Description
Why Is This Important?
The period immediately following treatment can be one of the most critical times in recovery. Bridging the Gap helps ensure that individuals leaving treatment facilities are not alone as they begin attending AA meetings and building connections within the Fellowship.
By providing temporary contacts, AA members help newcomers become familiar with meetings, literature, sponsorship, and home groups, making it easier to establish a foundation for long-term sobriety.
Who Is This For?
- Bridging the Gap volunteers
- Treatment Committee members
- Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) members
- General Service members
- Sponsors and prospective sponsors
- AA members interested in Twelfth Step work
- Treatment professionals
- Newcomers preparing to leave treatment facilities
What You’ll Learn
- What Bridging the Gap (BTG) is
- The role of a temporary contact
- How AA supports newcomers leaving treatment
- Best practices for meeting and assisting newcomers
- The importance of sponsorship and home groups
- How treatment facilities and AA cooperate
- Safety considerations for temporary contacts
- Ways to get involved in BTG service work
