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29133 Health Campus Drive, Westlake, OH 44145
Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include:
- One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer.
- Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support).
- Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills.
- Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships.
- Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.
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10200 Linn Station Road, Suite 310, Louisville, KY 40223
Operates a peer network made up of foster care alumni. Network members meet regularly, offer peer-to-peer support, meet with policymakers, and participate in child welfare advocacy opportunities.
22344 Lakeshore Blvd., Euclid, OH 44123
Provides one on one direct support and mentorship to black mothers who are currently experiencing a maternal mental health complication (MMHC). Trained volunteers create a supportive healing environment where eligible individuals can receive resources and encouragement to drive their own engagement based on their individual needs and comfort level. Support groups are facilitated by trained black pregnant and parenting volunteers who look like them and share some of the same experiences. Volunteers have experienced and recovered from some form of maternal mental health complication.
Provides individual visiting with patients who are about to undergo or who have undergone ostomy surgery for purposes of support and information on day-to-day living with a urinary or intestinal diversion.
3380 Chastain Meadows Parkway Nw, Suite 200, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Provides peer support for Breast Cancer patients.
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No Physical Address
Provides resources, care packages and peer support to parents during and after their child's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay.
333 Waller Avenue, Suite 300, Lexington, KY 40504
Offers support, information, resources, and training to families of children with special needs. Services are provided by experienced parents and primary caregivers of an individual with special health care needs.
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100 Hospital Drive, Athens, OH 45701
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a free, eight-session educational program for adults with mental health conditions who are looking to better understand themselves and their recovery.
Taught by trained leaders with lived experience, this program includes activities, discussions and informative videos. However, as with all NAMI programs, it does not include recommendations for treatment approaches.
NAMI Peer-to-Peer is a safe, confidential space. The course provides an opportunity for mutual support and growth. Experience compassion and understanding from people who relate to your experiences. This is a place to learn more about recovery in an accepting environment.
NAMI Peer-to-Peer helps you:
- Set a vision and goals for the future
- Partner with health care providers
- Develop confidence for making decisions
- Practice relaxation and stress reduction tools
- Share your story
- Strengthen relationships
- Enhance communication skills
- Learn about mental health treatment options.
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2500 Metrohealth Dr., Cleveland, OH 44109
Provides assistance dealing with trauma in a variety of ways. Services may include counseling, advocacy, support groups (peer led), peer to peer support, and other services, depending on the trauma experienced. Helps with navigating compensation services for those eligible for assistance through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) .Provides trauma-focused counseling staffed by a social work professional for crime victims as well as social work care coordination.
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4415 Euclid Ave., #203, Cleveland, OH 44103
Provides one-on-one emotional support, mentoring, and companionship to those living with a mental health condition or their friends, family members, and caregivers.
17 Blue Line Drive, Athens, OH 45701
Offers peer support and assists in figuring out what's next in the recovery process. We have trained Certified Peer Recovery Supporters on staff and ready to talk
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15851 N Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 245, Addison, TX 75001
Connects families with a member who has a cranial facial disorders or disfigurements with other families in similar situations. Through the network, families can share emotional support, discuss problems, and identify resources. also offers online support groups for persons with cranial-facial disorders and their families.
One Wyoming Street, Dayton, OH 45409
Offers a support group for amputees, their families and friends. Also matches a new amputee with an amputee of similar age, sex, and amputation to provide support and helpful hints to new amputees.
51 East Columbus Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764
Offers peer support and assists in figuring out what's next in the recovery process. We have trained Certified Peer Recovery Supporters on staff and ready to talk
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6 West Third Street Suite 300, Mansfield, OH 44902
Peer Support Staff members with like disabilities who are living independently are always available to talk with and provide support for consumers. Problem solving in areas such as learning to use community services more effectively, adjusting to a newly acquired disability, or a change in living accommodation are only a few topics that can be discussed. Individual and group support through role models encourages consumers to seek ways to enhance their quality of life and to contribute to their communities.
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110 Putnam Street, Marietta, OH 45750
Parent and Youth Ambassadors provide a single, inperson resource that allows families to have their questions answered and access needed support. Parent and Youth Ambassadors have lived experience in social systems and will respond to inquiries (phone,chat,in person) by providing assistance for support, service referrals, and benefit navigation.
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375 Kings Hwy. N, Ste. B, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Offers a peer-to-peer online forum of individuals with multiple sclerosis and caregivers who are interested in sharing information and their experiences with multiple sclerosis.
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2 North Road, Suite A, Chester, NJ 07930
Matches adult individuals that have or have had cancer with a survivor of the same cancer, treatment, and side-effects. Also matches caregivers and family members with trained volunteer caregivers who themselves have undergone a similar experience. One-on-one emotional support and encouragement is generally provided over the phone, but may take place via email, text, or video chat.
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Offers free one-on-one peer support to cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers. Provides connections with trained peer mentors who have a shared diagnosis, similar treatments, or shared life experiences.
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636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3a, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Provides a peer mentoring program for individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers; individuals meet face-to-face or can communicate via telephone, text or Skype.
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800 Sharon Dr., Ste. C, Westlake, OH 44145
Provides staff and/or trained volunteers with a disability who can offer support and information for other disabled persons. Matches are made according to the specific support needs, disability and preferences of the consumer. Assesses the needs and abilities of disabled persons, and offers a series of workshops or one-on-one sessions to assist with accomplishing independent living goals.
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700 Ken Mark Industrial Pkwy., #730, Broadview Heights, OH 44147
Provides mentors for parents whose newborn children are hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Mentors are parents who have experienced the hospitalization of their own newborns. They are matched with parents currently in similar situations. Mentors provide support, share resources, and listen to parents going through the experience. Mentors receive training to ensure they can assist.
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200 Vesey St., 28th Floor, New York, NY 10281
Connects families and caregivers of children with type I diabetes, as well as individuals with the disease, to others facing similar life circumstances. Trained mentors answer non-medical questions, share personal experiences, and lend specialized support.
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3 Cardaras Drive, Glouster, OH 45732
If you are looking for ways to connect with other parents and guardians in our communities, this may be just the right event for you. Make connections and share your parenting experiences from the comfort of your own home. We will be offering three virtual series between now and June . Each family will get a meal kit, activity kit, and gas voucher to thank you for your participation! This first series will prioritize individuals that are parenting children between the ages of 6 and 18, but all are welcome as space allows.
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2323 West Fifth Avenue, Suite 160, Columbus, OH 43204
The Bipolar Peer Support Group is an opportunity for people living with this disorder to connect, find validation, and potentially learn some new coping strategies. Two trained co-facilitators will maintain a safe environment for people of all backgrounds to share space. Please feel free to come and talk—or just listen—as we discuss the ups and downs of living with bipolar disorder and how to make the most out of life.