Children's Program
Alcoholism and drug addiction are a family disease, so we
treat the whole family,
including the kids. We help 7 - 12-year-old children from
families suffering from addiction. No child is turned away
for lack of funds. Scholarships are available.
All Children’s Programs are open to the public. Parents do not have to be patients at the Betty Ford Center in order for their children to participate in the Children's Program.
| Location |
Program Length |
Schedule |
| California |
Four days.
Offered 2-3 times monthly on-site at the Betty Ford
Center in Rancho Mirage. |
Thursday - Sunday
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Parent(s),
caregiver must participate first day for an hour and
all day Saturday & Sunday. |
| Texas |
Three days.
Offered 3 times monthly at various sites in the Dallas/Ft.
Worth area. |
Thursday - Saturday
10:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Parent(s), caregiver must participate first day for
an hour and all day Saturday. |
| Colorado |
Four days.
Offered once a month on-site at the Sheraton Four Points Denver at I-25 and Hampden Avenue. |
Thursday - Sunday
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Parent(s), caregiver must participate first day for an hour and all day Saturday & Sunday. |
For more information or to register, please contact
us:
In California or Colorado: (800) 434-7365, ext 4291
or
in Texas: (888) 828-8682
Or you can e-mail the Children's Program at childrens@bettyfordcenter.org.
The Children's Program helps kids to positively cope with the many challenges they face. Children come to the Children's Program for a safe haven of help, hope and healing. The program helps kids learn about addiction through age-appropriate activities so they realize that the disease is not their fault, they are not alone and they are not to blame. Children talk openly in the safe, supportive atmosphere and are encouraged to express their feelings about this cunning, baffling disease.
Our Children's Program is primary prevention. We proactively
interrupt the multi-generational legacy of addiction. This
is a "child-centered" family process:
- Unresolved parenting issues, especially guilt and shame,
can lead to relapse.
- By helping adults heal the parent/child relationship we can enhance positive treatment outcomes.
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