Resources for people who use drugs who are also parents

parenting is hard enough without the weight of stigma.

Click the image to view Port City Harm Reduction’s presentation on supporting Parents Who Use Drugs working with Child Protective Services.

Are you pregnant and someone who uses drugs who needs support?

The Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction provides evidence-based, stigma free education and resources for parents who use drugs. Through their website, you can learn your rights as a parent, find medical care, learn about navigating the child welfare systems, nutrition, and much more.

The Substance Use in Pregnancy Recovery Addiction Dependence Clinic (SUPeRAD) which is “a specialty prenatal clinic that integrates maternal fetal medicine, addiction specialist, and resource management. The SUPeRAD Clinic uses a holistic and collaborative approach with their patients by incorporating various professionals from various fields, including OB/GYN care, ultrasounds, MFMs, addiction fellows, MAT with buprenorphine, pharmacy assistance with polypharmacy, social work, recovery peer support and advocacy, Connect2Health, and more.”

To get in touch with someone on the team, call (801) 581-8425

The National Harm Reduction Coalition is an incredible organization to learn almost anything about substances and the use of substances in the United States. In partnership with Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction, the Pregnancy and Substance Use Harm Reduction Toolkits below have been developed. They can be found by clicking on the images below. To learn how to utilize those harm reduction toolkits, click this link for the NHRC’s training page for pregnancy and harm reduction.

Next Distro’s parenting page lists many resources to support parents who use drugs.

For people working in the systems