Guides for the People Who Love Someone Who’s Struggling
Most of the calls we get are from a spouse, a parent, a friend, or a manager. These guides are written for you.
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Where to start when someone you care about is struggling with substance use or their mental health.
Spouses & Partners
Living with a partner’s addiction or mental illness, setting boundaries, and getting support for yourself.
Parents of an Adult Child
How to help an adult son or daughter without enabling, and what to do when they say no.
Adult Children of Parents with Addiction
Understanding how a parent’s drinking or drug use shaped you, and how to heal now.
Employers & HR
Recognizing warning signs, what you can and can’t say, and how treatment fits with work.
First Responders
Treatment for police, fire, EMS, and dispatch professionals dealing with trauma, stress, and substance use.
Professionals & Executives
Discreet, schedule-friendly care for people whose careers make treatment feel impossible.
College Students
Mental health and substance use care that works with a Massachusetts college schedule.
Tools you can use right now
Not sure whether what you’re seeing is a problem? Our free, anonymous self-assessments for alcohol use, depression, and anxiety take about two minutes. If you need help planning a conversation, our intervention services page explains how a structured, compassionate approach works.
You don’t have to figure this out alone
Family members call us every day. We’ll listen, explain the options, and help you plan the next conversation, whether or not your loved one ends up at Forrest.