Parental Alienation Anonymous and the Expanding Network of Support

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In recent years, as awareness of parental alienation has surged, a quiet but powerful network of support groups has taken root across the country, and around the world. At the heart of this movement is Parental Alienation Anonymous (PA-A), a nonprofit modeled after the 12-step format used in recovery communities. PA-A offers free, structured support meetings several times a week via Zoom, providing a vital lifeline to parents and extended family members dealing with the emotional fallout of being cut off from their children. These meetings focus not just on venting or grief-sharing, but on long-term emotional recovery and constructive strategies for navigating alienation dynamics.

Beyond PA-A, a number of grassroots and professional-based communities have formed to meet the growing demand for understanding, healing, and advocacy. Some groups meet monthly in person in cities like Denver, St. Louis, Temecula, and Boston,offering parents a space to connect, swap stories, and feel seen. Many of these are therapist-led or connected to regional mental health initiatives. Others are peer-run and operate like informal coffeehouse gatherings, where alienated parents can drop the mask and speak truthfully about what they’re going through.

Additionally, national and international organizations have taken on the broader mission of advocacy, education, and reform. These groups,sometimes composed of mental health professionals, legal experts, and alienated parents themselves,hold conferences, publish research, and create public awareness campaigns to pressure institutions to recognize and address alienation. Meanwhile, platforms like Meetup have become an unexpected home for the movement as well, hosting niche support circles in dozens of cities. A growing number of these groups are focused not just on survival, but on reclaiming agency and building resilience.

What’s remarkable is how organically these communities have grown. The shared trauma of parental alienation has inspired thousands of people to build something restorative and grassroots, without waiting for institutions to catch up. The support network is not just virtual, it’s very real, and increasingly physical. While precise numbers vary, there are dozens of confirmed in-person gatherings across the U.S., and likely hundreds of informal or unlisted groups operating quietly under the radar. Together, they form an expanding safety net for people who have long felt isolated, silenced, and dismissed.

Whether through anonymous Zoom groups or local in-person circles, the message is consistent: you are not alone, this isn’t your fault, and healing is possible. These networks offer more than support, they offer hope, structure, and a roadmap to sanity in a system that too often feels anything but.