As you know, today’s opioid epidemic is a public health emergency beyond anything we could have ever imagined. Unfortunately, we know firsthand from the parents we work with, that their needs are often neglected by mainstream care. Every day more families turn to the Partnership for Drug-Free Kidsdesperate for help and support.
That’s why we created Help & Hope by Text, a customizable, omni-channel mobile messaging initiative that provides personalized, ongoing mobile messaging support to parents who have a child struggling with heroin and other opioids. The platform is personalized to the needs of individual families and adapts as their circumstances change through a just-in-time adaptive intervention algorithm.
In addition to tailored messaging, parents can seamlessly connect with one of our Parent Helpline Specialists through the program at any time, if and when they’re ready.
Help & Hope by Text meets parents and families where they are and, in a place where they gather and digest information – on their mobile phones. It provides personalized hand-holding when parents need help the most. To sign up and learn how the program works, just visit this page and enter your mobile phone number – or, simply text JOIN to 55753.
Comprehensive Digital Resources Launching Today Address National Opioid Epidemic:
- Help & Hope by Text – a customized messaging and chat platform that curates digital, evidence-based resources for families to help them address a loved one’s opioid misuse and abuse.
- Heroin, Fentanyl and Other Opioids eBook for Parents and Caregivers – an essential eBook for parents and caregivers of teens and young adults who are facing opioid addiction.
- Intravenous (IV) Drug Video Module– an in-depth video series that helps parents and caregivers identify signs ofintravenous opioid use and help a loved one who is engaging in this dangerous behavior.
- Pregnancy & Opioids Guide– a substantial guide for loved ones of an expectant mother who are concerned about her opioid misuse and want to get her help.
