welcome to fgta
From Grief to Action exists to help you regain your balance on finding that your son or daughter has, or might have, an addictive disorder. Nourishing hope and self-esteem with mutual support and practical information is what we are all about.
Are you in crisis now?
- When you download our Coping Kit you can request a call from another parent who knows the literal reality of being "at wits' end." One click on the margin of this page will get you started.
- Parents Forever is the Greater Vancouver support group that has a ten-year track record of showing mothers, fathers and siblings a path through the tortured conflicts of life with an addicted young person. You won't regret calling the facilitator, whether or not you end up participating. See the contact information on this site.
- Treatment for your child may be quickly available. The Crossing is publicly funded for many BC residents and may have space in its effective long-term residential program.
Not in crisis but needing reliable information?
Check your REGION for the treatment centres and support groups listed on this site. Choose a TOPIC to look into drug and self-help documents and links. Have a look now, and come back often.
events
news
- 2012 Providence Mental Health Day January 25
- The Likelihood of Teen Addiction - What Do We Really Know? February 4
- Free wellness drop-in at Creekside Community Centre February 7
- Insights and Innovations Western Canadian conference happening in Vancouver February 29 - March 2
- More Events
- Treatment mode for cocaine addiction: different for men and women? February 1, 2012
- One talk with your teen about drug dangers doesn't cut it, parents! January 31, 2012
- Call for nominations for the 2012 Kaiser Awards Honouring Edgar F. Kaiser Jr January 26, 2012
- Potential Target Identified For Anti-Craving Medications January 26, 2012
- New test succeeds in finding best candidates for treatment of cocaine addiction January 25, 2012
- Survey gets personal with teens who drink to excess January 24, 2012
- Surgeons find flesh-eating reason why injecting "bath salts" is risky January 17, 2012
- Early "stages of change" understood in effective Vernon program January 17, 2012
- 3-part series in The Lancet takes a global look at drugs January 9, 2012
- The teen who debates with Mom may be pressure-proofing himself January 3, 2012
- Adolescent Drinking May Be As Important A Risk Factor For Criminal Activity As Illicit Drug Use December 28, 2011
- Link between anxiety disorders and opioid abuse shows up in new study December 14, 2011
- Typical freedom with alcohol magnifies sexual assault risk to first-year college women December 8, 2011
- Alberta party drug death signals meth in the "Ecstasy" mix December 7, 2011
- Cocaine study shows crime's link to addiction does not warrant a war on drugs December 6, 2011
- Young binge-drinking daughters may fare worse than sons November 25, 2011
- Mid-Vancouver Island now has therapeutic community (for men) November 25, 2011
- NWT city models how to keep kids off booze and drugs November 14, 2011
- Drug treatment courts are succeeding in their goal November 9, 2011
- New Ontario law raises ID requirements for painkiller purchase November 1, 2011
- Appeal process changed to the disadvantage of those denied a disability pension November 1, 2011
- Heroin overdose kits saving lives in the USA September 22, 2011
- Teens likelier to have access to alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs when family dinners infrequent September 22, 2011
- Police name new addictive white powder to watch out for September 22, 2011
- Researchers have a meth addiction vaccine in sight September 16, 2011
- NGO asks your input about Canada's mental health services September 14, 2011
- Health Sciences students seek advice from those with addiction disorders August 22, 2011
- Ontario rules limit info on mentally ill in police checks July 25, 2011
- Groups can order free kit for learning about the Registered Disability Savings Plan July 20, 2010
- More News
quick links
- crisis stages not sure where to start?
- find a support group parent support groups
- resource library useful documents & links
- read others' stories journals & stories