Where is Al-Anon headquarters?

Where is Al-Anon headquarters?

Virginia Beach, VA
Al-Anon/Alateen/Headquarters

Is Al-Anon world wide?

Al-Anon meetings are held in over 133 countries. There are 17 countries with evolving structures and 36 countries with a national service structure or a General Service Office. Al-Anon General Service Offices and evolving structures are the World Service Office’s partners in the international community.

How many Al-Anon groups are there worldwide?

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

Who founded Alanon?

Lois W.
Anne B.
Al-Anon/Alateen/Founders
Al-Anon is almost as old as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Al-Anon was started by Lois W., wife of AA cofounder Bill W., and Anne B., a close friend of Lois’. In the formative years of AA, the wives and relatives of AA’s realized that they too could improve their lives by applying the spiritual principles of AA.

What does WSO mean in Al-Anon?

World Service Office (WSO) Volunteers – Al-Anon Family Groups.

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.”

Is Al-Anon run by professionals?

Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who share their experience in applying the Al-Anon principles to problems related to the effects of a problem drinker in their lives. It is not group therapy and is not led by a counselor or therapist; This support network complements and supports professional treatment.

What does 13th stepping mean?

Simply put, the 13th Step is a colloquial term for when a 12-Step old-timer hits on a group newcomer with less than a year of sobriety. It can be for a variety of reasons — emotional, financial, physical – but either way, it’s someone in a position of power trying to take advantage of someone who is weaker.