What we’re about
Mental Health Peer Support Groups for adults 18+. There are a couple in-person and some that are virtual meetings. The groups are FREE to attend.
Benefits of a Peer Support Group include:
-A safe place for people to share their experience.
-A place to get ideas on ways to cope.
-A forum for mutual acceptance and self-discovery.
-Being heard by sympathetic and empathetic people.
-Get a better understanding of your illness.
-Not being alone.
-Being able to connect & possibly make new friends.
-An opportunity to reach out to others and benefit from the experience of those who have “been there.”
-A place to remind ourselves that recovery is possible!
Peer Support Groups provide empowerment, support, information, education and socialization for individuals diagnosed with a mental illness. They are for those living with a mental illness & facilitated by peers. Also, family members and loved ones are welcome to come with their loved one to be of support for them. While Peer Support Groups should not be considered as a substitute for treatment, they can often be a compliment to treatment. The groups are FREE to attend.
*Support groups are not meant to be a substitute for professional advice. We only offer help by sharing our own experiences.
Directly below are all of the groups. For the virtual groups, please feel free to Email me at [email protected]. I will send you the facilitators Email addresses so that you can join their group. Or you are welcome to go our site at Support Groups (FREE).
First Light Peer Support Group
Bipolar & Depression
Sun City West
In-person meeting
Tuesdays, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 13724 W. Meeker Blvd.,, Sun City West, 85375. Room #2. Take either Meeker or RH Johnson Blvd. to the intersection of Meeker & RH Johnson. The church is across the street from the clock tower. From the parking lot of the church, follow signs to the meeting rooms in the courtyard. The group meets in room #2.
Being Heard Peer Support Group
For individuals with any mental disorder
Mesa
In-person meeting
2nd & 4th Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Copa Ridge, 737 W. Guadalupe Rd., Suite 122, Mesa, AZ 85210. It is between S. Extension Rd. & S. Country Club Dr. There is a parking lot.
Stepping Stones Peer Support Group
For individuals with any mental disorder
Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting)
New Dawn Peer Support Group
For anyone with any mental disorder
Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting)
Bipolar Bears Peer Support Group
Bipolar/Depression
Wednesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting.)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group
OCD
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting.)
New Horizons Peer Support Group
For anyone with any mental disorder
Thursdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting)
Lighthouse Peer Support Group
For anyone with any mental disorder
Fridays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting)
Safe Passage Peer Support Group
For anyone with any mental disorder
Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
(This is a video meeting)
*For the groups that are video meetings, please feel free to Email me at [email protected]. I will send you the facilitators Email addresses so that you can join their group. Or you are welcome to go our site at Support Groups (FREE).
Feel freeto call me (Andy Arnowitz) at 480-994-4407 if you have any questions.