Alateen – Al-Anon: Hope and Help for Family and Friends of Alcoholics

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Facts about Alateen

Alateen is an Al-Anon group for adolescent tweens and teens.

The meeting format is the same as an Al-Anon meeting. Alateens meet for the same purpose, and use the same Steps and Traditions. The only difference is that Alateen requires an Adult Al-Anon Sponsor, who is at least 21 years of age, to be present at every meeting.

The Purpose of Alateen

Young people come together to:

Share experience, strength and hope with each other
Discuss their difficulties
Learn effective ways to cope with their problems
Encourage one another
Help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program

Alateen Members Learn:

Compulsive drinking is a disease
They can detach themselves emotionally from the drinker’s problems while continuing to love the person
They are not the cause of anyone else’s drinking or behaviour
They cannot change or control anyone but themselves
They have spiritual and intellectual resources with which to develop their own
Potentials, no matter what happens at home
They can build satisfying and rewarding life experiences from themselves

You can download the entire pamphlet Facts About Alateen (S-41) here.

You can also download the pamphlet Has Your Life Been Affected By Someone Else’s Drinking? (S-20) – which has 20 pertinent, age appropriate questions to help you determine if your life is (or has been) affected by someone else’s drinking.

Parents & Guardians

If you are a parent/guardian of a child who is, or has been, impacted by some else’s drinking, and want to know more about Alateen, please contact us as outlined on our Contacts page. If you want to know what their meetings are like we encourage you to attend an Al-Anon meeting; they are exactly the same except the age.

Meetings

Alateen meeting locations can be found within the Meetings page and selecting the Alateen filter within the Search options.