BAMBI

The Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative program (BAMBI) delivers tough love as it helps incarcerated mothers bond with their babies born in prison.

Mothers & Fathers; Sons & Daughters

Two mothers and a father talk about what it's like to be the parent of a substance user in this affecting piece about frustration and loss.

How to Talk to Kids about Drugs — and How Not to

From their own experiences, young adults in recovery share what we should — and shouldn't say — to young people who may be using drugs or alcohol. "One of the worst things you can do is add anxiety to that situation... pass judgement..." This video is part of a series about substance use disorder among youth — and how we can help prevent or treat it when it occurs.

If They Had Asked: Young People in Recovery Reflect on What Could Have Been

Three young men in recovery reflect on their youth and how their addictions were mishandled by their mentors, teachers and coaches. They spoke at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative Annual Convening in Washington, D.C. in late 2015

What Is Wrong With the Recovery Movement?

Justin Luke Riley's candid approach to recovery from opioid and other addictions: "I should have a mission every day to make sure that opportunity is provided fairly, equitably to every person who needs it in this country." Riley, 28, is president and CEO of Young People in Recovery, which works to create recovery-ready communities through volunteer chapters and programs in more than 30 states nationwide.

Friends

Six stories of losing friends to overdose are woven into one tale of drugs and loss.

Luke: Abuse in Foster Care as Trans Youth

"Every time I went to a new group home, it was like: 'you're a girl; you have to have girl things,'" said Luke McNamara, 25, who recounts the abuse and humiliation he faced as a transgender youth growing up in the California foster care system.

All the Kalief Browders Out There Deserve the Help I Got

I am Kalief Browder.

No, seriously. I am him and he is me. We’re each other. In fact, saying that I’m Mr. Browder does him a disservice because he was a much better kid than I was.

Unspoken Truths: Young People in Recovery

We're proud to partner with Upworthy to share this video, produced last summer when the Alcoholic Anonymous convention was in Atlanta. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out. More than 1 million viewers already have.