Colorado Children's Program
Our Children's Program is primary prevention. We proactively interrupt the multi-generational legacy of addiction. We provide a "child-centered" family process.
| Hours |
Thursday – Sunday
Thursday 8:00 A.M. - 3:15 P.M.
Friday – Sunday 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Parent(s), caregiver must participate first day for an hour and all day Saturday & Sunday. |
| Length of program |
Four days.
Offered once a month at the Sheraton Four Points Denver at I-25 and Hampden Avenue and at the Doubletree Hotel in Greenwood Village. |
| Ages |
7 - 12-year-old children who have been impacted by alcoholism and other drug addiction. |
| Admission |
Thursday check-in at 8:00 A.M. |
| No child is turned
away for lack of funds. Scholarships are available. |
| 2009 Colorado Children’s Program Dates |
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At the Four Points, I-25 and Hampden:
- May 14-17
- June 18-21
- July 9-12
- August 13-16
- September 17-20
At the Doubletree Hotel:
- October 8-11
- November 19-22
- December 10-13
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For more information or to register, please contact us:
(877) 872-7712
Or you can e-mail the Children's Program at Childrens@bettyfordcenter.org
During the four-day program, children develop a variety of problem-solving, coping and self-care strategies that help them take good care of themselves and stay safe when they return home. Parents join the children during the last two days of the program and also participate in their own parent group. Family members share their feelings about the disease with each other through structured activities. They then make plans to take better care of themselves and each other.
The children and their families are referred to local continuing care programs at the end of the four-day program. Through continuing care, family members reinforce their new skills in self-care, communication and self worth. They build and deepen their resiliency to face everyday challenges in healthy, balanced ways.
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