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Minister for the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD launches FASN Support Group Facilitator Guide at Virtual Book Launch
The Family Addiction Support Network are delighted to announce the launch of the book ‘Crossing the Threshold - A facilitator’s guide to running developmental and support groups’. This took place on the 30th September 2020 at 10am in The Hub, Lois Dubh, Armagh Road,...
FASN PRESS RELEASE: A Big Thank You to Communities Doing it for Themselves!
A Big Thank You to Communities Doing it for Themselves!This is the story of families in Ireland in 2020. How the power of the ordinary person mobilises communities and affects change by implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.The Family Addiction Support...
Press Release: Communities Doing It for Themselves!
Press Release: Communities Doing It for Themselves!There was great excitement at the Family Addiction Support Network premises last Friday 12th June in Dundalk as Gwen McKenna & Jackie McKenna welcomed Sinead Hussey RTE to showcase their Communities Doing It for...
Coronavirus COVID-19: FASN Office Closure
Covid 19 is a contagious virus that can have fatal consequences for certain at risk groups. It is imperative that in Family Addiction Support Network we take all precautions to ensure the safety of the public. The Family Addiction Support Network will suspend all...
5 Step Method Training in Dublin April 8th and 9th
What is the 5-Step Method? The 5-Step Method, a brief psychosocial intervention. The 5-Step Method is an original method of working with family members of substance users and problem gamblers, developed and evaluated by the AFINet Group in the UK. It presents a...
Support Booklet for Parents & Guardians – “Don’t Lose the Head”
Support Booklet – “Don’t Lose the Head” “Parents who talk to their children about drugs and know what they are doing and who they are with, can reduce the chances of their children using drugs.” – Biglan et al, 2004, cited in www.drugprevention.gc.ca This booklet has...
Stop the Stigma information day: International Family Drug Support Day 24th February 2020
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: Monday, 24th February 2010 The stigma of addiction affects many individuals and families but it doesn’t have to be this way. Drugs are a cancer and nobody needs to hold their head in shame when asking for help. It begins with sharing...
FASN Supports Citywide 2020 General Election Manifesto
Events of the last week have highlighted yet again the shocking price that is paid by individuals, families and communities as a result of our failure as a society to respond adequately to the drugs problem. From our 25 years’ experience in Citywide we...
