COVID-19 ONLINE SELF-HELP GROUPS
The following list of self-help groups is from Individual and Family Support, a program of the Canadian Mental Health Association, P.E.I. division. Due to restrictions put in place by Health P.E.I. in response to COVID-19, below is a list of self-help groups who are meeting virtually during this time. For more information, contact CMHA Individual and Family Support, 902-628-1648 or toll free at 1-800-682-1648, or find a complete listing of groups at www.pei.cmha.com/find-help/self-help-groups/.
• Still Here peer support group:
Check the Facebook group, CMHA Still Here Mental Health Support Group, for meeting times and discussions.
• ADHD P.E.I.: Visit the Facebook group, ADHD PEI, for virtual meeting times.
• Alcoholics Anonymous: Visit charlottetownaa.ca for list of Zoom meetings in P.E.I. locations or visit the Facebook page, PEI Recovery.
• Alcoholics Anonymous is holding virtual meetings for women in recovery. If interested, join Facebook group, PEI Women in Recovery.
• PEERS Alliance P.E.I. is holding Talk it Out discussion groups every second Tuesday for LGBTQ+ youth. These are private chats. If interested, get in touch with Rory Starkman, youthpc@peersalliance.ca.
• PEERS Alliance is holding adult drop-in discussion groups for the 2SLGBTQ+ community every second Wednesday. Get in touch by emailing outreach@peersalliance.ca or join the Facebook group, Red Island Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Group.
• Winds of Change: Adult Children of Alcoholics is holding virtual meetings. Contact Wade, 902-292-5905, or Gerry, 902-388-1284, to join.
• LifeRing Secular Recovery (www.liferingcanada.org) peer support group for people with addictions meets in-person at 5:30 p.m. in Charlottetown. New members are welcome but space is limited each week due to current physical distancing measures, so contact the meeting organizer for more details: liferingcharlottetown@gmail.com or 902-314-2163.
• S-Anon Reflections of Hope is meeting online on Monday and Thursday. Contact 902-367-5310 to join.
• Hospice and palliative care grief support group is meeting via Zoom on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Contact Liz at 902-438-4231 to join. Technical support and oneon-one support are also available.