Al-Anon Family Groups, which includes Alateen, has been in existence for over 50 years as a community resource providing support to those affected by someone else's drinking. Today, there are over 26,000 Al-Anon and Alateen groups meeting in 115 countries. Our meetings are anonymous and confidential. There are no dues or fees for membership.
40% of Al-Anon members report that a professional influenced their decision to attend their first Al-Anon meeting. Al-Anon and Alateen meetings are compatible with all types of counseling and medical treatment.
Al-Anon makes available several pamphlets, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, which may assist you in making referrals to Al-Anon/Alateen family group meetings:
If you don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, you can download the software for free.
Every three years, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. conducts a survey of its members in the US and Canada. A snapshot of the results is published in the pamphlet Who Are the Members of Al-Anon/Alateen? (S-29).
This page last updated on July 2, 2006.