~ 12 Steps | 12 Traditions ~
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:
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 Alateen program.
Learn how to use the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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 behavior.
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 for themselves.
Sponsorship:
Every Alateen group needs active,
adult members of Al-Anon to
serve as Alateen Group Sponsors.
An Alateen Group Sponsor has a
dual role: to provide safety in the
meeting and to help the Alateens
keep the meeting focused on the
Al-Anon/Alateen program of
recovery, sharing knowledge of
our Twelve Steps and Alateen
Traditions. Al-Anon Members
Involved in Alateen Service
(AMIAS) must meet requirements
set by their state or province. For
the safety of the teens and
Sponsors, Alateen groups cannot
meet without certified Sponsors
present.
What Is Alateen?
~ 12 Steps | 12 Traditions ~
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:
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 Alateen program.
Learn how to use the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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 behavior.
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 for themselves.
Sponsorship:
Every Alateen group needs active,
adult members of Al-Anon to
serve as Alateen Group Sponsors.
An Alateen Group Sponsor has a
dual role: to provide safety in the
meeting and to help the Alateens
keep the meeting focused on the
Al-Anon/Alateen program of
recovery, sharing knowledge of
our Twelve Steps and Alateen
Traditions. Al-Anon Members
Involved in Alateen Service
(AMIAS) must meet requirements
set by their state or province. For
the safety of the teens and
Sponsors, Alateen groups cannot
meet without certified Sponsors
present.
