Strategies for Helping Children

Betty Ford Center in Dallas offers services in mental health treatment for "children of addicts." This specific page is for professionals who are seeking resources for kids that are in this situation. This would be helpful for counselors, human service workers, social workers, medical personnel, pastors etc.
http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/children/professionals.php

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) has information on becoming a foster or adoptive parent.
See their link www.arkansascasa.org or call the toll free number, 1-866-284-811.

The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) provides training sessions for law enforcement.
http://www.cji.net

The University of AR at Little Rock’s Mid South Prevention Institute provides free training for prevention professionals and community coalition members. The trainings focus on the implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and the development of community coalitions.
http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/pi/

For more information on becoming a foster parent or adoption in the state of Arkansas visit the following links:
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/chilnfam/FosterFamilies.htm
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/adoption/adoption.html