Elternkreis Wien

Founded in 1996, Elternkreis Wien is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on addiction, health.

Elternkreis Wien is a non-profit, non-partisan association founded in 1996 that runs a self-help group for parents and relatives of people who are at risk of or affected by addiction. The group offers anonymous mutual support, peer exchange and information, and holds regular evening meetings and info events in Vienna. The association also advocates for a human-rights-compliant, harm-reduction and abstinence-oriented drug policy in Austria, supports prevention and awareness work, and maintains contact with the Vienna drug coordination office and other addiction services. It is a member of the VNGOC and holds special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.