Books, Websites, Podcasts,
& Other Resources for Families

Heather Ross Coaching’s Peace of Mind Group Coaching Program for Mothers Only offers coaching, community, skills, and more!

Resources, events, group and individual CRAFT coaching for parents of teens and young adults lead by Certified CRAFT Provider Gail Embt.

Kadia Health's How to Help a Loved One audio series explains CRAFT skills in twelve 15-minute episodes, featuring leading CRAFT experts and real stories from family members. The series is impactful, concise, and relatable, empowering you to start using CRAFT today. Sign up for a free account at kadiahealth.org and purchase 6-month access to the entire series for $2.99 USD!

Join hosts Dr. Carrie Wilkens and Rev. Jan Brown in this 6-part series as they explore the complicated, and often life-altering, experience of loving someone struggling with substance use.

Based in Colorado, CRAFTcolorado.org offers free online and in person groups and introductory videos for any family member interested.

From the authors of Beyond Addiction, this book provides a thorough, compassionate guide through the Invitation to Change Approach, a helping model based in science and compassion that teaches families and professionals the most effective strategies for supporting someone who is struggling with substance use and change.

This workbook introduces the Invitation to Change Approach and provides exercises to learn and apply the skills and perspectives that ITC offers. Invitation to Change combines the evidence-based practices of CRAFT, motivational interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment therapy for a holistic helping framework designed for families with loved ones struggling with substance use.

The Compassion Antidote, by Catherine Taughinbaugh, will change the way you think about your role in family addiction. It will give you the tools and strategies you need to help your struggling young adult or teen transform their life—from being tethered to their drug or alcohol use to reaching their potential and thriving.

Beyond Addiction offers a warm, optimistic, and encouraging approach to helping family members change using the evidence-based approach of CRAFT. This is a fantastic book for families who are looking to help their loved one and want concrete things that they can do that will help.

These workbooks, written by the Center for Motivation and Change, present CRAFT concepts in an easily accessible form and are a great companion to their ground-breaking book, “Beyond Addiction”.

Step out of isolation and join thousands of other families with Allies in Recovery’s comprehensive online CRAFT program. The affordable program offers CRAFT training videos and online workshops, support and educational groups, and expert guidance.

Families are trained and empowered to positively influence their loved one’s recovery journey and greatly reduce their own anxiety and worry. Membership is free for residents of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mississippi, and other regions.

This free program partners with families, professionals and other organizations to end addiction. They offer a helpline, educational content, and a parent-to-parent coaching program, among other free resources and supports. If you are a parent or caregiver with a child of any age, this is the place to start. Resources are available in English and Spanish.

We The Village has helped 100s of American families get their loved ones through addiction recovery with their easy, affordable and effective online CRAFT programs. Click to learn more about the programs offered, how they can help you, more proven results from their National Institute of Drug Abuse funded pilot clinical trial and get started today!

Find a Certified CRAFT Clinician in your area.

The Center for Motivation & Change (CMC) is a group practice of dedicated clinicians and researchers who rely on science and kindness to help people change.

Community peer groups for Family and Friends that use a CRAFT-based approach for their meetings and handbook. Meetings available both In-person and Online.

This online course uses a proven, research-based approach to help your child heal. The course teaches you to talk to your child so that you both are able to hear each other, set boundaries you can keep, and take care of yourself along the way.

This free interactive guide, tailored to parents or to partners, teaches vital survival skills to families struggling with substance use. Learn new ways of communicating with the user, how to diminish family conflict, how to re-charge yourself.

This online video course teaches parents the skills they need to meet the risks of substance abuse. Parent CRAFT is based on the proven CRAFT method. Free access for residents of Maryland, USA.

“Through clear explanation, specific examples, and practical exercises, Dr. Miller offers a step-by-step process for developing your skillfulness in empathic listening…”

One of the first CRAFT books for family members who have a loved one with a drug or alcohol problem, GYLOS was written by Dr. Robert Meyers, the primary developer of CRAFT, and Dr. Brenda Wolfe.