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Finally. A place that helps you create change in your family.

If you’ve been carrying your child’s substance use for a while and have tried things that didn’t help, you’re in the right place. Hopestream gives you the skills to create real change, and a community of women who truly understand what you’re going through. No explanations needed.

We Know What You've Been Through. And We Know What Works

Hopestream Community™ is the not-for-profit home for moms of teens and young adults struggling with substance misuse and mental health challenges. Here you’ll find proven, skills-based approaches to create positive change alongside a private community of women who get the pain of this journey. We offer a free podcast, retreats, and The Stream: our private community built for moms like you.

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Learn from our experts

With Hopestream, you have live and on-demand access to content and real conversations from some of the most respected voices in mental health, substance use, and family wellness. Here are just a few of our trusted contributors.

Lindsey Rae Ackerman

Martha Koo, M.D.

Jessica Lahey

Dr. Gabor Maté

Brad Reedy, Ph.D.

Laura Cathcart Robins

Wes Robins, Ph.D.

Ashlee Peterson

Emily Kline, Ph.D.

Amy Hoyt, Ph.D.

Jen Murphy & Hilary Moses

Jarell Myers, Ph.D.

Dr. Anna Lembke

Lara Okoloko

Carrie Wilkens, Ph.D.

Joanna Lilley

Lisa Pepper Satkin

Dee-Dee Stout

Kristina Kuzmič

Lu Vaughn

Janet Sasson Edgette, Ph.D.

Krissy Pozatek

Diana Clarke

Nzinga Harrison, M.D.

Holly O'Dea

Amber Hollingsworth

Dr. Xavier Amador

Alex Zemeckis

Jan Winhall

Cannon Kristofferson

Ann Coleman

Sebastian Martin

Jack Vaughan

Trish Ruggles

Maks Ezrin

Nicole Runyon

Todd Sarner

Enzo Narciso

Henry Maxwell

Trevor Hanson

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Hopestream Community supporting at risk youth

About the kids we love

The parents we serve have kids that are

  • young adult children in their 20s and 30s struggling to launch due to substance use and mental health
  • teens or college-aged kids experimenting with or dependent on marijuana and alcohol
  • adolescents and young adults misusing or addicted to harder substances
  • a young person on the autism spectrum struggling with social anxiety, gender identity, or executive functioning
  • kids refusing high school or failing college due to substance use, depression, or anxiety
  • teens who’ve developed eating disorders or engage in self-harm in addition to misusing substances
  • young people who identify as LGBTQ+ and are misusing drugs or alcohol
  • a teen or young adult who’s experienced an unintentional overdose or has thoughts of suicide
  • adolescents or young people in wilderness therapy, therapeutic boarding school, or residential treatment programs
  • young people transitioning to step-down houses, sober living, or early recovery

You've tried other things. This is different.