Aš Esu

Founded in 2009, Aš Esu is a non-governmental organisation based in Vilnius, Lithuania working on addiction, mental health.

Aš Esu is a Lithuanian public institution (VšĮ) running a Christian-based community for people with addiction, offering rehabilitation based on the Minnesota model and 12-step principles, reintegration support for people leaving treatment, and psychoeducational groups and counselling for relatives of people with addiction. The community was established in Vilnius in 2009 and is open to people regardless of religious belief. It also runs projects funded by Lithuanian public bodies and international programmes, and cooperates with other institutions and parishes to raise awareness of available help and reduce addiction-related stigma.