how do 'meetings' work (US TV)

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clearly watch too much tv

how does this work?
do you just turn up?
do you need to pay? who pays?
do they actually help?
do employers have to give time off for those?

Meetings with who?

What meetings? Work meetings?

Not meetings. 'Meetings'.

meetings like group councelling for addiction or mental health issues.

If you mean AA or similar then you just turn up and they are free, although will take donations.

In Chicago the doctors will go either before or after their shift as they had very early or late meetings. I know this from watching ER.

AA/DA/GA are all free. They are run by volunteers mostly, usually people who have been through the program and are giving time back.

same in bones, grey's anatomy etc...

thank you

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AA , Al Anon etc work the same in the UK also. You register, get given a list of local meetings, then turn up when you’re ready.

I guess I'm wondering if they are used more in the us compared to other countries.
and if they are a 'cheap' option considering the high cost of medical care/councelling.

They are used all over the world, there are zoom meetings too now that you can join for free also. So they are practically everywhere and any time. It’s necessary.

We have AA/NA etc and group therapy for mental health issues/counselling in the UK too. I assume it works exactly the same in the US as it does here, except the obvious difference that they don’t have any NHS services.

do you just turn up? Yes
do you need to pay? who pays? Free
do they actually help? Depends really on if you are someone who vibes with that type of group and the steps and what not
do employers have to give time off for those? There’s aa meetings at all sorts of times, you’d just go after work

Twelve-step meetings are free, but if the meeting is in a rented room (church hall, community centre, etc.) there is a strong expectation that you will donate £2 or a bit more for the cost of the room and the free hot drinks.

If you mean AA meetings, I think they are pretty much the same worldwide.

If you mean group therapy for mental health issues or counselling, I don’t know if they are more common in the US than the UK (they exist here too) but they certainly make for better plot lines and possibilities in TV shows compared to 1 to 1 sessions 😂