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 selfhelp groups meeting virtually or in-person, with restrictions, 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 Allianceca 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, 902-3881284, 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 one-on-one support are also available.
- Emotions Anonymous is hosting in-person meetings every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre (7 Pond St., Charlottetown). New members are welcome but space is limited each week due to current physical distancing measures. Call Susan for more details at 902-218-6380.
- P.E.I. Breast Cancer Support group is meeting on the first Monday of every month, 2-3:30 p.m., at 40 Woodlawn Ave., Charlottetown (carport entrance side of the building). Sign-in, masks and social distancing are required. For more information, call Judy, 902-5693496 or visit CBCN.ca or peibcip.org.
- For the Al-Anon current meeting schedule, check out www.al-anonmaritimes.ca under COVID19 Advisory page or call 902-8929974.
- Online grief support group is meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. To register, call Liz at 902-438-4231. Technical support and one-on-one private conversations are available.