FASN News & Events
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...
FASN Sustainable Development Goals
North Dublin Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Family Support Conference 2019
Shortlisted for Louth PPN Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that Deidre Kenny, a volunteer with the Family Addiction Support Network, has been shortlisted for a PPN Award in the category of Outstanding Individual. The Family Addiction Support Network a voluntary organisation with no core funding...