To Professionals
Newsletters:
At least two to four adults have their lives affected by living with family members or friends who are alcoholics.
- Al-Anon Family Groups provide help for these people and are for anyone whose life has been affected by living with an alcoholic.
- Statistics (in the United States) show that around 50% of divorces are due to family problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption and that around 50% of juvenile delinquents have been affected by living with alcoholics in the family. Likewise, the vast majority of traffic accidents are caused by drunk drivers, which causes enormous emotional and material damage to families.
- Statistics show that 60% of hospitalized patients suffer from illnesses related to excessive alcohol consumption.
- The disease of alcoholism can often be identified by professionals through family members or close friends.
The health professional, being able to detect the problem, help and guide, often refers their patients to Al-Anon Family Groups as further support in recovery, recognizing them as a resource available in the community for all those who identify as family members or friends of alcoholics.
Many members report that they have been told and advised by health professionals to attend Al-Anon Family Group meetings.
Statistics show that, on the other hand, 47% of Al-Anon Family Group members seek professional counseling after attending meetings.
Al-Anon Family Groups, through their members, are available to hold meetings in Public Institutions (hospitals and treatment centers and others) and Private Institutions (companies and others) to publicize the Al-Anon Family Association and share their experience as family members of alcoholic patients.
The Association's office has leaflets with information aimed at health professionals and others.
If you are a professional and would like to learn more about the Al-Anon Family Groups Association, please contact us as we will be happy to send you free information leaflets.
Together we can achieve what we cannot do alone.
Our Al-Anon Family Groups can help you
