If an alcoholic is unwilling to get help, what can I do about it?

If an alcoholic is unwilling to get help, what can I do about it?

Gail Priddy (Deputy Director) gives expert video advice on: How can I tell if someone is an alcoholic?; How do I approach a friend who is suffering from alcoholic addiction?; How can I get help for someone who is addicted to alcohol? and more...

That's a pretty difficult one, because there's not a huge amount that anyone else can do when an alcoholic is unwilling to get help. I think that you need to try to encourage people, to talk about being there for them. But also often it might be assisting the people around them. So, if your friend has a partner and children, it's about what support they may need. So if the person themselves isn't going to do anything, it's what needs to happen for the rest of that family.