Who are we?
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 Al-Anon/Alateen program
- Learn how to use Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps and Alateen’s 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
Alateen members are helped when they:
- Attend meetings on a regular basis
- Make telephone contact with other Alateen members
- Read Al-Anon/Alateen literature
- Have another Alateen member as a sponsor
- Apply the Twelve Steps of recovery to their lives
- Become involved in Al-Anon service work
Take this 20-question self-quiz to see if Alateen may be helpful for you.