Al-Anon Information Centre (Northern Ireland) - Belfast

Someone else's drinking can affect your life - be it a relative or friend, male or female. Someone else's uncontrolled, and uncontrollable, drinking can: - turn love to hate - bring you to the depths of despair - affect you financially - lead to violent outbursts - make you doubt your own sanity - make you think that you are the problem. Whatever your relationship to the drinker, whatever your story, Al-Anon can help. Al-Anon Family Groups hold regular meetings where members share their own experience of living with alcoholism. Al-Anon does not offer advice or counselling, but members give each other understanding, strength and hope, in order to cope with a family member's drinking. Helpline :- 028 9068 2368 for details. Al-Anon Family Groups Meetings Unless otherwise stated, Al-Anon meetings are held every week. Most meetings last for one and a half hours - variations are shown in the group's notes. You are welcome to attend if you have been - or still are - affected by someone elses drinking. Contacts are available for each meeting, if you wish to speak to someone prior to attending a meeting, please call 028 9068 2368 for details. All meetings are by tradition, 'closed', that is, attended only by family and friends whose lives have been affected by the alcoholic's behaviour. 'Open' meetings are offered by some groups who welcome professionals and others interested in learning how meetings can provide help and support to their clients. We ask visitors to respect the traditions of confidentiality and anonymity We offer support, information and a programme of recovery to anyone affected by another person's drinking. We have regular meetings through-out Northern Ireland. Our information centre offers 24 hour phone contact and information on an individual basis at our centre in Peace House, Belfast. We are happy to send literature to anyone interested. (please ring telephone number above). Anyone affected by someone elses drinking is welcome at an Al-Anon meeting.