Support Groups in Bangkok

English-speaking support groups and meetings in Bangkok for AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), drug aid, cancer support meetings, AIDS and more...

Below find information on helplines and support groups for the following:

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Narcotics Anonymous
• HIV/AIDS Support
• Cancer Support
• Family Support

Alcoholics Anonymous

The AA Thailand website has information about Alcoholics Anonymous meetings throughout the country and in Bangkok where open and closed meetings are held daily. Refer to the comprehensive website for meeting times, venues and maps to the locations. All AA meetings are in English unless stated otherwise.

• AA Thailand
  Tel: 02 231 8300
• To find a meeting in Bangkok: Click here

Al-Anon meetings provide support to the family, friends and those affected by an alcoholic in their lives.

• Al-Anon Thailand
  e-mail
• To find an Al-Anon Meeting in Bangkok: Click here

Narcotics Anonymous

The Narcotics Anonymous Thailand group provides help and support for those for whom drugs have become a problem and for those that want to stay free of drugs. Regular meetings (some in English) take place at the Evangelical Church of Bangkok and at other locations in Thailand. A Narcotics Anonymous helpline is available 24/7.

• Narcotics Anonymous Thailand
  Tel: 02 231 8080 
  e-mail
• To find a meeting in Bangkok: Click here

HIV/AIDS Support

The Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre has been providing treatment and care at the Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital since 1985 as well as being involved in many research projects. It is possible for non-Thais to get treatment but a Thai speaker may be needed to help book an appointment. Medical records of previous treatment will be required.

• Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
  Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
  Tel: 02 252 8181-9

Cancer Support

Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group provides emotional and psychological support for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

• Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group
  At: Queen Sirikit Centre, Basement Level, Chulalongkorn Hospital, 1873 Rama IV, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: 02 256 4991-2 / 085 908 8002 
  e-mail

Family Support

BAMBI (Bangkok Mothers & Babies International): A volunteer non-profit organisation that provides pre-natal and post-natal advice and support for parents and pregnant women of all nationalities.

• BAMBI
  Tel: 08 7052 3344
  e-mail

BAMBI also runs a number of support groups:

• Adoption: Help for those that want to adopt children or who have already adopted
• Fertility: Practical information and support
• Allergies: Practical information and shared experiences
• S-Kids (Special Kids): For families with children that have special needs
• TWINS Group: Support and playgroup for families with twins
• Bumps and Babies: Group providing support to pregnant women and to those who have recently given birth. The group meets bi-monthly
• Working Mothers: Support group for working mothers
• BAMBI Single Parents of Thailand (SPOT): Support and social club for single parents and their children
• Time out and Socialise! (TOTS!): Social group for mothers whose husbands often travel
• Compassionate Friends: Support for families that have experienced the death of a child
  Tel: 08 1622 2483
  e-mail
• Bangkok Area Homeschool Network: Support network for families that teach their children at home
  Tel: 08 9782 3478
  e-mail

The Rainbow Room: Special needs awareness centre and support group for parents who have children with behavioural and developmental challenges including Down syndrome, dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder and other special needs.

• The Rainbow Room
  At: 30 Soi Saengchai Sukhumvit 38, Bangkok
  Tel: 086 770 0845
  e-mail