Most international online SLAA Groups use WhatsApp Chat Groups for their Members to engage in fellowship, support and outreach between Meetings.
Groups can share their WhatsApp Details on this Page if they wish by sending a request to slaavirtual@gmail.com. It is not a requirement to register your WAG with FWS or SLAAvirtual.
SLAAvirtual Groups Community
To ask to join any of these WhatsApp Groups, message the SLAAvirtual Infoline using WhatsApp.
| WhatsApp Group | Members | Opened | Mutual Aid to Recover |
| Tradition 3 Group | |||
| Groups Announcements | 1967 | 07-May-18 | Notice Board |
| SLAA Women’s Share | 346 | 05-Oct-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Fantasy Addiction | 766 | 01-Jun-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Sober Dating | 658 | 30-Jun-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Withdrawal Coed | 481 | 29-Aug-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Healthy Relationships | 522 | 02-Oct-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Love Addiction | 537 | 24-Jan-22 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Boundaries Group | 451 | 01-Feb-22 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Parents in Recovery | 179 | 08-Jul-22 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Mens Discussion | 153 | 06-May-24 | Discussion & Support |
| SLAAvirtual Mens Withdrawal | 97 | 06-May-24 | Readings, shares & outreach |
SLAAvirtual Services Community
To ask to join any of these WhatsApp Groups, message the SLAAvirtual Infoline using WhatsApp.
| SLAA Services Announcements | 1751 | 01-Jun-21 | Noticeboard |
| SLAA Women’s Outreach | 527 | 26-Jan-24 | Outreach Service |
| SLAA Womens Anorexia OR | 304 | 09-Dec-21 | Outreach Service |
| SLAA Daily Toplines Coed | 245 | 02-Mar-24 | Outreach Service |
| Maintaining Healthy Reationships | 228 | 08-Jan-24 | Workshop Waiting List |
| SLAA Prayer/Meditation | 377 | 30-Dec-21 | Daily Step 11 |
| Codependents in SLAA | 262 | 20-Jun-24 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA- Womens Outreach | 315 | 15-Feb-21 | Outreach Service |
| SLAAvirtual Womens Withdrawal | 323 | 22-Feb-22 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| General (SLAA Humour & Chat) | 142 | 30-May-24 | Fellowship activity |
| SLAA Creative Writing | 120 | 07-Jun-24 | Fellowship activity |
| SLAA Art in Recovery | 136 | 07-Jun-24 | Fellowship activity |
| SLAA Fantasy Addiction Outreach | 205 | 30-Mar-24 | Outreach Service |
| SDWVII 2026 Waiting Room | 4 | 24-Apr-23 | Waiting room |
| SLAA Java | 34 | 06-Aug-24 | Information service |
| SLAAvirtual Men’s Outreach | 121 | 06-May-24 | Outreach Service |
| SVIG Sober Dating Workshop | 72 | 20-Aug-23 | CLOSED to new members |
Sponsorship & Stepwork Community
To ask to join any of these WhatsApp Groups, message the SLAAvirtual Infoline using WhatsApp.
| Stepwork Announcements | 1515 | 01-Jun-21 | Information Board |
| SLAAdies HOW Step Group | 306 | 21-Feb-22 | Step questions, shares & outreach |
| SLAA 12 Characteristics Study | 133 | 30-May-24 | Study Characteristics |
| SLAA Women Only Sponsorship | 661 | 04-May-21 | Sponsorship service |
| SLAA Anorexia Group | 564 | 24-Aug-18 | Daily step questions, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Sponsor/ee Women Grp | 575 | 10-Feb-21 | Sponsorship service |
| Saturday Co-Sponsorship Group | 20 | 05-Nov-22 | Anorexia Step Program |
| SLAA 12 Traditions Study | 158 | 01-Mar-21 | Study Traditions |
| SLAA 12 Signs of Recovery | 187 | 05-Oct-23 | Study Signs |
Special Interest Group Community
To ask to join any of these WhatsApp Groups, message the SLAAvirtual Infoline using WhatsApp.
| Special Interest Group Announcements | 973 | 01-Jun-21 | Informaton Board |
| SLAA BDSM Addiction Recovery Chat | 56 | 11-Jan-23 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Neurodiverse Discussion | 242 | 10-Dec-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Neurodiverse Outreach | 140 | 07-Dec-23 | Outreach Service |
| Christians in SLAA | 102 | 12-Jul-23 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Muslims in SLAA | 35 | 18-Apr-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Women Abuse Survivors | 103 | 01-Jun-24 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| BPD Women of SLAA | 105 | 29-Nov-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Sober Dating & Neurodivergence | 134 | 08-Dec-23 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| QSLAA | 199 | 30-May-24 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Trauma Recovery | 304 | 16-Jun-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Military & Veterans in SLAA | 14 | 24-Feb-25 | Outreach Service |
| SLAA Step Ten Group | 12 | 10-May-23 | Outreach Service |
| Married Men in SLAA | 58 | 26-Apr-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Married Women in SLAA | NEW! 20 | 15-May-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Sex Workers in SLAA | 14 | 23-Feb-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Healthy Body Image & Sexuality in SLAA | 131 | 7-May-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Adult Content Creators | NEW! 17 | 24-May-25 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Male Sex Workers in SLAA | Confidential | NEW | Readings, shares & outreach |
SLAA Information Services Community
Go here to join the Community and have access to these service chats:
| Infoline Announcements | 1065 | 01-Jun-21 | Information Board |
| SLAA Infoline | NA | 23-Feb-21 | 12th Step Service |
| SLAA Workshop/Events | 338 | 15-Feb-21 | Workshop Directory |
| SLAA Online Meetings | 643 | 25-Jan-24 | Meeting Directory |
| SLAA Intergroups Chat | 71 | 08-Sep-20 | Information Board |
| SLAA India (Hindi) | 65 | 19-Oct-21 | Sharing, outreach and information |
| SLAA Pakistan (Urdu) | 11 | 09-Apr-25 | Sharing, outreach and information |
| SLAA Japan | 11 | 24-Jan-25 | Sharing, outreach and information |
| SLAA Africa | 24 | 18-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Norway | 6 | 27-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Indonesia | 30 | 20-Jun-22 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Denmark | 6 | 16-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| German Speaking SLAA | 32 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| French Speaking SLAA | 17 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| Italian Speaking SLAA | 9 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| Arabic Speaking SLAA | 15 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| Russian Speaking SLAA | 11 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Lithuania | 15 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| Portuguese Speaking SLAA | 23 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Spanish | 50 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Nederlands | 12 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| Israelis in SLAA | 25 | 17-Apr-25 | 12th step service |
| SLAA Asia | 49 | 19-Oct-21 | 12th step service |
SLAAvirtual Meetings WhatsApp Groups
To ask to join these Meetings and be invited by the Group to their WhatsApp Group, message the SLAAvirtual Infoline using WhatsApp.
| SLAA Moms Serenity | 255 | 25-Oct-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Co-Sponsor Workshop | 39 | 23-Dec-21 | Working the Steps |
| Brothers, Sisters & Siblings | 72 | 21-07-21 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Speaker Seeker | 117 | 18-Dec-21 | Speaker finders, speakers and register |
| Women of SLAA | 216 | 21-Jan-21 | Outreach & Fellowship |
| SLAA WhatsApp Grp Admins | 47 | 17-Aug-21 | Supports all SLAA Admins |
| CPTSD/SLAA Womens Group | 129 | 10-Feb-21 | Support Group |
Friends of SLAAvirtual
The SLAAvirtual Infoline will also assist members to join these SLAA WhatsApp Groups that are not managed by the SLAAvirtual Intergroup or one of its Member Groups:
| All 12 Step Meetings Links | 257 | 28-Jan-20 | No, not SLAA |
| SLAA Meetings, All Gender | 290 | 15-Feb-21 | Meeting Directory |
| SLAA Womens NB Meetings & Events | 160 | 14-Feb-21 | Meeting Directory |
| Les Femmes con Corozon | 332 | 02-Aug-20 | IWS Meeting’s Group |
| WNDT Women & Nonbinary Daily Toplines | 960 | 19-Jul-20 | Discussion and Outreach |
| Sunrise Surrender | 241 | 27-Apr-24 | Discussion and Outreach |
| Daily Conscious Contact | 310 | 24-May-21 | Discussion and Outreach |
| Grace & Unity Outreach | 312 | 07-May-23 | Outreach Service |
| NMK in SLAA | 82 | 22-Dec-23 | Discussion and Outreach |
| WO Outreach 2 | 312 | 18-Jul-21 | Outreach Service |
| Womens HOW Outreach | 297 | 06-Oct-17 | Outreach Service |
| SLAA Anorexia Focus | 138 | 05-Oct-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| Committed Partners (WO) | 145 | 07-Sep-20 | Readings, shares & outreach |
| SLAA Anorexia Sponsorship | 146 | 13-Feb-21 | Sponsors and sponsees |
| SLAA Basic Text Book Club | 99 | 24-Nov-24 | Discussion and Outreach |
| Recovery in Relationships | 317 | 09-Jun-21 | Discussion and Outreach |
| SLAA Anorexia Focus | 138 | 05-Oct-20 | Discussion and Outreach |
| Sponsorship Connection | 785 | 22-May-21 | No NOT SLAA |
| SLAA Bali | 86 | 27-Jan-20 | Yes, registered Group |
| The Womens LAVA Community | 467 | 18/10/23 | Discussion and outreach |
| SLAA Meeting Speaker Finder | 162 | 18/12/21 | Matching speakers and speaker seekers |
SLAAvirtual Trusted Servants Community
To join you must be a current elected Representative of an online or hybrid SLAA Group that is a member of the SLAAvirtual or other trusted servant appointed by group conscience to one of these Groups.
| Trusted Servants’ Announcements | 299 | 01-Jun-21 | Notice Board |
| SVIG Calendar Management | 12 | 09-May-24 | Calendar changes |
| SLAAvirtual Tech Team | 10 | 29-Jan-24 | Tech Strategy |
| SVIG Intergroup | 39 | 15-Apr-21 | Intergroup Business |
| SVIG Complaint Resolution | 6 | 13-Nov-23 | Complaint handling |
| SLAAvirtual Agenda | 26 | 19-Apr-21 | Monthly Agenda Items |
| B Group Trusted Servants | 4 | 12-Dec-23 | Group Management |
| SLAA Humour and Insp | 69 | 19-Feb-21 | Trusted Servants fellowship |
| 12 Steps in 12 Weeks | 40 | 05-Jan-24 | Project Team |
| SLAAvirtual Community Managers | 9 | 07-Feb-24 | Appointed to manage Communities |
| SVIG Membership Managers | 4 | 05-May-24 | Process Applications |
| 2025 ABM Preparation | 15 | 06-Mar-23 | Delegate Group |
| SLAA Safe Sponsorship | 11 | 22-Oct-23 | Project Team |
| SVIG Design & Website | 6 | 25-Feb-22 | Website and Outreach materiaks |
| SLAA Special Interest Admins | 6 | 02-02-25 | Admin peer support |
FAQ
Can a WhatsApp Group register with SLAA?
Yes
Any two or more persons gathered together for mutual aid in
SLAA Tradition 3
recovering from sex and love addiction may call themselves an S.L.A.A. group, provided that as a group they have no other affiliation.
FWS accepts WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and many other online chats as eligible platforms when members decide to register as a new Group.
The expressions “Group” and “Meeting” are often used interchangeably in 12 Step, but the Traditions themselves define that it is Groups, not Meetings, that are eligible to form part of SLAA.
We suggest when registering to describe the Chat Group as a 24/7 seven day a week chatgroup meeting.
Any Group that is registered with FWS as a Group is eligible to join as a Member of the SLAAvirtual Intergroup. Here is the link to Register your Group, if your online Group votes in Group Conscience to register as a Group with SLAA.
Voting on the SLAAvirtual Intergroup and for a Delegate to Conference is one vote per Group, not one vote per Meeting, so keep that in mind when you register with FWS.
Which Groups should not register with SLAA FWS?
Any online SLAA group or meeting should only register as a SLAA Group if it subscribes to the 12 Traditions of SLAA (see below). Registration is a decision made by FWS. See slaafws.org for more information.
SLAAvirtual Intergroup does not list:
- Face-to-face SLAA meetings (visit the SLAA Meeting Finder)
- Digital recording, “daily reading,” or “social networking” sites or blogs
- Non-SLAA web sites, groups or email lists, but SLAA Groups can use hosting services from providers like WhatsApp, Zoom and Google.
- Meetings that appear to be conducted by an organization or by individuals who are not SLAA members.
- Groups or meetings calling themselves “SLAA” but that participate in “affiliate programs”; that is, they receive income from ad placement (or from any non-SLAA source).
How do SLAA’s Traditions apply to Groups?
An overview of how the Traditions apply to SLAA groups, in brief:
- all group members are sex and love addicts (or have a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction)
- the group is fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions
- the group has no other affiliation
- the group does not endorse outside enterprises
- the group has no opinion on outside issues
- the group maintains the anonymity of its members (no full names or photos of members in public view)
How do I create a WhatsApp Group?
See the Suggestions How To Create a WhatsApp Group
Suggestions for SLAA WhatsApp Groups
SLAAvirtual Intergroup has compiled a list of suggestions for best practice in managing a SLAA WhatsApp Group. Feedback is welcome: email slaavirtual@gmail.com