What is Outreach?
Outreach is simply sharing Nar-Anon’s message. The goal is to let families and friends of addicts know that hope and help is available through the Nar-Anon program. Outreach is the vital link between individuals seeking help and members who share their experience, strength, and hope. Outreach to professionals and programs in contact with families and friends of addicts are an important part of this effort.
Why do Outreach?
We do outreach to let those affected by someone else’s addiction know they are not alone and there is a program where they can find support for themselves. We work Step Twelve and fulfill our primary purpose when we try to increase public awareness of Nar-Anon and share information about our Twelve Step program.
Source: Nar-Anon Family Groups Outreach Handbook, 2023, p2
Tradition Five: Each Nar-Anon Family Group has but one purpose; to help families of addicts. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps of Nar-Anon, by encouraging and understanding our addicted relatives, and by welcoming and giving comfort to families of addicts.
Questions about how to do outreach?
Review Nar-Anon’s Outreach Handbook for more information.
Email outreach.naranonmw@gmail.com
Outreach Handbook
Nar-Anon World Service Office
Our Public Relations Policy
Tradition Eleven: Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films, internet, and other forms of mass media. We need guard with special care the anonymity of all NA members.
We attract when we:
- Share information about Nar-Anon
- Model healthy behaviors and interactions
- Cooperate with NA, treatment centers, institutions, individuals, and professionals
- Share what Nar-Anon means to us
- Focus on our personal recovery
- Share how we use the tools of the program
- Avoid gossip about the addict or others
- Protect anonymity for ourselves and others
- Share about how we protect anonymity