Find Support
Whether you're a parent, grandparent, sibling, spouse, or someone else supporting a loved one with substance use disorder, you will need your own support. This catalogue can help you find it.
Use the filters below to find in-person and virtual resources across Pennsylvania that are available for caregivers and family members — not treatment directories, not clinical referrals, but places where you can connect with people who understand what you're going through.
Family Help and Resources
St. Luke's Penn Foundation
St. Luke’s Penn Foundation Recovery Center provides support and guidance for families affected by a loved one’s substance use, offering education, consultation, and outreach services to help families understand addiction and navigate next steps. Programs include family consultation, mobile engagement services for individuals resistant to treatment, free educational offerings, and Camp Crossroads—a supportive weekend camp for youth impacted by addiction. Visit the St. Luke’s Penn Foundation Recovery Center website for more information about services and programs.
Family Learning Series
Family Learning Series
PA DDAP's Family Learning Series offers free, on‑demand educational videos for family members, loved ones, and friends supporting someone with a substance use disorder. The series helps families understand what to expect, explore treatment and support options, support children impacted by substance use, and learn how to stay present and engaged throughout the recovery process.
Family Recovery Support Services
Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy (CAMP)
CAMP's Family Recovery Support Services offer peer-based support for family members affected by a loved one’s substance use. Certified Family Recovery Specialists (CFRS) provide guidance, shared experience, and connection to community supports through CAMP’s Family Recovery team. Call the warmline, available 9am - 9pm, 7 days a week: 484-278-1679
Family Support Group
Lost Dreams Awakening
The Lost Dreams Awakening (LDA) Recovery Center is a Recovery Community Organization (RCO) in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, offering free education, training, peer support, and social connection for individuals in recovery and their families and friends.
Family Support Group
Caron Foundation
Caron Parent and Family Groups provide confidential support for family members and loved ones of individuals who are in treatment, actively using substances, or in recovery. The groups offer a safe, supportive space for education, encouragement, and connection as families navigate their own path toward healing and long‑term recovery.
For Jonathan's Sake Beyond the Broken Heart Grief Support Group
Steps 4 Hope
This therapeutic grief support group supports parents grieving the loss of a child due to a substance‑related death. Offered free of charge by the Jonathan Moules Memorial Steps4Hope Foundation, the group provides a compassionate space for healing, connection, and support through guided peer discussion.
Foundations for Parents - Malvern
Center for Families
Center for Families provides family‑centered mental health treatment for adolescents ages 13–18 experiencing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance use, while supporting the entire family system. Foundations for Parents, a weekly peer‑led support group, offers a safe and confidential space for parents concerned about their child’s substance use to connect, share experiences, and receive mutual support.
Foundations for Parents - West Chester
Center for Families
Center for Families provides family‑centered mental health treatment for adolescents ages 13–18 experiencing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance use, while supporting the entire family system. Foundations for Parents, a weekly peer‑led support group, offers a safe and confidential space for parents concerned about their child’s substance use to connect, share experiences, and receive mutual support.
Get Naloxone Now
Get Naloxone Now
Get Naloxone Now is a free online training platform that helps family members, caregivers, and loved ones recognize and respond to an opioid overdose, including how to administer naloxone. With short, easy-to-follow modules and information on where to obtain naloxone, the site empowers families to take quick, lifesaving action during an overdose emergency.
Grandfamilies.org
Grandfamilies.org
Grandfamilies.org is a national resource supporting grandparents and other relatives raising children, both within and outside the child welfare system. The site provides accessible information on laws, policies, research, and practical tools to support caregivers and promote kin‑first practices among professionals and communities.
Grandfamily Connections of Chester City
GRANDFamily Connections
GRANDfamily Connections of Chester County supports grandparents, relatives, and other caregivers who are raising the children of loved ones. The program offers peer support, guidance on custody and benefits, advocacy, and connection to community resources through support groups, one‑on‑one assistance, and a network of service providers focused on the unique needs of grandfamilies.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Northeast PA (GRG NEPA)
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Northeast PA (GRG NEPA)
GRG Northeast PA provides peer support, resource navigation, and education for grandparents and other relatives raising children. The program offers warmline support, trainings, online groups, and guided access to statewide resources to help kinship caregivers navigate legal, financial, educational, and emotional challenges.
There's always support available
Some parts of Pennsylvania — especially rural communities — have few local resources listed here. If your area has few in-person resources, that doesn't mean you're out of options. Our catalogue includes national, statewide, and virtual resources.
Other ways to find support
Call the Pennsylvania Get Help Now Hotline at 1-800-662-4357 — free, confidential, and bilingual.
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