For 12 months the Family Empowerment Program was run as a pilot by Charles Sturt University’s Rural Health Research Institute.

The program was offered across rural Australia for 12 months with practitioners trained to provide online therapy for people supporting their loved ones struggling with substance use.

In this episode of The Other Side of Addiction, a podcast sharing the stories from the Family Empowerment Program, we meet Heidi, a Charles Sturt University PHD student and researcher.

Heidi joined the Family Empowerment Program team as she was starting her PHD and took everything about the pilot in her stride.

Connecting with those involved to hear their stories of pain into change, stress into strength. She’s now collating the data and preparing to share the success of the program with the academic world.

Please be aware, this episode features conversations about drug, alcohol and substance abuse. If this raises anything for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Credits:

Episode guest: Heidi

Producer and interviewer: Kia Handley

Artwork: Finn Redmond

For more information about the FEP: https://www.csu.edu.au/research/rural-health/research/rural-health/family-empowerment-program

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