Find Peer Support where you live

Peer support is when people use their own experiences to help each other. Forms of peer support include:

community groups
mentoring
befriending
self-help groups
online communities
support groups

Support is based on sharing experiences and agreeing a reason for meeting. How you choose to meet up or connect with people is very flexible and depends on your personal preferences. Peer support can improve your emotional health, wellbeing and sense of belonging.

A vital part of peer support is mutual respect; peer support aims to help both those giving and receiving support. Everyone's experiences are treated as equally important, so you might find this gives you a different experience to more traditional support options.

National Peer support offers

Our Local Mind network offers peer support at most locations please take a look for your nearest Local Mind through our search.

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Other national offers:
Bi-polar UK
Peer Talk
Richmond Fellowship
Hearing voices

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Mind does not run the groups listed on the directory, and is not responsible for the content, advice and support that they provide. We always suggest you contact each local group directly to find out more. Community peer support groups can quickly change their status and it is possible that a group listed on this directory is no longer running or the groups contact details are not working. Please let us know by emailing [email protected].

(updated April 2020)

Due to Covid19 and government advice some groups are now meeting online. Please contact each group to find out if they are currently meeting.

Depression Alliance no longer exists as a charity. The continuing self-help groups and related peer support exists independently of Mind and the former Depression Alliance.

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Action on Postpartum Psychosis
Email: [email protected]

The Barbary National Centre for Mental Health
25 Vincent Drive
Birmingham
B15 2FG
Email: [email protected]

Find Peer Support where you live

National Peer support offers

Peer Support Directory

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Age UK Tameside

Ashford Peer Support

Barnet Voice for Mental Health

BEAT

Berkshire West Your Way, Together for Mental Wellbeing

Bexhill Your Way

Beyond Recovery

BGLAD (Gays and Lesbians Against Depression)

Big Recovery

Bipolar UK

Bipolar UK (Maidstone)

Bolton depression self help group

Bowhaven

Brighton & Hove Bipolar Self Help Group

Bristol Survivors Network

Canerows

Canterbury and District MH Forum

Caraline

Certitude

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Age UK Tameside

Ashford Peer Support

Barnet Voice for Mental Health

BEAT

Berkshire West Your Way, Together for Mental Wellbeing

Bexhill Your Way

Beyond Recovery

BGLAD (Gays and Lesbians Against Depression)

Big Recovery

Bipolar UK

Bipolar UK (Maidstone)

Bolton depression self help group

Bowhaven

Brighton & Hove Bipolar Self Help Group

Bristol Survivors Network

Canerows

Canterbury and District MH Forum

Caraline

Certitude

Changes Bristol

Chard Intentional Peer Support Group

Chester PLUS

Chester Rethink Support Group

Co-Counselling International

Core Arts

Depression Xpression - Reading

Dorset Mental Health Forum

East Molesey Postnatal depression support group

EPIC Peer Mentor at the Beth Centre

Equilibrium, The Bipolar Organisation

Erewash Mental Health Association Breakthru Day Centre

Evolve

First Person Plural

Friends of One North East

Gwanwyn Aber

Hastings Your Way

Hear Us

Hearing Voices Groups

Hearing Voices Network

Homeless Health Peer Advocacy - Groundswell

Ilfracombe depression and anxiety group

Imagine, CVA Resource Centre

Impact Mental Health

Independent Newham Users Forum

Institute of Mental Health - Peer Support Training Team

Islington Borough User Group

Launchpad

Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service

Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project (LAMP)

Let's Talk Epsom

Lewes Your Way

Life Support Group, Bolton

Lifecraft

Luton Citizens Advice Bureau

Mary Frances Trust

Medway Engagement Group and Network CIC