Of Special Note:

  • Got an mp3 player? Listen to podcasts from the 2009 Families Anonymous Convention in Alabama. Find the annual business meeting, the new WSB chair's address, and some workshops by clicking here and then the "Events" tab.
  • Al-Anon's new book explores many facets of recovery in relationships. "Drawing on the experience, strength, and hope of hundreds of members, it sheds light on how alcoholism has affected many different types of relationships in many different ways." Find out more here.
  • Help out with a Holistic Depression Treatment Effectiveness Survey by answering questions about which depression treatments work for you. Graeme Cowan is an Australian-based authority working with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance to produce a book about Americans overcoming depression. The highlights of this research will be used in the book and also made available for free on the website.
  • Read more about the Because I Love You Life Coaching Program. This program is designed to assist families through struggles and crisis. Life coaches are skilled instructors who coach families in making improvements. Information can be found here.

Occupational Recovery Mutual Aid Groups

There are mutual aid opportunities for doctors, lawyers, nurses, anesthesiologists and other professionals seeking or in recovery and their families. There are also employee-based assistance programs

Find out more about occupational mutual aid groups.

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What is Mutual Aid?

Mutual aid is the process of giving and receiving non-clinical and non-professional help to achieve long-term recovery from addiction.

There are mutual aid groups for people seeking, initiating and sustaining their recovery and for their families and significant others.

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Welcome

Welcome to Faces & Voices Guide to Mutual Aid Resources. Find out about the growing number and scope of volunteer recovery mutual aid groups. This one-stop resource is for people in or seeking recovery from addiction, their families and friends and for addiction treatment service providers and other allied service professionals. Numerous research studies have shown that mutual aid groups play a significant role in the process of recovery. Here you can learn about the many varieties of online and in-person mutual aid groups that are helping people find and sustain their recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.