Support Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous, Drug, Cancer, HIV

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Support Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous, Drug, Cancer, HIV

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous Rome is an English-speaking organisation following the global AA support system. There is a full schedule of meetings in Rome in English. Note that not all of them are open.

• AA Rome
  Website (includes meetings schedule)
  Tel: 06 4742913
  Tel: 06 4742913 (recorded information line) 
  e-mail

The Alcoholics Anonymous Continental European Region organisation also publishes details of AA meetings, in Rome, in English.

• AA Europe website: Click here

Alanon Family Group

This is a support group for relatives and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are held in English at St Paul's Church and at St Andrew's Church. 

• St Paul's Church:
  At: Via Napoli 58 
  Meetings Wednesday 20:00, Sunday 19:00 
• St Andrew's Church
  Meetings Fridays
• For more information
  Tel: 320 2720733

Narcotics Anonymous

Support group for people dependent on tobacco. Although there is no specific English-speaking group, English-speaking people are welcome.

Meetings are held:

• Mondays: 21:15
  At: Via della Paglia 14c 
• Tuesdays: 20:00
  At: Via Santa Maria Goretti 29 
• Wednesdays: 19:30
  At: Via Belgio 32
• Thursdays: 20:15 
  At: Via Santa Maria Goretti 
• Fridays: 20:00
  At: Via XX Settembre 7 (Anglican Church)
• Saturdays: 16:30
  At: Via Napoli 58

HIV Positive

Arché is a support group for HIV+ children and their families. 

• Tel: 06 77250328 or 06 77250350
  e-mail
  Website (in Italian)

Homelessness

Caritas is a support and charity group for homeless people and people in difficulty. 

• Caritas
  At: Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano 6/A, 00184 Rome 
  Tel: 06 6875228 or 06 68861554
  Website

Cancer Support

Italian Breast Cancer Support group for women affected by breast cancer. 

• Tel: 06 39742957  

Lega Tumori di Roma is an Italian association providing help and medical care to people affected by a tumour. 

• Lega Tumori di Roma
  At: Via di Villa Severini 54, 00191 Rome
  Tel: 06 3295240 or 06 3297731
  Fax: 06 3297731
  Website (in Italian)

Gay and Lesbian

Mario Mieli Gay and Lesbian Group is a support group and cultural association for homosexuals. It offers an international contact group, legal assistance and help for HIV-positive people. 

Although the activities of the group are mainly conducted in Italian, some members and some of the staff speak other foreign languages (English, French, Spanish). 

• Mario Mieli 
  At: Via Ostense, Rome
  Tel: 06 5413985
  Fax: 06 5413971
  Website
• For more information, see the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Gay & Lesbian in Rome & Lazio

Rome Samaritans Onlus

The Rome Samaritans Onlus offers a Crisis Intervention Hotline, which is toll-free and open 13:00-22:00 daily. 

• Rome Samarians Onlus
  Tel: 800 860 022 
  Website

Disabled People

Support and information line dedicated to disabled people. Tel: 800 271 027.

• For additional information, see the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Notes for the Disabled in Rome & Lazio