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Houston Al-Anon | Alateen
Meeting Formats For Institutions Groups

For Houston and Surrounding Areas

Al-Anon/Alateen members who conduct these meetings are not employees of, nor compensated by any facility.

CLOSED MEETINGS
Potential members meet with experienced Al-Anon/Alateen members who stress the basics of our program.

OPEN MEETINGS
All are welcome at Al-Anon/Alateen orientation meetings where an experienced member reads the Al-Anon preamble and then briefly describes the Al-Anon program of family recovery.

Topics may include:
  1. Alcoholism: an illness that affects the family.
  2. The First Step: "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable."
  3. Al-Anon/Alateen membership: "The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend."
  4. Alateen: it’s importance for younger family members.
  5. Slogans: "Easy Does It," "One Day At a Time" etc.
  6. A story of recovery: Al-Anon and Alateen speakers. *(G-1)
The following guidelines answer some of the most frequently asked questions about institution meetings and are available from Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.:

Guidelines:
Acknowledgements
Excerpt from Just For Today (M-12) | All rights reserved.
Copyright © Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617
Phone: (757) 563-1600 Fax: (757) 563-1655
E-mail: wso@al-anon.org Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA.

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