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Alateen - What Is It?
Alateen
is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives
have been affected by someone else's drinking.
Young people come together to:
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share
experience, strength and hope with each other |
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discuss their
difficulties |
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learn effective
ways to cope with their problems |
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encourage one
another |
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help each other
understand the principles of the Al-Anon program |
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learn how to use
the Twelve Steps and Alateen's Twelve Traditions |
Alateen members learn:
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compulsive
drinking is a disease |
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they can detach
themselves emotionally from the drinker's problems while continuing to
love the person |
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they are not the
cause of anyone else's drinking or behavior |
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they cannot
change or control anyone but themselves |
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they have
spiritual and intellectual resources with which to develop their own
potentials, no matter what happens at home |
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they can build
satisfying and rewarding life experiences for themselves |
Every Alateen group needs an active, adult member of Al-Anon to serve as
sponsor. The sponsor is an active party of the group, guiding and
sharing knowledge of our Twelve Steps and Traditions. Members of Alateen
can also choose to have a personal sponsor, who can be another member of
Alateen or Al-Anon.
Alateen members meet in church halls, school rooms or other suitable
places (many times in the same building as an Al-Anon grop but in a
separate room). All Alateen meetings are considered 'closed'. That
means that only people who have been affected by the compulsive drinking
of another are welcome. Outsiders with an interest are welcome to sit in
on an 'open' Al-Anon meeting to learn more.
Your Al-Anon group can:
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Start or support
an existing Alateen meeting group. |
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Invite an
Alateen speaker to address your group. |
As an Al-Anon member you can:
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Place an Alateen
poster in a professional office or public place. |
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Drive an Alateen
to meetings. |
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Deliver a Public
Service Announcement to a cable TV or radio station. |
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Learn more about
Alateen Sponsorship read about the
Safety and. Behavior Requirements and the
Disclosure Form. |
Portions of this text have been reprinted with
permission of
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.,
Virginia Beach, VA
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