Many people find peer support a helpful tool that can aid in their recovery. Find a listing of organizations that offer support groups for consumers, their family members and friends.
Review Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Mental Health America
This searchable database includes information on over 1,100+ national, international and demonstrational model self-help support groups, ideas for starting groups, and opportunities to link with others to develop needed new national or international groups.
Review Date: Monday, May 11, 2015
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Have you had a cancer diagnosis? The 4th Angel Mentoring Program offers free, one-on-one, telephone based, confidential outreach and support from someone who has successfully made the same journey you are about to begin – the journey towards recovery.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative (CARES)
Support groups are a great resource for people to maintain control over their lives, to give and take the wisdom and experience that comes from living with a devastating illness. ALS support groups are listed by state.
Review Date: Thursday, September 08, 2011
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
An effective support group helps recovery through mutual support and provides updated information about causes and treatment, eliminating some of the myths about anxiety disorders. This page lists support groups by state.
Review Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
This site provides information and resources on employment, legal and financial issues, health insurance, treatment, research, and other issues of concern to young adults who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 02, 2015
American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.
The National Ataxia Foundation provides a variety of ways to connect with others affected by Ataxia including support groups, bulletin boards, chat rooms, and social networking groups.
Review Date: Friday, January 06, 2012
National Ataxia Foundation
The purpose of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Support Community is to provide a forum for patients and their families affected by brain aneurysms to find support.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation
This page provides a guide to both in-person and online support groups for those newly diagnosed and coping with various types of brain tumors, including medulloblastomas, optic-glioma tumors, etc.
Review Date: Friday, August 28, 2015
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation
If you or someone you care about has Alzheimer's disease, you need to find good care in your community. This page helps you plan ahead in terms of health care, finances, and finding support.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Alzheimer's Association
Find the nearest chapter of The Compassionate Friends, a national non-profit organization that assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age.
Review Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Compassionate Friends
Search this state listing to locate a Mended Heart chapter offering support and encouragement to heart patients, families and caregivers. Contact the national office at 1-888-432-7899 or info@mendedhearts.org for more information.
Review Date: Monday, December 01, 2014
Mended Hearts, Inc.
The Congenital Heart Information Network offers this listing of local, regional, and national support groups throughout the globe for families and adults with congenital heart disease.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Congenital Heart Information Network
Families Anonymous Meetings provide support and recovery from the effects of a loved one's addictions. Find United States and International meeting locations, in addition to online meetings.
Review Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Families Anonymous, Inc.
The Family Caregiver Alliance offers four different online support groups for caregivers and their loved ones, including a group coping with Huntington's Disease and a LGBT caregiver group.
Review Date: Monday, June 01, 2015
Family Caregiver Alliance
CHADD chapters provide support groups and other services in more than 225 communities across the country and offer a variety of activities that can truly make a difference in the lives of individuals and families affected by Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).
Review Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. Find a meeting in your area and who to contact for meetings outside the U.S.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Co-Dependents Anonymous
NOCC volunteers network with patients, family members, and caregivers to provide support and encouragement about ovarian cancer.
Review Date: Thursday, September 08, 2011
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Inc.
Search for Overaters Anonymous online meetings or telephone meetings in your area.
Review Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
Search for a Nicotine Anonymous meeting held in your state, another country, by phone or online. Information on starting a meeting in your area is provided.
Review Date: Monday, June 01, 2015
Nicotine Anonymous World Services
This document lists (by state) support groups available for people with Graves' disease and their family members.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Graves' Disease and Thyroid Foundation
Support groups are another important component in the fight against obesity. Find a local support group to connect with others who are facing the same challenges and triumphs.
Review Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Obesity Action Coalition
Locate Alcohol Anonymous offices for information on local meetings in the U.S. and Canada.
Review Date: Friday, December 12, 2014
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Emotion Anonymous meetings are structured to assist individuals who want to achieve and maintain emotional health by understanding and utilizing the Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous in their daily lives. Find a meeting in your area.
Review Date: Friday, October 31, 2014
Emotions Anonymous International
The American Cancer Society has free programs and services to help people with cancer and their loved ones manage their lives through treatment and recovery, and find the emotional support they need. Learn more about the services and programs they offer.
Review Date: Monday, June 01, 2015
American Cancer Society
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance offers both in-person and online support and forums, educational materials, and personalized wellness tools.
Review Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) offers information and programs to support patients and their families with leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma. Locate an online chat, support groups, education programs, or resources and services.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
A brain tumor diagnosis can be scary and overwhelming. Connecting to others is an important way to find information, support, and hope. This section on brain tumor support groups includes information to help you and/or your loved one find the support you need to stay strong via online communities.
Review Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2015
National Brain Tumor Society
Find a state listing of FORCE outreach networks that offer peer support and resources to people affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
If you or someone you know has experienced the death of a baby, First Candle is only a phone call away at 1-800-221-7437. They will help connect you to grief information and support online, or through community support groups.
Review Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2012
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
Al-Anon and Alateen meetings are held in local communities to help families of alcoholics. Search these listings to find information and meetings held in your area, and throughout the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Review Date: Friday, February 01, 2013
Al-Anon Family Groups Headquarters, Inc.
Information is provided about the Hydrocephalus Association's toll-free hotline, e-mail support services, local support groups, and peer network.
Review Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Hydrocephalus Association
A support group, whether professionally-led or peer-led, will help you feel less isolated, empower you with knowledge and validate your emotional response to the life crisis of infertility. Find a group near you.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
These three self-quizzes can help you decide if Al-Anon may be of help if you are troubled by the alcohol use of someone close to you.
Review Date: Friday, February 01, 2013
Al-Anon Family Groups Headquarters, Inc.
Coping with oral and head and neck cancer can be extremely difficult because the patient has to endure alterations in appearance as well as in speech, sight, smell and eating. SPOHNC provides information, support, and encouragement to patients and caregivers.
Review Date: Monday, December 24, 2012
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, Inc.
This page lists support programs available for persons diagnosed with lung cancer and their families, such as support groups, a Phone Buddy Program offering peer-to-peer support, and a free web site allowing people to stay in touch during treatment and recovery.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Lung Cancer Alliance
National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC) chapters have been established so that no woman, family member or friend should feel alone while battling cervical cancer and HPV. Locate a NCCC chapter in your area.
Review Date: Friday, August 28, 2015
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
This site provides links to connect with other survivors and caregivers, support groups and educational meetings, and request assistance with financial or insurance issues.
Review Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Parent, Family & Friends Network (PFN) offers free support to those whose loved ones are stuggling with an eating disorder. Receive a quarterly newlsetter, registration announcements for the new PFN Webinar Series and notifications of upcoming events.
Review Date: Monday, July 14, 2014
National Eating Disorders Association
Recently diagnosed with preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, or other hypertension in pregnancy? Share stories, advice, information and support with other members online.
Review Date: Monday, December 24, 2012
Preeclampsia Foundation
Find information on educational webinars, podcasts, the Breathe Bulletin electronic newsletter, lung transplantation resources, and more.
Review Date: Monday, December 01, 2014
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
Here is a support group listing, by state, for individuals coping with pulmonary hypertension.
Review Date: Friday, December 28, 2012
PHCentral
Locate a support group or volunteer in your area to find support and information about the latest treatments for Restless Legs Syndrome.
Review Date: Monday, January 18, 2016
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Select a state to find a scleroderma support group in your area. A toll-free phone number is listed for further information.
Review Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Scleroderma Foundation
Sexaholics Anonymous is a recovery program based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous and its Twelve Steps and Traditions program. Find a meeting near you.
Review Date: Thursday, December 18, 2014
Sexaholics Anonymous
The Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation sponsors nearly 100 groups located throughout the United States and Canada. These groups, run by volunteers, provide members the opportunity to share advice and tips for living more comfortably with Sjögren's.
Review Date: Friday, March 23, 2012
Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Locate a support group or an National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association contact person in your area by state or province.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association
Find supportive programs and services for bone marrow transplant patients and their families, including telephone support groups and peer support for patients and caregivers.
Review Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
The Interstitial Cystitis Association offers in-person, phone, and cyber-support within the United States, and support groups that meet around the world. Information on starting an IC Support Group is included.
Review Date: Monday, November 23, 2015
Interstitial Cystitis Association
This page lists local support group chapters of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) throughout the United States.
Review Date: Monday, July 14, 2014
National Stuttering Association
Find support groups in your state that offer help to patients and families affected by Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome.
Review Date: Monday, June 01, 2015
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association
Find free support groups open to any and all thyroid cancer survivors and their families and friends. Share your own experiences and find insights on how others are coping with thyroid cancer.
Review Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
Find programs offering families, parents, teens, and children support and resources to help them handle challenges and demands posed by the illness of a parent.
Review Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Institute for Family-Centered Care
Here is a list of SIA meetings and groups that may help incest survivors during recovery.
Review Date: Thursday, November 13, 2014
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
If you suffer from a vestibular (balance) disorder, find a support group in your geographic area or join an online support community.
Review Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Vestibular Disorders Association
Learn about Sexaholics Anonymous, a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover.
Review Date: Thursday, December 18, 2014
Sexaholics Anonymous
