• Jack Of All Trades And Master Of Mum

    ‘The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved’ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

    Read the article here

  • Living a Life with an Alcoholic Parent

    By Charl89 - COAP Mentor

    Read the article here.

  • Our Binge Drinking Culture

    By Marina - COAP Mentor
    Read the article here.

  • There is hope for you!

    By pennyblog - COAP mentor

    Read the article here.

  • Jack Of All Trades And Master Of Mum

    ‘The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved’ Mother Teresa of Calcutta

    Read the article here

Thoughts & Quotes

I have a right to be treated with respect as an intelligent , capable and equal human being
I have a right to state my own needs and set my own priorities as a person independant of any roles that I may assume in life
I have a right to express my feelings
I have a right to express my feelings and values
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to say 'No' or 'Yes' for myself
I have a right to make mistakes
I have the right to change my mind
I have a right to say 'I don't understand' and to ask for more information
I have a right to ask for what I want
I have a right to deal with others without being dependent on them for approval
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Our real problem is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow.
Say to yourself each morning "I do not need the reactions of others to validate myself or my personality"
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest to us.
When it is dark enough you can see the stars.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact

Join our online community

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Join in our supportive and ever growing online community- sign up and become a member! We have over 750 young people who have joined our online community. 

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Talk to others who understand. You are not alone anymore. 

Xmas messages from COAP

Here at COAP we have been talking about how Xmas can be a really difficult time for lots of young people whose parents or family members have an addiction to drugs, alcohol or behaviour such as gambling, games or the internet. 
Below are messages from some of us at COAP - we have all lived with and still live with someone else's addiction - we are sharing our messages in the hope that we can reach out to young people to let them know there is support out there and that they are not alone.  

Xmas message from Marina

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One Day I will....

Is your Mum, Dad, Brother or Sister Drinking, Taking lots of Drugs or Gambling money away? - Join our online community

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It works by you contacting us and then you and the COAP counsellor send each other private messages. 

Contact a COAP counsellor by visiting this page and filling out the form  http://www.coap.co.uk/contact-a-coap-counsellor