2025 NFSTAC Family Connections "Crisis: Before, During, and After" Resources and Slides
In 2025, NFSTAC's Family Connections offered a three-part series focused on navigating "Crisis: Before, During, and After." Whether you are a family member, caregiver, or part of the family peer workforce, we know how difficult it can be to find support and guidance when it comes to navigating a crisis at various stages:
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Before: Learning the signs and symptoms of substance use and/or mental health challenges in your child of any age is an important first step. When we begin to recognize they may be exhibiting those signs and symptoms, our fear can be both immobilizing and unsettling. Yet many parents, caregivers, and family members will tell you it led to a turning point when they knew they were heading into a possible crisis.
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During: 988 Lifeline crisis centers are a proven and effective crisis intervention – both independently and as part of the crisis continuum. If you are concerned about your own wellbeing or supporting another person in crisis, calling, texting, or chatting with 988lifeline.org connects anyone in crisis to compassionate care with a trained counselor. 988 is available 24/7 by cell phone, landline, and videophone services for American Sign Language. Recently, major cell phone carriers started to adopt a new technology that helps direct callers to the 988 suicide and crisis hotline and help centers based on their physical location, instead of their phone number’s area code.
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After: A family crisis can be especially difficult to navigate because it requires us to deal with many changes all at once, and often without a plan. We looked at how Family-Led crisis plans are created and used, practical strategies, and why it’s important that families lead the planning process. A crisis may present an opportunity for positive change – whether it’s discovering and strengthening our problem-solving skills or the beginning of the family's recovery.
Note: PDF begins with all resources for each event, followed by the slides accompanying each event.
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Related Topics
- Caregiving/Caregiver Support
- Crisis
- Early Childhood
- Family Involvement and Engagement
- Grandfamilies
- Mental Health
- Parenting/Caregiving
- Recovery
- Substance Use
- Suicide
- Trauma and Violence
- Youth, Adolescents, and Young Adults
- Adult Children
- Addiction
