As kids enter their preteen and teen years, the stakes get significantly higher. Jessica brings a profoundly practical, science-backed approach to the hardest parenting conversations—like drugs, alcohol, and failure—helping parents build a culture of honesty and resilience rather than fear and secrecy.
Jessica Lahey helps parents protect kids from addiction by fostering autonomy, connection, and trust. In The Addiction Inoculation, she blends science, personal experience, and practical strategies to reduce risk and support open, shame-free communication about drugs and alcohol. Her work empowers families and schools to raise healthy, self-aware young people capable of good decisions and self-control.
In HumanUp, the expert-informed AI relies on Jessica's authorized wisdom to help parents navigate these high-stakes conversations with an educational, prevention-first framework.
In HumanUp, the AI guidance based on the authorized wisdom of Jessica Lahey is strictly for education and prevention. It does not provide clinical addiction counseling, medical diagnosis, or treatment plans for substance use disorders. This is not a substitute for a licensed addiction specialist, medical professional, or therapeutic care.
To keep guidance safe and non-clinical, the AI will not act as a substance abuse counselor or medical advisor.
If you suspect your child is actively struggling with addiction, substance abuse, or a medical crisis, the AI guide will encourage you to contact a licensed addiction specialist, a medical provider, or emergency services.
The Addiction Inoculation : Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence (2021)
The Gift of Failure : How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed (2015)
Jessica offers keynotes, workshops, and school talks about substance prevention, autonomy, and resilience in families.
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