Addiction and the Family: Understanding, Support and Difficult Conversations – with Prof Richard Velleman
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of addiction on families and offers strategies for supporting loved ones through difficult conversations.
In this episode, we discuss how addiction affects families, the challenges of supporting a loved one, and practical, evidence-based approaches to conversations with others who may be experiencing addiction problems. Richard Velleman is Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of Bath, Co-Director of the Addictions and Related Research Group at Sangath (India), and a founder of the Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet). A clinical and academi...
People in this episode
Host: James Morris
Guest: Prof Richard Velleman
Topics covered
- addiction
- family support
- mental health
- evidence-based approaches
- difficult conversations
Keywords
- addiction
- family
- support
- mental health
- conversations
- evidence-based
- challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Bath, Addictions and Related Research Group at Sangath, Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet)
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