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GXC 2025 Online Virtual Conference - Mental Health Without Borders

Crossing Generations, Building Resilience: Global Lessons from NACoA’s Family-Centered Approach

Denise Bertin-Epp, MSA, BScN, RN 🇺🇸
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The National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) leads national and international efforts to support children affected by parental substance use, addressing the estimated 1 in 4 children in the U.S. and 1 in 5 in the U.K. who live with a parent with a substance use disorder. This session examines scalable, culturally responsive, family-centered interventions—like Celebrating Families! and The Clergy Education and Training Project®—that interrupt intergenerational harm and promote resilience. Participants will explore how these evidence-based models translate across different systems and communities, with a lens on accessibility, equity, and lived experience.

Educational Goal

This presentation will enhance participants’ professional capacity to integrate family-centered, trauma-informed approaches into clinical and community practice, fostering more sophisticated strategies to support children and families affected by parental substance use disorders. It aims to strengthen clinical skills in recognizing intergenerational risk and resilience, ultimately improving culturally responsive interventions in future practice

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify three risk factors and three protective factors associated with children of parents with substance use disorders, incorporating global perspectives.

  • Describe how NACoA’s core programs—such as The Children’s Program Kit and Celebrating Families!—are designed for cross-cultural adaptation.

  • Apply trauma-informed, family-centered strategies into their work supporting children and families affected by parental SUDs.

  • Evaluate emerging international approaches and opportunities for collaboration to advance support for this vulnerable population.

Presenters

Denise Bertin-Epp, MSA, BScN, RN 🇺🇸
With more than four decades of service in healthcare and behavioral health leadership, Denise Bertin-Epp has dedicated her career to helping children and families impacted by substance use disorders. A powerful advocate, mentor, and changemaker, Denise continues to inspire recovery, healing, and hope across generations. Denise has had the honor of being the CEO of NACoA since 2022. Denise has been widely recognized for her leadership and contributions to healthcare. She received the Michigan Nightingale Nursing Leadership Excellence Award and was honored as a Behavioral Health Champion in 2010 by Healthcare Magazine. In November 2019, the International Women’s Economic Forum in London awarded her the title "Woman of the Decade in Healthcare Leadership." In May 2025, she was awarded the Mae Abraham Legacy award that pays tribute to a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to the cause of recovery. Beyond her professional roles, Denise has been blessed with a heart for service. She dedicates much of her time to mentoring peers in recovery, fundraising, and delivering food and daily essentials to those in her community who need a helping hand. Her passion for service and unwavering dedication to helping others define her career and her life's mission.

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  • GXC Events - The Global Exchange Conference