Ethnic Communities

AA and Black and Minority Ethnic Communities

AA for Ethnic Communities

Alcoholics Anonymous is keen to work effectively with black and minority ethnic communities in Britain, and there are now translations of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous" into over thirty languages, including Hindi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, with more translations in hand.

The various pamphlets about different aspects of the Fellowship are also now in many Asian, European, and other languages. AA keeps a list of members who speak different languages at its Southern Service Office in London to help with calls from various minority ethnic communities.

What is the best way to get AA help for a problem drinker?

By far, the best way to get help is to give them the AA telephone number (0800 9177 650) or to call the number while the patient or client is with you and hand them the phone.

AA members of the AA telephone helpline with at least one year's sobriety will offer to arrange for a member to contact them to take them to a local meeting. A similar service is also available by email by writing to [email protected]

For more information, please click here to contact the Public Information Team at Alcoholics Anonymous.