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Project Status
Project Status
Project Origins
Project Origins
In the summer of 2025 there were two problems brought to the attention of the Western Regions Committee:
Member Safety - A member had attended a few meetings while her loved one was threatening violence in the background.
Meeting Safety - A member had attended many recovery and many service meetings exhibiting disruptive and threatening behavior.
The Committee formed a work group to find ways to support the members whether at home or in meetings. The results from that effort are summarized below.
Weekly Meetings
Weekly Meetings
The Western Regions Safety Work Group meets every Wednesday at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. Send an email to wrcnfg@gmail.com if you would like to attend one of our meetings.
Member Safety page on the Western Regions website
Member Safety page on the Western Regions website
https://sites.google.com/nar-anon.org/wrcnfg/safety
The link connects to a web page created as a demonstration of how CAL can be posted on a web page for quick access by a member helping another member during a crisis.
We sent the link to the WSB asking them to approve adding a page like this to the WS website.
We believe this is moving forward.
This week
Robert sent an email to the WS Website Committee if this is in progress. The WS Website Committee checked and has now received authorization from the WSB to implement this page.
Article to Serenity Connection
Article to Serenity Connection
Support a member in crisis during a virtual meeting
A document was created and shared explaining how to move a member into a breakout room so that the member can receive individualized attention without disrupting the meeting.
This document was posted on the Meeting Safety page on the Western Regions website.
We sent a copy of the document to the WS Newsletter asking them to consider publishing it.
SAFETY FIRST document
SAFETY FIRST document
Draft version is accessible here
The Safety First document is on the WS Literature Priority List, but it had not been supported with additional member writings.
The Safety Work Group edited and expanded the document.
We submitted the revised document to WS LitCom.
This is in the queue for LitCom, but it will take a while to become CAL.
Safety Table Card
Safety Table Card
Selected CAL is viewable online
We set a query to the WSB. The reply indicated we should follow the Copyright section in the GWS.
Everything on these table cards is CAL.
We sent WSO a sample table card with the member safety and meeting safety readings.
We sent WSO a sample table card with the Third Step Prayer and Prayer for the Growth.
This was followed by emails and meetings with WSO, WS LitCom, and the WSB.
Members will follow up with the WSB. Is this just an updated format rather than being new literature?
Groups can print and display or screen share, awaiting decision on whether WSO will publish or sell these items.
We posted the two page printable table card on the Safety page on the WRCNFG website.
We posted the screen shareable safety slides on the Safety page on the WRCNFG website.
Personal Safety Checklist
Personal Safety Checklist
The goal is to turn the 4th Step Personal Safety checklist into a pamphlet because that is more accessible to new members than is the 4th Step Workbook.
We created a draft to show formatting options.
Western Regions Safety Work Group reviewed the prototype, but cannot share the document because it is copyright protected.
We sent an email to WS LitCom with our suggestions and a request for recommendations on how to proceed.
Safe Exit
Safe Exit
A Safe Exit button allows a member to quickly close a Nar-Anon website and bring up a website that may be less triggering to a hostile observer. This should be a floating button that is always visible and not a menu entry or fixed button that would require scrolling.
Example https://goldenwomencentre.ca/
Example https://www.techsafety.org/exit-from-this-website-quickly
https://naranonontario.com/ now has a Safe Exit button and has shared this information with the World Service Website Committee for their website replacement project. The new World Service Website will use the same software as Ontario uses.
There is now a safe-exit button on the Central California website. It is labeled "weather" so the result is known before clicking. The process for implementing this within Squarespace is documented and can be shared with the World Service Website Committee for consideration on the current world service website. Currently, the "weather" button works, but the "back" button is not disabled. After researching the issue, it turns out the back button is not actually disabled on the other example sites either, we have just not been checking that feature accurately.
Found a way to add an Exit to the menu bar in the Western Regions website. This Exit is always visible when the page scrolls and will open in the same tab as the current page thus obscuring the current page. However, this does not disable the back button from returning to the Western Regions website. For now, this seems to be the best that can be done for a site built on Google Sites.
The Central California report was sent to the World Service Website Committee. Both Central California and World Service run the same version of Squarespace with the same functionality.
This week
As of December 8, 2025, there is a "weather" button on the world service website.
Improved Two-Way Communication
Improved Two-Way Communication
The "Information" section on our website now includes:
Our News - list of emails from our committee
Concept 8 - blank space to post two-way communications
Newsletter - combined searchable Serenity Connection
Announcement email was sent to tell regions about the Safety pages and the Information pages. This email also informs regions that they can submit articles to consider posting on the Concept 8 page. The email is posted on the Our News web page.
WSC 2027 Conference Motions
WSC 2027 Conference Motions
World Service Conference 2027 Motion forms are posted in the WSC 2027 - All Share PDFs > Forms folder.
This week
Motion 06 - Ensure every World Service Committee has access to translation technology for all of their committee meetings and events.
Motion 05 - Rationalize the GWS Conference deadlines on pages 9 through 16.
Future
Motion 01 - Add Safety readings to the shareable slides made available by the World Service Office.
Motion 02 - Add a table card with safety readings to the Nar-Anon Store.
Motion 03 - Add a table card with the Third Step Prayer and the Prayer for the Growth of Our Fellowship to the Nar-Anon Store.
Motion 04 - Add a Safety Statement into the Suggested Meeting Format in the Nar-Anon Guide to Local Services.
Safe Browsing
Safe Browsing
Future
Create a document regarding safe browsing (incognito mode and such) to share with members.
Send an email to the regionals regarding the safe browsing memo and the safe exit buttons so they can share.
Guidance for Meeting Hosts
Guidance for Meeting Hosts
https://sites.google.com/nar-anon.org/wrcnfg/service/meeting-safety
Some preliminary information is posted on the Western Regions Meeting Safety page.
Future
Review and revise this material.
Decide if there is an additional way to share this information.
Consider holding a roundtable regarding Member Safety and Meeting Safety.
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