NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics)
This organisation provides a dedicated helpline to help children of alcohol dependent parents of any age. Calls to the helpline are free and do not show up on landline phone bills. Calls are confidential and there is no need to give names when calling. If you prefer to contact NACOA by email, they recommend creating a free email account by visiting www.hotmail.co.uk or www.talk21.com. This sort of service means that emails can be read from any computer you have access to and as these accounts are password protected, no-one else can read them but you. In addition to running the helpline, NACOA's mission is to address the needs of children growing up in families where one or both parents suffer from alcoholism or a similar addictive problem. NACOA has four broad aims:
- To offer information, advice and support to children of alcohol dependent parents
- To reach professionals who deal with these children
- To raise the profile of children of alcohol dependent parents in the public consciousness.
- To promote research into the problems faced by those who grow up with parental alcoholism and the prevention of alcoholism developing in this vulnerable group of children.
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 0800 358 3456 0800 358 3456 0117 924 8005 0117 924 8005
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helpline@nacoa.org.uk
- Website
- National Association for Children of Alcoholics
- Scan to visit this website
Where to go
- Address
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PO Box 64
Fishponds
Bristol - Postcode
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BS16 2UHView BS16 2UH on a map
Costs
- Associated Cost
- No
Availability
- Age Ranges
- No specific age
- Referral not required
- Referral Details
Call or email us. Our lines can be busy but please keep trying and you will get through. There is also an answering service available.
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