Resources
Support Groups
You are not alone. Being in the company of others who share similar struggles and challenges is proven to be helpful. Here you will find a list of available no cost or low cost groups to support you, or someone you care about.
*Please call or email support group contacts to ensure that the group dates, times, and locations are current.*
Survivors of Suicide Loss
This support group help loss survivors cope, connect, and work toward healing. Trained group facilitators are suicide loss survivors who know, firsthand, how difficult it can be to find your way after losing someone to suicide. Meetings on Zoom.
NAMI Support Groups
NAMI support groups are peer-led and offer participants an opportunity to share their experiences and gain support from other attendees.
Virtual AA & NA Meetings
Virtual and call-in recovery meetings. Featuring online groups for Alcoholism, Unity Recovery, and Narcotics Anonymous.
Family Support Group
This is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences.
LiveWell Recovery Groups
Free groups for teens, adults, seniors, physicians, and those working through recovery and addictive behaviors, are led by trained peer volunteers with shared experience and based on the LiveWell Program. Groups are available in-person in Philly, and from anywhere via Zoom.
The People of Color Support Group
The People of Color Support Group is to support people of color who find it difficult to gain support from family and friends. It is a safe place to talk about their diagnosis and medications and side effects.
Anxiety Support Groups
Use this tool to locate an anxiety support group in Philadelphia. Support groups cover a wide spectrum of anxiety-related topics like codependency, relationship uncertainty, struggling with perfectionism, and more.
AA Meetings
A.A. is based on one alcoholic helping another.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is 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 from a gambling problem.
Nicotine Anonymous
Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. Visit the website for live chat and online group meetings.
Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a community of people who support each other in order to recover from compulsive eating and food behaviors. We welcome everyone who feels they have a problem with food.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Support Groups
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia hosts a wide range of family support groups. These groups welcome new families and are available to provide comfort and solace to parents and others who are coping with a child’s chronic medical condition, illness or injury.
Grieving.com
One of the oldest, if not the oldest, grief support community on the internet, Grieving.com was founded in 1997 and now supports a quarter million people annually from over 100 countries, from all walks of life. The focus is to provide grief support via community interaction.
Grief Meetup for Partners & Spouses
Meet other local people interested in Grief Support for Partners and Spouses: share experiences, inspire and encourage each other.
