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How to maintain hope for children when addiction recovery repeatedly fails

My wife is in treatment again and my seven-year-old asked me if some mommies just don't get better and I didn't know what to say

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children need honest information about uncertain outcomes while still requiring protection from despair.

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