Family is the primary lens through which we experience much of our lives and addressing recovery at the level of family influences community healing and vice versa. Engagement at the community level is fundamental to support restorative processes and support healing across our entire society. The development of family centered services are critical to these efforts. They include family centered recovery friendly resources lists and access points as well as a deeper understanding of relevant care systems, regulatory bodies and legislative protections for those seeking help. A role of the family recovery specialists is to advocate for and assist in developing family focused care across all of our communities.

Parent Resources:

• The Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse are Governor-appointees whose individual construct is specifically prescribed by statute, and who advise the DDAP Secretary and the Governor on statewide drug and alcohol matters. Instructions on appointment application can be found at https://www.ddap.pa.gov/Pages/Advisory_Council.aspx.
• The PA Parent Panel Advisory Council, often referred to as PPAC, operates under the administrative authority of PA DDAP, and serves as the voice of PA families to DDAP in relation to education, access, and issues fundamentally aimed at recovery. For more information view House Resolution 585.  The mission statement is: “It is the mission of the Pennsylvania Parent Panel Advisory Council, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, to advocate for and promote individual and family recovery, hope and healing by improving the understanding and access to, a continuum of care and supports for those who are impacted by substance use and substance use disorders throughout Pennsylvania.

• How to Choose a Good Substance Abuse Residential Rehab Provider: Consumer Guidelines for Families with Private Insurance or Out-Of-Pocket Resources

Families Recover Too! 

Share your recovery statement and image on the PRO•A Show Us Your Purple! Facebook Group. The PRO•A Show Us Your Purple! Group purpose statement is: For family members of and individuals in recovery from substance/alcohol use, to unite in the common purpose of recovery, promoting the solution of recovery, to cultivate an environment where all recovery is authentic and valued! This is a PRO-recovery initiative, to pro-mote the solution of  recovery.  Please send a picture of yourself to proa.asst@pro-a.org.

•  Include a person 1st statement about your pathway to recovery as a family member
• What recovery means to you,
• What recovery has given you,
• Your recovery birthdate (optional)

Please note, responses may be edited for clarity and length, recommended length is 150 characters or less. We will add your image inside the “P” and add it to our Facebook group.