Diana Yoder and her son at graduation
By
Diana Yoder

Advice from a Mom on Finding the Right Care

Pattie Vargas' son, wearing a black t-shirt and khakis, sitting by the sea shore
By
Pattie Vargas

When first you were gone, I was adrift. 

Cristina Rabadán-Diehl, her husband, and their two sons on vacation
By
Cristina Rabadán-Diehl

So many things unite us, including our perception of drug addiction and substance use disorders (SUD). Those are topics we don’t talk much about.

A family photo of the aother, wearing a printed dress and purple scarf, with her husband and two sons, wearing shirts and ties
By
Cristina Rabadan-Diehl

Addiction is so hard for everyone, no matter where you live, but perhaps for those of us who speak a foreign language, there is an element of insecurity and a culture barrier.

Jaclyn Brown hugs her brother while he kisses her on the cheek

If stigma has silenced you, please know that you are not alone. It's time for us to speak louder than stigma.

The author on the beach with his dog
By
Dave Patel

Everyone can help change the world, even it it's only a little.

Dave & Laura Laws

Shatterproof Ambassador Dave Laws shares how he lost his daughter to an opioid addiction.

A professional black and white photo of the author with his young son
By
Tom Smarch

There will always be a hole in my heart, in my life, and in our family.  But along with that pain, there is a little band-aid.

A family photo of the author as a toddler, walking on the beach with her dad
By
Maggie Jones

I still avoid the greeting card aisle around Father's Day. I still cry just because.

Stephanie Palatt, a white woman with blonde hair, wearing a plaid grey turtleneck
By
Stephanie Palatt

When I heard about St. Louis county’s stay-at-home orders to contain COVID-19, my kneejerk reaction was trepidation.

Shatterproof Ambassador Amy Small
By
Amy Small

Twenty-five years ago, I was eight months pregnant with my first baby girl. Not quite a mother, but my protruding belly was proof that in just a few weeks I would qualify for that title

Shatterproof Ambassador Patti Vargas and her sons
By
Pattie Vargas

Here's to all the moms out there … those who have had the storybook Motherhood experience and those of us who have not, and the millions of us who fall anywhere on the continuum.

Ben Affleck as Jack, wearing a shirt and tie, talking to a group of young basketball players

The film offers a realistic, empathetic view of a family dealing with addiction.

A concert goer, with brown hair and a yellow cardigan, hods a sign that reads "stigma is the #1 reason people struggling with SUD do not seek treatement."

Shatterproof will be at all of the band's North American tour dates, offering community and addiction-related resources to concertgoers.

The author's baseball hat, which reads "Gulf War Veteran"
By
William Bradley

A Veteran and Ambassador Tells His Story

Woman in a support circle

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