Al-Anon/Alateen

Eligibility

Al-Anon meetings are for anyone whose life has been affected by someone else’s drinking. If someone’s alcoholism is bothering you, please attend any ‘unrestricted’ meeting, both ‘open’ and ‘closed.'

‘Open’ Al-Anon meetings are open to everyone, including those only seeking information about Al-Anon, such as professionals (counselors, doctors, etc.), media, students, or the curious, but don’t, themselves, have any family or friends whose alcoholism is bothering them.
‘Closed’ Al-Anon meetings are meant only for those whose lives are bothered by someone else's drinking. Visitors and newcomers that qualify in this manner are welcome to attend ‘closed’ Al-Anon meetings. It is asked that those seeking only information not attend 'closed' meetings.
‘Restricted’ meetings are held on sites that require special clearance and/or permission. No one can attend these meetings without being cleared by the facility in which the meeting is held. The purpose of 'restricted' meetings is to carry the Al-Anon/Alateen message to those who are confined in crisis/abuse shelters, juvenile detention centers, group homes, county jails, state and federal prisons, and other similar facilities.
All Alateen meetings are ‘closed,’ open only to teens and some younger children and their Area-certified Group Sponsor(s). For the teen’s protection, Alateen abides by the NCWSA requirement for Alateen member safety.

Services

Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve common problems.

Please call the Al-Anon/Alateen Information Line or visit the website to receive information about group meeting times and locations. Meetings in San Joaquin County are held in Lodi, Manteca, Stockton and Tracy. Adjacent meetings are held in Galt, Modesto, Oakdale, and Valley Springs. There are about 1,000 meetings spread throughout Northern California. Those who call remain anonymous.

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