Heroin Anonymous (HA) is a fellowship of men and women who have found a better way of life, free from heroin addiction.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join.

Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.”

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Online
• Closed
• Literature
• Women
• Meeting ID: 814 315 18215, Passcode: 506838

It is the mission of the Anxiety and Depression Support (ADS) Group of Boerne to provide a welcoming and safe place for those suffering from this extremely common and treatable illness to find the support and love they need as they navigate through and recover from the issues of anxiety and depression.

Click here for the latest dates and times of upcoming meetings.

Click here to read our blog.

Click here to contact us.

Our San Antonio location focuses on adolescent Outpatient Services, as well as evaluation and drug testing.

Co-eds ages 13-18.

We accept most insurances, Medicaid, TRICARE, and state funding for those who meet eligibility.

Adoption, abandonment, child advocacy and welfare present unique challenges and issues that require a particular understanding, empathy and compassion to address.

The presence and love of God for those who are forgotten and discarded purposefully is in acute and constant demand. Jesus is there for them all, but the guilt, shame and secrets perpetuated by families can be oppressive and cruel. I believe it is all in my calling to reach, teach, love and lead in this topic.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here to join this group.

Free.

Alateen meetings in the Mobile App are for young people aged 13 to 18 who have been affected by someone else’s drinking. We are invited to share experience, strength, and hope with other teens.

Alateen meetings in the Mobile App are moderated. The meetings are available only to Alateens and take place when the assigned adult Alateen Group Sponsors are present.

At this time, Electronic Alateen meetings can only be accessed in the Al?Anon Family Groups Mobile App.

Ages: 13-18.

Download the Al-Anon Family Groups Mobile App to attend electronic Alateen meetings.

Click here for step-by-step instructions.

Call the AA Helpline if you need ...

• help staying sober.
• information about meetings and AA services.
• help finding treatment programs for alcohol abuse.
• help if you are a friend or family member of an alcoholic.
• help if you are an AA member who has relapsed.

Autism Response Team (ART) members are specially trained to connect families with information, resources, and opportunities. They are available to answer calls and emails. Your call or email will be routed to a team member for your region.

We are not a direct medical, legal advice, or service provider, so we don't make appointments or direct referrals. However, our team will provide you with support, encouragement, and assistance with locating autism service providers in your community.

The Autism Response Team can help you learn more about:

• Where to get a diagnosis
• Schools and special education
• Advocacy and support
• Adult services - including post-secondary programs and employment
• Inclusion and community activities
• And much more!

Free.

"Bridges Beyond Grief" is a grief support group sponsored by North Central Baptist Hospital.

All are welcome.

Please call Chaplain Emily Baril at 210-497-8166 for information on how to join this support group.

Free.

Think you may have a problem with crystal meth? Call the CMA Helpline at: (855) METH-FREE(855) 638-4373

CMA’s 24-Hour Helpline is available to provide information and offer support to anyone seeking recovery from crystal meth addiction. Please note the Helpline is not a crisis hotline and therefore not equipped to respond to emergencies or answer any questions of a medical or legal nature. Although we have volunteers 24-hours a day, some calls do get sent to a voicemail system. If that happens, please leave a message including your name and phone number so we can call you back as soon as possible.

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Online room will open about five minutes before the start of the meeting.

• LGBTQ
• Newcomer
• Open
• Spanish
• Traditions Study
• Meeting ID: 217 208 2562, Password: Sober2020

You don’t have to face a cancer diagnosis alone. Talk or chat live with a trained cancer information specialist or others who are facing cancer for information and support.

Cancer Helpline: 800-227-2345

Join us every month to share, learn, and find support with other caregivers who also care for someone with a disability.

Click here to join us on Zoom.

For additional information, contact Shelia Brown.

A caregiver provides assistance in meeting the daily needs of another person.

Many people may find themselves caring for a family member or friend in some way or another, which can be rewarding but stressful.

In this meeting attendees can share and support each other with information, fellowship, and prayer. 

Meetings held via Zoom (occasional in person meetings).

Email us for meeting information.

Support groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment or community and a chance for participants to develop informal mutual support and social relationships. They also educate and inform participants about dementia and help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems.

Click here for a complete list of resources and support groups.

Free.

Grace Place Alzheimer's Activity Centers partner with the Alzheimer's Association to provide additional resources for caregivers. Monthly support groups are held to provide education and peer-support to individuals who are caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer's or dementia.

Staff are also up-to-date on additional local events and trainings offered within the Alzheimer's and dementia community and able to refer family members, friends, and caregivers to these services, helping to better navigate this difficult journey.

This group is meeting virtually.

Click here or call (800) 272-3900 or (210) 735-5115 for more information.

The purpose of this Life Group is to provide a means of support for those serving as Caregivers to a family member or friend.

We will pray & study together, laugh & cry together, lean on one another, share experiences, knowledge & resources, challenges & frustrations, ups & downs, joys & pains.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here to join this group.

Free.

Recovering from grief is never easy, whether your caregiving role extended for months or years or was the result of an unexpected death. Your grief is real, and it's compounded by new demands, new feelings, new responsibilities, new people to comfort or contact, and big empty spaces in your heart and life.

The following are articles to help you cope with grief:

• 27 Ways to Heal When Dealing with a Loss
• Coping with Anxiety While Grieving
• Coping with Loss and Grief During the Coronavirus Crisis
• Coping With Public Tragedies and Natural Disasters
• Don't Let Grief Become Depression
• Feelings and Reactions to a Significant Loss
• How To Rebuild Self-Esteem After Losing a Loved One
• Learning to Accept the Unacceptable
• Practical Tasks Following the Death of a Loved One
• The Normal Physical and Mental Symptoms of Grief
• There Is No Right or Wrong When it Comes to Grief
• Ways to Honor a Deceased Loved One
• What Should I Expect as I Grieve
• When Grief Becomes Dangerous

Free.

Heroin Anonymous (HA) is a fellowship of men and women who have found a better way of life, free from heroin addiction.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Click here to join on Tuesday.

Click here to join on Friday.

Heroin Anonymous (HA) is a fellowship of men and women who have found a better way of life, free from heroin addiction.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join.

One in five children who cross the school threshold every day have Dyslexia, diagnosed or not.  Dyslexia also does not discriminate by gender, class, or creed.

Celebrate Dyslexia is a resource for parents and educators looking for information and community for their Dyslexic students.

Click here for information about monthly virtual parent sessions, upcoming student camps, and how Celebrate Dyslexia is working to open a tuition-free charter school in San Antonio.

Learn more about Dyslexia on our website or download the TEA (Texas Education Agency) Dyslexia Handbook, which is free and available to everyone.

Alzheimer's is a progressive disease where the person will require increasing levels of care as time goes on. Being educated about what to expect and learning about useful care strategies can significantly impact the quality of life for the caregiver and the person living with Alzheimer's.

Click here to take any of the free online education programs.

Topics include:

• Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters
• The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
• Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer's Disease
• Living with Alzheimer's: for People with Alzheimer's
• Living with Alzheimer's: for Caregivers (Early, Middle, and Late  Stage)

Free.

We know it can be overwhelming finding out you or a loved one has kidney disease. But you are not alone. There is a large network of resources out there that many people don’t realize even exists. Our educational resources, programs and events provide the information you need to make the best decisions for your health and feel empowered.

• SILENT BUT DEADLY CAMPAIGN
  Complete a short survey and receive a free at-home kidney test.
• MEDICARE
  The official website U.S. Government website for medicare
• TALKING WITH CHILDREN
  Tips for caregivers, parents, and teachers during infections disease outbreaks
• TAKING CARE OF YOUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
  Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation during an infectious disease outbreak
• CARELINK
  Financial assistance to access quality healthcare services through University Health System.
• DIALYSIS FACILITY COMPARE
  Find and compare information about the services and quality of care provided at dialysis facilities in any state.
• KIDNEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
  Find answers to commonly asked questions about kidney disease.
• NATIONAL KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION PROGRAM
  Tools to help provide kidney disease education.
• KIDNEY DISEASE AND DIET
  Information from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on Kidney Disease.
• AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS
  A list of support groups in Texas.

Click here for a full list of resources.

• Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.”

• Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

For online access info email [email protected]. 

Our Family & Friends Line provides peer support for friends, partners, family members and professionals supporting trans loved ones and community members. We trust trans people as the experts in our own lives, and we resource trans people’s support networks to do the same.

To access this service, call our main hotline and ask for our Family & Friends Line. The operator will find out the best time to call you back and you will receive a call back from a Family & Friends operator who has lived experience supporting trans people.

Click here for a list of FAQS.

If your family is experiencing a crisis, please call our FAYS Hotline at (800) 235-7230.

(This crisis hotline is part of our Family and Youth Services program.)

Provide confidential emotional support during and after times of personal or professional crisis to first responders; active or retired and their family members who express a need for assistance through peer support, therapy and various forms of other treatment with complete confidentially.

• Support individuals who have suffered traumatic incidents or cumulative trauma due to the First Responder profession weather active or not
• Support Individuals who have had family tragedies
• Support Individuals who are injured physically or emotionally in the line of duty
• Develop peer support mentors who can identify personal conflicts and provide guidance or referrals to professional and alternate resources as needed
• Maintain an effective peer support training and response program
• Maintain current and accurate reporting data with confidentiality

For more information, click here.

Initial speakers kick off the group's discussion of matters brought up by the speakers.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

Meetings are held virtually on Zoom.

Zoom ID: 926 590 264, PW: 120576.

This Group has ASL capabilities.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope. There are no dues or fees for AA membership. It is a nonprofessional, self-supporting, nondenominational, multiracial, apolitical organization open to anyone who wants to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

For more information contact the service office at 210-821-6325 or the 24 Hour Help Line at 210-828-6235.

Everyone is welcome. The group has voted to allow all comers to attend the meeting. Usually, only Alcoholics speak.

This is an open meeting and is held virtually on Zoom.

Click here to join on Zoom. Meeting ID: 860 9933 4962,
Password: 686922.

Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism.

Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

Meeting Id: 843 534 654, Passcode: 542861.

• Open
• Discussion

These are some articles listed on our website to help guide you through this hard time:

• Grief Support
• Dealing with Death
• When Grief Doesn't Ease
• When Grief is Unacknowledged
• For Friends of the Bereaved

Do you know someone who is grieving? Or perhaps you are looking for a support group? These articles give ways for comforting the bereaved and finding support:

• What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say
• Techniques Used to Assist the Bereaved
• A Support System is Just a Call Away
• Friends Don't Let Friends Grieve Alone
• When Someone's Grief Becomes Alarming

Free.

The following are some tools available to assist you in your healing journey. Contact us to discuss other resources and find a personalized solution to support you on the road to recovery.

• Subscribe to 365 Days of Healing emails
• GriefShare website
• Web Healing website
• When Families Grieve guide by Sesame Street
• List of Helpful Children's Books
• Advice from Judith Acosta

Children and their feelings are often overlooked when death occurs. Age plays an important part in how much children understand and how we can help them with their grief.

These articles explain how children grieve and ways to support them:

• Children's Developmental Stages Concepts of Death and Responses
• Experiencing Grief as a Teenager
• Guidelines for Children Attending Funerals and Memorial Services
• Guidelines for Helping Grieving Children
• Helping Children Cope With Public Tragedies and Natural Disasters
• What to Say When a Child Asks about Death

Free.

GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

GriefShare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your life.

GriefShare also offers short daily email messages that encourage, inspire, and provide practical information. Click here to sign up.

Click here for the GriefShare website.

This group is meeting virtually on Zoom.

Please call church for details on how to get registered.

$20.00 for Workbook.

VITAS Healthcare support groups provide information and guidance to those experiencing grief and loss.

We offer an assortment of phone-in support groups and Zoom video support groups, free of charge, to help meet the needs of caregivers. These support groups are offered by VITAS Bereavement Services.

There is a grief group for everyone. Some of the support groups include:

• COVID Loss
• Parental Loss for Adults
• Widow's Loss (Women Only)
• Sibling's Loss
• LGBTQ+ and Grief
• Spousal Loss
• Parental Loss

If you'd like to participate in a Zoom video support group, you can view these instructions.

If you have questions about a grief support group, you may contact VITAS Bereavement Services at the location nearest to you.

Click here to register for a group.

Free.

This is an open Al-Anon meeting. Families, friends, and observers are welcome.

This meeting is currently meeting on Zoom only.

Meeting ID: 961 4934 9058 and Passcode:000576; or click here.

• Open
• Zoom

Want to help your friends, family, and neighbors reach their goals — and get capital — so you can all move up, together?

At UpTogether, we believe every person is an expert in their own life.

After listening to and learning from thousands of families over the past 20 years, we know people can and will move up together when they are recognized for their initiative, supported for their self-determination, and provided access to resources according to their strengths, not deficits.

UpTogether members are parents and caregivers, entrepreneurs and community organizers, college graduates and homeowners, Boomers and Millennials, and much, much more, all working together to accomplish the goals they have set for themselves, both individually and collectively. There is a richness in the diversity their lived experiences bring to the UpTogether Community.

When it comes to race and ethnicity, UpTogether Community members are more similar. Our membership is reflective of the reality we face in America with Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), experiencing low wealth and poverty at a disproportionate rate. This is due to systemic racism in the form of discriminatory policies and practices, and not individual behaviors or cultural characteristics. With this in mind and a focus on centering equity, the overwhelming majority of UpTogether Community members are also part of the BIPOC community.

Want to learn more about our members, how they use their UpTogether investments, and what they’re doing in their communities? Click here.

To join the UpTogether Community, click here and create an account.

At Wondherful, we provide free LifeBoxes to anyone, anywhere, going through anything, so they won’t give up. Because one more suicide is one too many.

Click here to request a LifeBox.

Click here to donate.

LifeBoxes are $25 at cost plus shipping and handling. If you’d like to sponsor this request please click here. If not, no worries. We will still honor every request.

Closed Meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and have a desire to stop drinking.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Closed
• Discussion
• Literature
• Zoom Meeting ID: 883 3596 8970, Passcode: Steps

There are no dues or fees for AA membership.

NA is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using (BT p.9).

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Speaker
• Literature Study
• Zoom ID: 778088354, No password.

The loss of a family member is always a shock and causes many emotions to come to the surface.

These articles look at the effects of losing someone in your family and with ways to deal with the loss:

• Mourning the Death of a Parent
• 8 Steps to Healing After the Death of Your Life Partner
• Mourning and Missing our Mothers
• Losing a Sibling

Free.

A place of refuge from your mental storm. Join us and find support through learning and discussion.

Topics Include:

• Tips for Overcoming Social Anxiety
• Seven Tips to Stop Racing Thoughts
• How to Manage a Panic Attack
• Teen Suicide

Click here to find full list of articles.

NA is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using (BT p.9).

Click here for the latest details on this group.

• Open
• Bilingual
• Zoom ID: 274214657

Closed Meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and have a desire to stop drinking.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

• Closed
• Literature

This group meets virtually on Zoom, seven days a week. For online access info, email [email protected]. 

There are no dues or fees for AA membership.

Black Futures Collective (BFC) accepts and distributes donations to Black folks in need.

Requests will be fulfilled for Black folx ONLY, with priority given to Black trans femmes and women.

Click here to see our current projects.

Click here to find out how you can donate, become a member, or volunteer.

Things to consider before applying:

• Are you undoubtedly Black?
• Do you reside in San Antonio, Texas, or Bexar, Guadalupe, Comal, Atascosa County?
• Has it been at least three months since you last applied for our mutual aid?

Click here to apply for mutual aid.

NAMI Basics is a free, six-week class for parents and other family caregivers of children and adolescents who have either been diagnosed with a mental health condition or who are experiencing symptoms but have not yet been diagnosed.

At NAMI Basics, you'll find out that you're not alone. Recovery is a journey, and there is hope. The group setting of NAMI Basics provides mutual support and shared positive impact-you can experience compassion and reinforcement from people who understand your situation.

Online classes are being offered on various days at various times.

If you would like to register for upcoming classes, click here to complete the interest form and be added to the waitlist.

Free

If you are over 40 years old and going through stress, anxiety, depression, or any other challenge impacting your mental health, NAMI San Antonio is here to provide support.

NAMI Connection groups follow a flexible structure without an educational format. The groups offer a casual and relaxed approach to sharing the challenges and successes of coping with mental illness.

You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others. The groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.

NAMI Connection is...

• free of cost to participants
• confidential
• designed for adults (18+) with mental health conditions
• no specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group will help you...

• aim for better coping skills
• find strength in sharing experiences
• not judge anyone's pain
• forgive ourselves and reject guilt
• embrace humor as healthy
• accept that we cannot solve every problem
• understand that mental health conditions are no one's fault and can be traumatic experiences

Support groups are limited to 15 people, so advance registration is required. Click here to register.

Free

Like other NAMI Connection Groups, this one offers respect, understanding, encouragement, and hope to people living with a mental health condition.

NAMI Connection groups follow a flexible structure without an educational format. The groups offer a casual and relaxed approach to sharing the challenges and successes of coping with mental illness.

You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others. The groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.

NAMI Connection is...

• free of cost to participants
• confidential
• designed for adults (18+) with mental health conditions
• no specific medical therapy or treatment is endorsed

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group will help you...

• aim for better coping skills
• find strength in sharing experiences
• not judge anyone's pain
• forgive ourselves and reject guilt
• embrace humor as healthy
• accept that we cannot solve every problem
• understand that mental health conditions are no one's fault and can be traumatic experiences

This group is currently being held virtually via Zoom in partnership with San Antonio Clubhouse.

Space is limited so register in advance. Click here to register.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

When you or a family member or friend is struggling with a mental health issue, sometimes you just need someone to talk with about it.

Our Warmline provides an array of support and information and it is staffed by people who have been in your position and know what that’s like.

NAMI Greater San Antonio also supports a chat feature from a computer for those who prefer not to call. Just click the "Let's Chat" button found here.

Our Warmlines is free and confidential.

During this difficult time, the NAMI HelpLine is here for you.

The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals, and support to people living with a mental health condition, their families and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public.

HelpLine staff and volunteers...

• understand (many from their own experiences), listen, and offer support.
• are informed on NAMI programs and support groups, as well as how to locate your local NAMI affiliate.
• are trained to help identify the best resource options for your individual concern.
• are knowledgeable and a source of accurate information about relevant topics.
• care.

HelpLine staff and volunteers DO NOT:

• provide mental health counseling, advice, personal advocacy, or referrals to mental health providers or lawyers.
• provide individual casework, legal representations, or any type of individual advocacy.

The NAMI HelpLine is NOT a crisis line or suicide prevention line. If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, click on the appropriate link below for help.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Crisis Text Line

National Domestic Violence Hotline

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Free

Based on the nationally recognized Signature NAMI Family-to-Family program, NAMI Homefront is designed to address the unique needs of families, caregivers, and friends of those who have served or are currently serving our country. The program is taught by trained family members of service members/veterans with mental health conditions.

NAMI Homefront is a 6-session education program for loved ones of military Service Members and Veterans who experience symptoms of a mental health condition.

• Designed to help loved ones understand and support their Service Member or Veteran while maintaining their own well-being.
• Taught by trained family members of Service Members and Veterans who experience symptoms of a mental health condition.

Click here to learn more about Homefront.

Click here for the NAMI Homefront Resource Directory.

New course coming soon! Click here to complete the interest form and be added to the waitlist.

Free

NAMI LGBTQIA+ Connection Recovery Support Group is a 90-minute recovery support group program designed for LGBTQIA+ individuals living with mental health conditions.

We will provide a sense of belonging and a safe space to discuss lived experiences while receiving the support of LGBTQI+ facilitators.

This group is exclusively for LGBTQIA+ living with a mental health condition.

You must register for each session to attend. Click here to register.

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

Advance registration is required. If you would like to register for upcoming classes, click here to complete the interest form and be added to the waitlist.

Free

These groups are led by trained veterans using the nationally acclaimed NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group model.

This group is currently meeting online.

Veterans only.

You must register for each session to attend. Click here to register.

Free

24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse.

Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.

• Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• Click here to Chat
• Text "START" to 88788

Being a parent is a critically important job, 24 hours a day. It’s not always easy. Call the National Parent Helpline to get emotional support from a trained Advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent.

National Parent Helpline: 1-855-4A PARENT or 1-855-427-2736.

Click here to find state resources.

Click here for downloadable materials on various parenting topics.

Free.

You need someone to talk to...

Feeling alone and unheard can potentially place you in a dangerous situation. You may feel isolated from supports, and this isolation can lead to depression, anger, frustration and suicidal ideation.

WE UNDERSTAND

Your situation is difficult and you may be feeling a wide range of emotions. We’re here to help you sort them out and make a plan.

We’re here 24/7. There is always someone available to listen and offer confidential, non-directive and non-judgemental support.

We’re trained to help. Each team member is prepared to listen to your story, help you handle a crisis and guide you to solutions that will improve your situation.

National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY or 1-800-786-2929.

Click here to chat, email, or text.

Click here for resources for young people.

Click here for resources for concerned adults.

Free.

National Sexual Assault Hotline. Free. Confidential. 24/7.

• Telephone Crisis Intervention Services in English and Spanish. RAINN’s telephone hotline services provide trained sexual assault hotline staff 24/7, in English and Spanish, to support communities with crisis intervention, empathetic listening, and warm handoffs to designated local service providers.
• Online Crisis Intervention Services in English and Spanish. RAINN provides secure and anonymous online hotline crisis intervention services—customized for any community. The hotline is branded to your community; however, RAINN provides the staffing and secure technology.
• Texting. RAINN has the capability to provide resources and referrals via SMS, or text messaging. RAINN can provide the platform, and text messages are responded to promptly by trained staff 24/7. RAINN does not provide crisis intervention services via text due to concerns over privacy and confidentiality.

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOME (4673)

Click here to chat with someone.

Free.

Navigate Life Texas provides resources and support for families raising children with disabilities.

Navigate Life Texas was developed by parents, for parents. Most of the content is written by parents of children and adults with disabilities or special health care needs.

Information and links are listed under these general categories:

• Diagnosis and Health Care
• Education and Schools
• Insurance and Financial Help
• Family Support
• Transition to Adulthood
• Services, Groups, and Events Finder

Don't know where to start? Click here.

Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous' program of recovery from alcoholism.

Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

Meetings are held virtually on Zoom.

• Zoom ID: 724 616 330, Password: NSG
• Discussion
• Open

Closed meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.”

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Closed
• Discussion
• Meeting ID: 670 046 4153, Passcode: sober (all lower case)

12 Step Online is a safe place for people to find strength, healing, and recovery through working the 12 steps as outlined in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our online AA meeting room is open 24/7 and we have 5+ scheduled online AA meetings every day.

We help by providing online recovery discussion, online AA meetings, chat, forums, and resources aimed around working the 12 steps.

The OIAA Directory features 1,000+ meetings worldwide, with times adjusted for your timezone. You can filter by day, format, or language, or you can search by meeting name. You can also change timezones, or select the filter, "24/7", for meetings (email, chat, etc) available anytime. Click here to search meetings.

Need proof of attendance? Click here for more information.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

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LGBT Focused and Ally Friendly.

This meeting is held virtually via Zoom.

Zoom Meeting ID: 215 638 457.

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Find the latest information on this group here.

Please call the Hotline at (210) 492-5400 or email [email protected] for more information on all local meetings.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Joe & Charlie Big Book Study (Bring BB, Notebook for writing)
• Zoom ID: 832 0041 1425, Password: 831971

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Find the latest information on this group here.

Please call the Hotline at (210) 492-5400 or email [email protected] for more information on all local meetings.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Literature
• Discussion
• Speaker, 2nd Friday of the Month
• Zoom ID: 803 900 343, Password: 2839

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Find the latest information on this group here.

Please call the Hotline at (210) 492-5400 or email [email protected] for more information on all local meetings.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Big Book
• Zoom ID: 324 599 463, Password: 281

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Find the latest information on this group here.

Please call the Hotline at (210) 492-5400 or email [email protected] for more information on all local meetings.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Discussion
• Zoom ID: 898 2617 8803, Password: 111111

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Find the latest information on this group here.

Please call the Hotline at (210) 492-5400 or email [email protected] for more information on all local meetings.

This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Literature
• Discussion
• 5th Monday is Speaker meeting
• Alternating Fridays are Speaker & Topic meetings
• Zoom ID: 715 513 8641, Password: 121212

Program for Active Consumer Engagement in Self-Management.

PACES in epilepsy is a free program specifically designed to help adults with epilepsy manage their active seizure conditions. The goal is to help you develop strategies for epilepsy self-management for a more fulfilled and independent lifestyle.

PACES in Epilepsy discusses topics relevant to epilepsy in each session to improve self-management. The program consists of 8 weekly sessions each about 75 minutes. Each session is conducted via phone conference led by an epilepsy professional and a peer with epilepsy. At each session, participants are encouraged to engage by taking notes, asking questions, and sharing personal experiences. Each week, participants set a personal goal for the following week to improve how they deal with the challenges of living well with epilepsy.

PACES provides a wide range of topics that are important to people with epilepsy:

• Epilepsy and other medical issues
• Stress and depression
• Memory and cognition
• Community participation on a budget
• Managing care
• Assertive communication
• Improving well-being

To be eligible:

• Be 18 years or older
• Have a cognitive age of 18 years or older
• Have access to phone for weekly sessions

To sign up for the PACES in Epilepsy Program, fill out registration form. For more information, contact us through our online form or call us.

Free.

Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P) provides a variety of resources, education, and training to parents, family members, professionals, and others who share an interest in improving the lives of children with a disability, chronic illness, or special health care needs.

The heart of TxP2P is the parent-to-parent peer support model—parents volunteering to provide support and information to other parents.

Click here to join our family.

The SACRD Portal to Mental Healthcare Services lists over 1,500 programs that provide mental health services throughout Bexar County.

By answering a few questions, a user can narrow down programs that have specialties and attributes that match their specific need.  Additional filters allow users to look for programs based on language, age range of clients, payment arrangements, and more.

Free

Trauma effect everyone differently, but never in isolation. Trauma and extreme stressors can impact a person well beyond the traumatic incident, as well as those who are in close relationship with someone post trauma. This 8-week series will focus on the impact trauma has on the individual brain, body, and mind, and explore ways to help the individual, family, and community heal post trauma.

Week 1: What is trauma

Week 2: Brian change on trauma

Week 3: The mind of a child in trauma and after trauma

Week 4: The impact of trauma

Week 5: Healing from trauma

Week 6: Putting the pieces together

Week 7: finding your voice

Week 8: The choice is yours

This group is now meeting on Zoom.

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Helping people learn to identify and manage negative thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that can lead to emotional distress and related physical symptoms.

Group meets on ZOOM until further notice. (ID: 933 332 622)

Helping people learn to identify and manage negative thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors that can lead to emotional distress and related physical symptoms.

Group meets on ZOOM until further notice. (ID: 955 8271 5795)

Most of us are not prepared to plan and carry out a funeral ceremony for someone we love. And so much of the information available on this critically important subject fails to focus on what is most important: having a personalized, meaningful funeral that helps families and friends begin the healing process of mourning after the death of someone we love.

Our funeral homes dedicated staff wants to help you and can play a critical role in planning and carrying out a meaningful funeral or memorial service. Our licensed funeral directors are intimately familiar with the funeral planning process, key decisions a grieving family must make, and necessary legal documentation that is required during this difficult time. Our funeral professionals can handle all of the details and help you create a unique service that fits your needs and values.

For more information, please select from the links below:

• Meaningful Funerals
• Meaningful Choices
• Grief Guides and Resources 

Healing hearts and overcoming loss is a lengthy and oftentimes painful process. While we can't endorse any particular book, group or web site, the members of SOLOS have benefited from many resources and offer this consolidated list to help you on your grief journey.

Click here for a list of helpful books.

Click here for a list of support groups.

Click here for a list of helpful websites.

Having epilepsy or caring for someone with epilepsy can be challenging. Sometimes the practical problems of daily living (i.e. insurance, jobs, and medical care) can be overwhelming. It helps to have someone to talk to who understands what you are going through.

Epilepsy support groups provide peer support, information sharing, and discussion of common problems. They may also include presentations by professionals on topics of interest. Epilepsy support groups can be:

• A place to talk with people who know where you’re coming from;
• A forum to give and receive information about epilepsy and treatments;
• A place to stay informed about the latest legislation, research, and resources.

For more information on this virtual group, click here.

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Disaster Distress Helpline provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support to people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.

SAMHSA is a branch of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Our staff members provide counseling and support before, during, and after disasters and refer people to local disaster-related resources for follow-up care and support.

The Disaster Distress Helpline is staffed by trained counselors from a network of crisis call centers located across the United States. These counselors provide:

• Crisis counseling for people in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster
• Information on how to recognize distress and its effects on individuals and families
• Tips for healthy coping
• Referrals to local crisis call centers for additional follow-up care and support

This crisis support service is for anyone experiencing emotional distress related to disasters such as:

• Tornadoes and Severe Storms
• Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
• Floods
• Wildfires
• Earthquakes
• Drought
• Incidents of Mass Violence

The Disaster Distress Helpline also answers calls and texts related to infectious disease outbreaks, such as the Coronavirus pandemic, incidents of community unrest, and other traumatic events.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.

This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information.

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Click here to find a treatment center.

Free.

SMART Recovery Online (SROL) is an online community where individuals with addiction, their Family & Friends, and other specialized audiences can interact with SMART Recovery volunteers and each other to aid in overcoming addiction.

Our online community provides 24/7 access to recovery related resources so that you are able to find support when you need it.

SMART Recovery does not use labels like “addict” or “alcoholic.” We teach scientifically validated methods designed to empower you to change and to develop a more positive lifestyle. 

Click here to see what our online community has to offer.

Online meetings held via zoom.  Check website for specific times and dates.

SMART Recovery is an abstinence-oriented, not-for-profit organization for individuals with addictive problems. Our self-empowering, free mutual support meetings focus on ideas and techniques to help you change your life from one that is self-destructive and unhappy to one that is constructive and satisfying. SMART Recovery does not use labels like “addict” or “alcoholic.” We teach scientifically validated methods designed to empower you to change and to develop a more positive lifestyle. 

In SMART we focus on learning coping skills that work well short- and long-term. We base our ideas on what addiction science has shown to be effective. We have adapted these ideas into SMART’s tools for change. We are not much concerned with the past, except to learn from it. We focus on present-day events and the causes of self-destructive behaviors. We concentrate on what to do about them to achieve a positive lifestyle change, especially in the areas of our lives that are related to harmful addictive behavior.

The SOLOS (Survivors of Loved Ones' Suicide) support group is designed to help families and friends of suicide victims cope with the sorrow of the tragedy and the pain of survival.

This group is meeting virtually. Please email Jo Ann at [email protected] for Zoom information and the latest updates about meeting times and dates.

Free.

Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism.

Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

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This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Online
• Discussion
• Open
• Meeting ID: 898 9968 5445, Passcode: 321321

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

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This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join, password: 8656231621.

• Closed: Addicts Only
• Literature
• Step Meeting

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join, password: 8656231621.

• Closed: Addicts Only
• Literature
• Step Meeting

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join, password: 8656231621.

• Closed: Addicts Only
• Literature
• Step Meeting

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join, password: 8656231621.

• Closed: Addicts Only
• Literature
• Step Meeting

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, so they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from addiction to crystal meth.

CMA Helpline: 855-438-4373.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets virtually on Zoom. Click here to join, password: 8656231621.

• Closed: Addicts Only
• Literature
• Step Meeting

Our trained advocates are here 24/7 to provide free and confidential support to anyone impacted by sexual violence.

We also offer 24/7 online chat support here.

Virtual support system group for those experiencing or who are survivors of domestic violence.

Where:

• Zoom video conference
• Meeting ID: 998-905-2797
• Contact Family Abuse Center for group password.

Open to people who are experiencing or who are survivors of domestic violence.

Our experienced counseling staff are committed to providing services for those in Waco and our surrounding counties who are victims of domestic violence.

Click here to know if you are being abused!

FREE

Are You Lonely? Call Our Chatline: 210-756-5551

As we get older, we can find ourselves with fewer regular and positive interactions with other people. Family, friends, and social connections that once brought us a sense of purpose and connection can leave us feeling empty by their loss. Whether lost through death or divorce or friends moving away, we have all felt disconnected at some point in time.

You do not have to feel alone. If you want or need someone to talk to, Silver Connect is here for you.

Silver Connect offers adults age 50 and above a chance to connect with friendly volunteers for emotional support, reassurance, resources, and opportunities, as well as to share life’s experiences and to feel engaged and connected through sincere, lively, heartfelt conversation.

If you or someone you love would like to chat with one of our volunteers call Silver Connect today!

Silver Connect is an older adult chat line. For emergencies, please dial 911. To report abuse, neglect, and exploitation, please call Adult Protective Services at 1-800-252-5400.

Adults 50+

NA is a nonprofit Fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using (BT p.9).

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This group meets virtually on Zoom.

• Open
• Zoom ID: 958729299, Password: 04022015

SCORE works hard to ensure that all small business owners have up-to-date information and resources to keep their doors open during and after catastrophes like the Covid pandemic.

• SCORE mentors are always available to participate in remote mentoring sessions via phone, email, and video. Click here to find a mentor.
• Our Resilience Training provides educational materials and online workshops so your small business can adapt and grow successfully through any disaster. Click here to get trainng.
• Our resource portal can help you find the specific information, resources, and financial support available to small businesses. Click here to find resources.