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Addiction is a family disease.

Caron Treatment Centers’ ground-breaking podcast brings parent support meetings to family members seeking honesty, hope and compassion.

This ongoing series features parents sharing how they are coping with the challenges of parenting a child with Substance Use Disorder and other mental health conditions. The group includes mothers and fathers, some in recovery, married and not, with teenage to adult children.

May 21, 2026

The parents of children faced with the disease of addiction and other mental health conditions, candidly talk about the various ways they have changed during this challenging time for their entire family.  Joining this meeting is long time clinician and Caron Treatment Centers’ Executive Vice President Kate Appleman


May 21, 2026

Caron Treatment Centers’ Kate Appleman answers questions from parents about the use of recovery programs in addition to the AA 12 Step treatment approach, the success of prevention efforts and how to find the best care for a loved one.

 

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Apr 9, 2026

The parents discuss their continuing role in the recovery journey of their children. Moms and dads of children coping with substance use disorder or other mental health conditions explore how their parenting has evolved.  Three-time Olympic gold medalist Carrie Bates, now Caron Treatment Centers’ National Resource...


Apr 9, 2026

Caron Treatment Centers’ Carrie Bates responds to questions about the impact of stigma, working with companies and their employees and treatment differences for women and men clients. 

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The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional...


Feb 12, 2026

Reflecting on parenting strategies is this month’s Parent Support Group meeting topic. Mothers and fathers of children dealing with substance use disorder or other mental health conditions explore how parenting evolved during this frequently challenging time. Caron Treatment Centers’  Senior Director of Education,...