National Association for Children of Alcoholics

The people hurt most by drugs and alcohol don't even use them; they are the CHILDREN of alcoholics and other drug dependent parents.

The National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) believes that none of these vulnerable children should grow up in isolation and without support. NACoA is the national nonprofit 501 (c) 3 membership and affiliate organization working on behalf of children of alcohol and drug dependent parents.

Our mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families.

• We work to raise public awareness. • We provide leadership in public policy at the national, state, and local levels. • We advocate for appropriate, effective and accessible education and prevention services. • We facilitate and advance professional knowledge and understanding.

To help in these efforts, we:

• have affiliate organizations throughout the country, and in Great Britain, Germany, and Canada • publish periodic online and print newsletters • create videos, booklets, posters and other educational materials to assist natural helpers to intervene and support children • host this site on the Internet with information about and ways to help children of alcoholics and other drug dependent parents. • send information packets to all who ask, and • maintain a toll-free phone available to all.