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Support groups online and in-person for persons with mental health conditions and their families and friends, and self-care program for persons seeking to maintain healthy mental health

Provide peer support in an open environment to those suffering from mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. The goal is to enhance their employment opportunities, improve recreation, relationship skills, and reduce the recurrence of symptoms through self-help techniques.

Due to COVID-19, Support Group Meetings are virtual

• Family Support Group: A peer-led support group sharing knowledge and experience on living with individuals with a mental health illness.

• Connection Recovery Support Group: A peer-led, confidential support group including 12 principles of support while connecting other individuals in recovery who are learning to cope with issues related to mental illness.

• Parent Support Group: Offers a non-judgmental, confidential environment for sharing emotions and thoughts with other parents and caregivers who have similar experiences of a child with a mental health illness.

St. Louis Mental Illness Family Support Group: Provides support groups for family and friends of anyone with mental illness. Due to COVID-19 support groups meet virtually.

Support groups for individuals with mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. The goal is to enhance employment opportunities, improve recreation, relationship skills, and reduce the recurrence of symptoms through self-help techniques.

Groups include the NAMI Connection Support Group for adults, the Family Support Group, Parent Roundtable, Suicide Loss Connections, Dual Diagnosis, LGBTQ+ and Teen Support groups.

Support groups online and in person for persons with mental health conditions and their families and friends, and self-care program for persons seeking to maintain healthy mental health. Also offers mental health podcast.

Group therapy to help address a variety of mental health challenges, including grief and loss, addictions, depression, anger issues, trauma and abuse, PTSD, and others.

Support groups online and in person for persons with mental health conditions and their families and friends, and self-care program for persons seeking to maintain healthy mental health

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Chicago hosts a number of peer support groups throughout the Chicagoland area. All support groups are offered free of charge and are open to anyone 18 years of age or older, as well as their family and friends.

NAMI Chicago provides Family and Friends Support Groups for people to connect with others who are supporting someone they love with a mental health condition. All support groups are free, safe, and confidential places to talk things through with others, and they are led by people who have had similar experiences too.

NAMI Metro Suburban's NAMI Connection is a support group that offers free, peer-led support groups for any adults living with a mental illness. Participants will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by trained leaders who've been there.

St. Damian Catholic Church facilitates support groups for individuals with similar mental health issues. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month.

The University of Chicago Medicine Medical Campus - Duchossis Center for Advanced Medicine, Outpatient Neurology facilitates support groups for individuals with memory loss.

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - Heart of Chicago Chapter hosts a peer support group for adults (18+) living with a mood disorder and is particularly focused on LGBTQ+ issues and support.

NAMI Chicago provides Peer Support Groups for people with mental health symptoms and conditions to connect with one another. All support groups are free, safe, and confidential places to talk things through with others, and they are led by people who have had similar experiences.

NAMI FaithNet is a resource network of NAMI members, friends, clergy and congregations of all faith traditions who wish to encourage faith communities who are welcoming and supportive of persons and families living with mental illness.

Schaumburg Township hosts several support groups on a monthly basis. Offerings include:Bridges to MemoryCaregiver Support GroupDeaf/Social Support GroupDiabetes Support GroupThe Northwest Suburban Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group

Trilogy facilitates various group therapies for youth, young adults, and thief families.

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook facilitates psychosocial treatment where a small group of patients meets regularly to talk, interact, and discuss problems with each other and the group leader. There are various groups, including their Teen Girls Group and Social Skills group.

Sinai Chicago's Under the Rainbow (UTR) Program offers a range of services to children and their families, including: mental health assessments, individual therapy, play therapy, family therapy, group therapy, parenting classes, psychiatric evaluation, psychotropic medication management and consultation, case management, ongoing child advocacy, liaison with private and public child welfare agencies, and crisis intervention.

Kenneth Young Center's (KYC) inten­sive Recov­ery Group (IRG) ser­vices are com­prised of a com­bi­na­tion of group and indi­vid­ual treat­ments that pro­mote improved skills of dai­ly liv­ing and socio-emo­tion­al devel­op­ment in adults ages 18 and up. IRG ser­vices focus on sta­bil­i­ty by offer­ing mul­ti­ple groups per week to cre­ate day­time struc­ture. This pro­gram sup­ports adults with men­tal health chal­lenges that may be new­ly emerg­ing or who have chron­ic and endur­ing men­tal health diag­noses. IRG cur­ricu­lum-based groups help indi­vid­u­als with:Liv­ing with cur­rent or long-term dif­fi­cul­ties with men­tal healthLearn­ing or increas­ing social skills, anger man­age­ment, and rela­tion­ship skillsAcquir­ing or strength­en­ing inde­pen­dent liv­ing skillsVoca­tion­al DevelopmentLearn­ing and prac­tic­ing skills out in the community

Sinai Chicago's Under the Rainbow (UTR) Program offers a range of services to children and their families, including: mental health assessments, individual therapy, play therapy, family therapy, group therapy, parenting classes, psychiatric evaluation, psychotropic medication management and consultation, case management, ongoing child advocacy, liaison with private and public child welfare agencies, and crisis intervention.

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Greater Chicago hosts a number of peer support groups throughout the Chicagoland area. All support groups are offered free of charge and are open to anyone 18 years of age or older, as well as their family and friends.

The National Center of Excellence for Veterans and their Families at Rush provides a safe and supportive environment where family members can learn better communication skills, cope with tough emotions, and develop the tools needed to rebuild strong relationships.