{"product_id":"saturday-evening-post-from-july-2-1955-help-for-the-alcoholic-s-family-3","title":"Saturday Evening Post from July 2, 1955 - Help for the Alcoholic’s Family","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"205\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eSaturday Evening Post — July 2, 1955\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"284\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eFeaturing “Help for the Alcoholic’s Family” — A Landmark Al-Anon Article\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"400\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"302\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"333\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"342\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 2, 1955\u003cbr data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"372\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Curtis Publishing Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"697\"\u003eOffered here is the July 2, 1955 issue of \u003cem data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"494\"\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring the influential article “Help for the Alcoholic’s Family” by Jerome Ellison—one of the earliest pieces of national journalism to bring widespread attention to Al-Anon Family Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"1017\"\u003ePublished just four years after the official founding of Al-Anon (1951), this article played a crucial role in introducing the general public to the idea that alcoholism deeply affects families—and that recovery and support were available not only for the alcoholic, but also for spouses, children, and loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1362\"\u003eEllison’s article followed in the footsteps of Jack Alexander’s landmark 1941 Saturday Evening Post articles on Alcoholics Anonymous, which had helped propel A.A. into national consciousness. 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