Hi all, I have been seeing mentions of lots of useful recovery groups here. I thought it might be helpful to have a thread with as many links as we can find, all in one thread, so we can bookmark it & refer to it when helpful.
I have also included numbers for a few helpful hotlines and text lines.
If you know of any groups or hotlines I have overlooked, please add a link and/or a number! (Also if you know of hotlines and resources in countries outside the USA that will help a lot. There are some below, but I’m sure there are many more.) Let’s make this a thread everyone can access as part of their recovery.
Substance-focused recovery groups
Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
Women for Sobriety
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.aa.org
SMART Recovery
Refuge Recovery
Behaviour-focused recovery groups
Self-Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E. Alternatives) (treatment for self-harm behaviour) (also includes a list of useful hotlines / text lines)
www.selfinjury.com
Sexaholics Anonymous
www.sa.org
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
www.slaafws.org
Groups for partners and family of people in recovery
Al-Anon / Alateen (family & friends of people in recovery from alcohol)
Nar-Anon (family & friends of people in recovery from narcotics)
S-Anon (family & friends of people in recovery from sex addiction)
www.sanon.org
Hotlines & text lines
Crisis Text Line
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
In USA, text 741 741
or call 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Hotlines & text lines for USA & International, for many different crises (grief, self-harm, suicide, abuse, assault, and many others)
Hotlines for Suicide, Mental Illness, and Substance Abuse (also useful as a starting point for people seeking support groups for mental illness, depression, and associated behaviours like self-harm)
www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help
Self-Abuse Finally Ends (S.A.F.E. Alternatives) (treatment for self-harm behaviour) (also includes a list of useful hotlines / text lines)
www.selfinjury.com
