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The festive season can be difficult for families blighted by alcohol problems. Christmas and New Year is meant to be a time of celebration and togetherness, making it doubly sad for children living under the shadow of parental alcoholism. It can be a distressing time, reinforcing feelings of isolation and a sense of being different. …

Nacoa CEO, Hilary Henriques MBE, appeared on Woman’s Hour (25th May 2017) as a feature guest for their ‘series on people who grew up with an alcoholic parent’. Hilary was a co-founder of Nacoa, and has been its CEO for the entirety of its 27 years helping people affected by their parent’s drinking problems. It’s …

From 22nd May, BBC Radio 4 is running a week-long series of features focusing on children affected by a parent’s drinking. The programme’s reporter, Jo Morris, said, “We asked you to get in touch if you had been affected by this subject, and many of you did. Over the series we will be hearing about …

This week, Nacoa welcomed the Shadow Home Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP. Taking a break in his busy election schedule, Jonathan visited Nacoa’s Bristol offices to lead a discussion on the problems faced by children affected by their parent’s drinking. It also offered a chance to celebrate the success of the All Party Parliamentary Group on …

We are proud to announce that, last week, Upfest won Best Event at the inaugural Bristol Life Awards. The festival, Europe’s largest urban arts festival, takes place in Bristol every year and is run in collaboration with Nacoa. Upfest started in 2008 as a small fundraiser at Bristol’s Tobacco Factory. It now regularly welcomes 350 …

COA Week 2017 This year COA Week took place between 12th and 18th of February, but such was its response from the public, press, and politicians alike, only now in March has Nacoa returned to something resembling the day to day. COA Week 2017 involved: Launch of the ‘Manifesto for Change’: a document produced by the …

When home is the most dangerous place – millions of children are growing up in families with alcohol problems, but society is largely failing them. Open Letter To: H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson UNGA President, UN Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, NY, 10017, USA To: H.E. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein OHCRH Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland …

This week Liam Byrne MP and Johnathan Ashworth MP secured a commitment from the Government to work together to support children of parents with alcohol problems. The debate in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament included pressing topics relating to alcohol harm, such as foetal alcohol syndrome disorders (FASD), minimum alcohol pricing, legal drink …

Following considerable disruption over the past few years, Nacoa is pleased to announce that we will be moving to new permanent premises on the weekend starting 24th February. This marks a hopeful new chapter in the life of Nacoa, having suffered a number of significant issues relating to accommodation since the turn of 2014. Long term Nacoa supporters will …

Nacoa is delighted to unveil its new message board service as an additional platform for us to support people dealing with parental alcohol problems or a similar addictive issue. Helpline users will now be able to log in to a moderated discussion space to share experiences and talk to others in similar situations. It couldn’t be …