Find a Mental Health Support Group

Support Groups provide confidential and comfortable places for people to learn about their problems and how to deal with them. They connect people to organizations that can help, and people who have had similar experiences. Many people find support groups can be very helpful in their work to get and stay well. Support groups can be divided into two categories: self-help and therapeutic support. Self-help groups are peer-led, and therapeutic support groups are conducted by a licensed clinician and often require a therapist referral. Peer-led support groups seldom charge a fee or require registration, and follow similar models of 7 and 12 step groups. Clinician led support groups require registration and often charge a fee. It is best to call the contact person or phone number listed in the database before attending a specific group, in order to confirm times, dates and attendance requirements. While we intend that information in this database is accurate, this information may also be subject to change without notice.

Our support group database can be searched with keywords such as typing “bipolar disorder” in the search box. When conducting a search with multiple keywords, use lower-case only and use commas, “and”, “or”, etc. between phrases or keywords. For example, to search for “bipolar disorder” and “depression, list the keywords as “bipolar disorder and depression.”

For the over 100 support groups listed in our database, the MHAG cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies of information. We request that if you find this information wrong, or if you want to let us know how a certain support group is working for you, or to add or update a support group, please contact Beth Zierer, Manager of Information and Resources, bzierer@mhag.org.

The MHAG recruits and trains support group facilitators , using their REACH training program, and currently sponsors three self-help groups, Aftermath, DBSA Guilford, and Schizophrenics Anonymous. The Aftermath group provides support for people who have lost a loved one to suicide. DBSA Guilford provides support for individuals with depression and/or bipolar illness, while the SA group is for adults with some form of schizophrenia. For information about MHAG support groups, please contact the MHAG office at 336-373-1402, Ext. 206, or use our support group database search engine.

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