope with relapse and learn the signs of substance use

Heal the family

De-escalate conflict, get to “yes, I want help,” and reduce your stress

Recovery process

Navigate treatment and make a list of options. Encourage wellness

Hundreds of positive reviews

Over 500 members have shared their experiences with Allies in Recovery, describing how CRAFT has transformed their approach to loving someone with substance use disorder. These testimonials — from parents, spouses, siblings, and professionals — reveal journeys from crisis to calm, from enabling to empowering, and from isolation to community support.

AIR gives me a caring perspective and teaches me how to talk to my loved one. I highly recommend it for parents.

First and only program where I was supported, encouraged, and understood as the mother of an adult son with SUD. I am a different person now and so is my son.

It’s been a huge support for me. I like the zoom group on Wednesday night. I also find support in the podcast episodes. On the site I wish there was more of an interactive way to connect with other members outside of our meeting time.

Your podcasts have been so helpful and I would listen with my husband while our daughter was in treatment. You guys helped us get on same page and understand we were not alone.

It’s a very good site. It’s just a long journey and often difficult to keep heart when our son won’t really take steps to help himself. He’s still in denial or can’t/won’t accept help despite 3 stays in rehab.

Only he could seek help I needed to understand that and be supportive but not judgmental and angry.

Meet Our Team

Dominique Simon-Levine, MPH & Ph.D., studied CRAFT under Dr. Robert Meyers, and founded Allies in Recovery in 2003. She oversees the daily operations of the organization and has been featured on HBO and NPR.

Isabel Cooney co-hosts our podcast series for people using CRAFT with a significant other, called “Partner CRAFT.” She’s also a regular contributor to our Discussion Blog, and a CRAFT devotee.

Kayla Solomon, trained in CRAFT by Dr. Robert Meyers, is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and has been serving families faced with addiction for over 20 years.

Allies in Recovery is the best approach

93%

of families surveyed found Allies In Recovery reduced their anxiety, worry, and anger

67%

found Allies in Recovery helpful in reducing their loved one’s use of drugs and alcohol

80%

said Allies in Recovery was helpful in getting their loved one to accept care

Successful treatment engagement

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Allies in Recovery for Family

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