In This Together (Alaska Native SEARHC)

The In This Together (Alaska Native) Journal was designed in close collaboration with SEARHC Alaska to implement a community based intervention that addresses substance use and its impact on loved ones in American Indian communities. This Journal is meant for friends, family, community members and other people worried about someone using alcohol or other drugs. It helps participants build skills to feel better and increase the likelihood that their loverd one will seek help for their alcohol or drug use.

Topics in this Journal include:
• Safety considerations
• Understanding substance use
• Practicing self-care
• Short- and long-term consequences of loved one's substance use
• Four skills for what to say
• Three skills for helpful behaviors
• Avoiding enabling behaviors
• Finding support
• Looking ahead