Communities

BUDDHIST

Buddhist Recovery Network: Promotes the use of Buddhist teachings and practices to help people recovery from the suffering caused by addictive behaviors
www.buddhistrecovery.org

Recovery Dharma: A method of freeing from suffering of addiction using Buddhist practices and principles.
www.recoverydharma.org

Refuge Recovery: This program has adapted the core teachings of the Buddha as a treatment of addiction.
www.refugerecovery.org

CHRISTIAN

Celebrate Recovery: A Christ-centered 12-step recovery program.
www.celebraterecovery.com

LGBTQ

LGBT National Help Center: A nonprofit that provides online chats and a hotline for all ages (1-888-843-4564), a youth talk line (1-800-246-7743) and a senior hotline (1-888-234-7243).
www.lgbthotline.org

SMART Recovery – LGBTQ+ Community: Because LGBTQ+ persons may have had harmful experiences in the world of recovery, the healthcare field, and life generally, SMART offers specialized meetings for individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
www.smartrecovery.org/lgbtq

The Recovery Village Drug and Alcohol Rehab: Provides recovery through evidence-based addiction treatment, counseling, personalized treatment plans, healing amenities and therapy options.
www.therecoveryvillage.com/resources/lgbtq

The Trevor Project: A national organization with crisis support services that can connect individuals to assistance via its website or via phone (1-866-488-7386).
www.thetrevorproject.org

PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES

Addiction Center: Resources, Dual Diagnosis: A dual diagnosis is when someone has both an addiction and a mental health condition.
www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/dual-diagnosis

Behavioral Health Evolution: Double Trouble in Recovery: A website with guides, such as how to start meetings for this 12-step recovery program for people who are diagnosed with psychiatric disorders.
www.bhevolution.org/public/doubletroubleinrecovery.page

HelpGuide: A small non-profit organization that manages one of the world’s top ten mental health websites.
www.helpguide.org

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness: Is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
www.nami.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders: An information page on the co-occurrence of substance use disorder and mental illnesses, with treatment options and support groups.
www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Substance-Use-Disorders

Project Semicolon: Is the nation’s most effective grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for people all over the world experiencing mental health.
www.projectsemicolon.com

The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper: A dual diagnosis treatment center that offers inpatient and outpatient services for addiction and a variety of mental health disorders.
www.southjerseyrecovery.com/treatment-programs/dual-diagnosis

We Connect Recovery: Provides daily online recovery groups for those with substance use and mental illness.
www.weconnectrecovery.com

SECULAR

AA Beyond Belief: A program for the agnostics, atheists, and free thinkers interested in AA.
www.beyondbelief.website

LifeRing Secular Recovery: An organization of people who share practical experiences and sobriety support.
www.lifering.org

Secular Organizations for Sobriety: A nonprofit network of local groups with in-person and online meetings to help those living with alcohol and drug addiction.
www.sossobriety.org

SENIORS

National Council on Seniors Drug and Alcohol Rehab: A nonprofit with information on senior addiction and a directory of rehab centers that work with seniors.
www.rehabnet.com

Research Institute on Addictions: Substance Abuse in Older Adults: A Hidden Problem (PDF, 401KB): A fact sheet on seniors and addiction with guidance on choosing a recovery program.
www.buffalo.edu/content/dam/www/ria/PDFs/ES16ElderlySubAbuse.pdf

TEENS

National Institute of Drug Abuse for Teens: A website with information on where teens can find help and suggestions for parents who are looking for treatment for their child.
www.nida.nih.gov/research-topics/parents-educators

SAMHSA: Tips for Teens: A series of fact sheets about different drugs with information on how teens can help someone they know.
www.store.samhsa.gov/?f%5b0%5d=series:5567

SMART Recovery – Young Adult Outreach Program: Provides young people the self-empowering, no shame, no blame support they need and deserve.
www.smartrecovery.org/young-adults

VETERANS

Department of Veterans Affairs, Substance Use: A website with online screening assessment, treatment information and lists of programs and services.
www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/index.asp

National Veterans Foundation: Lifeline for Vets (1-888-777-4443) A program for veterans and their families.
www.nvf.org

SMART Recovery for Veterans & First Responders: In partnership with Veteran’s Administration (VA) hospitals and mental health professionals across the country, SMART meetings offer veterans and First Responders the help they need in a safe and supportive environment.
www.smartrecovery.org/veterans

VetChange: A confidential online program to help Veterans cut back or stop drinking alcohol and learn to manage post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms without using alcohol.
https://vetchange.org/home/index2

WOMEN

She Recovers: An international movement of self-identified women in or seeking recovery from a range of issues, including substance use disorders, trauma, abuse, codependency, grief etc.
www.sherecovers.org

Women for Sobriety: A nonprofit that uses in-person meetings and an online community forum where women can share and seek support for substance use disorders.
www.womenforsobriety.org