What is Al-Anon?
Al-Anon Family Groups is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that a change in attitude can help recovery.
Help is available. All you have to do is ask.
Is Al-Anon for you?
- Are you concerned about how much someone else drinks?
- Do you think your parents’ drinking may have affected you?
- Do you feel that no one understands your problems?
- Do you have difficulty identifying and expressing your feelings?
- Do you worry easily about others, yet find it hard to take care of yourself?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, Al-Anon can offer you hope and help.
Alateen
Alateen, a part of Al-Anon Family Groups, is made up of young people whose lives are or have been affected by the alcoholism of a family member or close friend. We help each other by sharing our experience, strength and hope.
We believe alcoholism is a family illness because it affects every member of the family emotionally and sometimes physically. Although we cannot change or control others, we can detach from their problems while continuing to love them.
Alateen is for teenagers whose lives are or have been affected by someone else’s drinking.
Is Alateen for you?
- Is there someone close to you (a father, mother, other relative or close friend) whose drinking upsets you?
- Do you lie to cover up someone else’s drinking, or to hide what is going on at home?
- Are you embarrassed or afraid to bring friends home?
- Do you think no one can understand how you feel?
- Do you sometimes treat people unfairly (teachers, classmates, teammates, etc.) because you are angry at someone who drinks too much?
If you answered yes to some of these questions, Alateen can help.
Who are we?
Al-Anon and Alateen help families and friends of alcoholics find peace through the Twelve Steps, listening and mutual support. Neutral and independent (with no religious, political or institutional affiliation), the fellowship is self-supporting through voluntary contributions from its members. Each member decides their own level of anonymity. What you see and hear at meetings stays there: this confidentiality creates a safe space where everyone can speak freely and as an equal, regardless of social or financial status.