Support for families
What to do when someone refuses help, and how to protect your own boundaries.
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Support for families affected by addiction
A family cannot cure addiction alone, but it can reduce harm, protect essential needs and offer one clear route to professional help.
Services
Relevant services
Alcohol dependence treatment
Assessment, a safe detox pathway, psychological care and relapse prevention.
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Evidence-informed, non-judgemental care addressing medical and psychological needs.
Read →Gambling dependence support
Care addressing urges, debt, access to money, mental health and family relationships.
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Practical guides
Aggression during a drinking episode: put family safety first
Intoxication does not excuse violence. During a threat, leave danger rather than trying to win an argument about treatment.
Read →How to talk to someone about addiction without a confrontation
The first conversation is not about forcing an admission. State observable facts and offer one realistic next step.
Read →Money and addiction: setting family boundaries
Refusing cash is not rejecting the person. Financial boundaries protect essential needs and reduce access to harmful behaviour.
Read →Returning home after rehabilitation: a family plan
Home should become neither a police station nor the previous using environment. Agree rules and continuing care before discharge.
Read →Relapse warning signs a family may notice
Relapse often begins before substance use, through changes in contact, routine, honesty and engagement with continuing care.
Read →When someone refuses help: what a family can do without threats
Refusal does not mean nothing can change. Begin with safety, a clear family position and one offer the person does not have to accept immediately.
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