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Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a twelve-step program founded by Rozanne S. [1] Its first meeting was held in Hollywood, California, USA on January 19, 1960, after Rozanne attended a Gamblers Anonymous meeting and realized that the Twelve Steps could potentially help her with her own addictive behaviors relating to food. [1]
Contributions: OA Service Corps, OA Rendezvous August 4, 1993 – August 10, 1993: 222 1994: NOAC 23 rd: Purdue University: A Journey for One, An Adventure for Many July 31, 1994 – August 4, 1994: 6012 1995: Retreat Philmont Training Center Year of Service Events: Indian Seminar/Ceremonies/Shows & OA Activities 1995: 400 1996: NOAC 24 th
Over time, it became clear that the program of the "90-day meetings" was distinctive from that of OA. Further, this program had grown. Members moved from the Boston area to Michigan, Florida, Texas, New York, California, Australia, and Germany, taking their recovery with them and establishing meetings in communities where they lived.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles about specific twelve-step recovery programs and fellowships.These programs, and the groups of people who follow them, are based on the set of guiding principles for recovery from addictive, compulsive, or other behavioral problems originally developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. [1]
Twelve-step programs are international mutual aid programs supporting recovery from substance addictions, behavioral addictions and compulsions.Developed in the 1930s, the first twelve-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded by Bill Wilson and Bob Smith, aided its membership to overcome alcoholism. [1]
The national chief and the national vice chief are selected by a caucus of the section chiefs at the outset of the Order of the Arrow's national planning meeting. At the national level, the OA is headed by the National Order of the Arrow committee of which the national chief and national vice chief are voting members.
Three online weekly meetings are available for members who have no local or convenient chapter meeting or who prefer an online experience, including international members living outside of the USA and Canada. Unlike members of local meetings, there is no weigh-in for online meeting members. [4]
Food Addicts Anonymous was founded in 1987 in West Palm Beach, Florida, by a founder who calls herself "Judith C." [2] [3] By 2007 there were over 150 weekly meetings around the world in addition to phone and online meetings. [3] [4] The organization has meetings in the US, Canada, Australia, England, Norway, Sweden and Ireland.