What does Alateen help with?

What does Alateen help with?

Part of the nonprofit Al-Anon Family Groups, Alateen assists teenagers who struggle with a loved one’s alcohol addiction. Members typically attend Alateen meetings because they are too invested in someone else’s alcoholism and need to learn healthy coping behaviors to separate themselves.

What is the difference between Al-Anon and Alateen?

Al‑Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. Alateen, a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a fellowship of young people (mostly teenagers) whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking whether they are in your life drinking or not.

What is the purpose of Al-Anon and Alateen?

Al-Anon and Alateen are two programs that are part of a worldwide fellowship which offers support to families of alcoholics. Al-Anon is designed to help spouses, parents, siblings, and other family members, while Alateen is geared specifically toward younger people living with an alcoholic.

What is Alateen who can go to Alateen?

Alateen meetings in the Mobile App are for young people aged 13 to 18 who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. We are invited to share experience, strength, and hope with other teens.

What age is Alateen for?

About 70 years (1951)
Al-Anon/Alateen/Age

How old do you have to be to be in Alateen?

12 to 18 years old
– Southern California World Service. Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually 12 to 18 years old, whose lives have been affected by someone’s else’s drinking. In Southern California you can also find young Alateen meetings usually for Al-Anon members aged 6 to 12.

What are the principles of Al-Anon?

Al-Anon has three sets of guiding principles called Three Legacies. These include “Recovery through the Twelve Steps,” “Unity through the Twelve Traditions,” and “Service through the Twelve Concepts of Service.”

When was Alateen founded?

1951
Al-Anon/Alateen/Founded
They began meeting separately with each other as early as 1956, prior to the formation of Alateen in 1957—just as family members met together prior to the founding of Al‑Anon in 1951. A 17-year-old, Robert, started the first meeting for teenagers in Pasadena, California, in 1956.

Can alcoholism cause malnutrition?

Malnutrition is common in chronic alcoholics, although its severity may depend on the social characteristics of the patient group under study and their severity of alcohol dependence. General malnutrition is often reflected in body weight loss, mainly of adipose and muscle tissue.

How many Alateen groups are there?

1,500 Alateen groups
Currently, there are over 24,000 Al‑Anon groups and nearly 1,500 Alateen groups meeting in 118 countries.

Who founded Alateen?

Lois W.
Anne B.
Al-Anon/Alateen/Founders

What are the 12 spiritual principles of Al-Anon?

The 12 spiritual principles of recovery are as follows: acceptance, hope, faith, courage, honesty, patience, humility, willingness, brotherly-love, integrity, self-discipline, and service.

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