Peer Support Groups

Support groups for people with mental health conditions that meet weekly, every other week or monthly, depending on location.

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Connection Recovery Support Groups are free, peer-led, and offer an opportunity to share your experiences and gain support from other group members. Connection Recovery Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need. Groups are led by trained leaders with lived experience.

The groups provide a safe place that offers respect, understanding, and encouragement and inspires hope in all who attend.

Remember, you are not alone!

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Support Group Calendar

Register for Training

FREE Connection Recovery Support Group Facilitator Training

Are you in recovery from a mental health condition? Can you listen, provide empathy, share coping strategies, and offer support?

Join NAMI Vermont’s free, in-person training for individuals with a mental health condition(s) who are in a stable place in their recovery and want to help support others. The training will take place in Williston, VT, on Saturday, November 16th, and Sunday, November 17th, from 10 AM to 5 PM on both days.

Please complete the registration form. Limited seats are available. We will follow up with you to confirm if this opportunity is suitable for you and provide further location details.

Free training and lunch for everyone. Dinner and lodging are available for those traveling from a distance.

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group

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Peer Support Groups:

  • are free of charge
  • are confidential—participants may share as much or as little as they wish
  • meet weekly or bi-monthly for 90 minutes
  • follow a flexible structure without an educational component
  • are facilitated by trained individuals who are in recovery themselves
  • do not endorse or recommend any medications or medical therapies

Peer Support Group Calendar 

Rutland Connection Support Group

Time: 1st Sunday of each month from 4:30–6 p.m.

Location:
Rutland Mental Health Services
78 South Main Street
Rutland, VT 05701

Meetings take place in the Carriage House Conference Room on Engrem Avenue.

Virtual Southern Vermont Connection Support Group

Time: Starting Sept. 23, this group will meet only on the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month from 7–8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Offered via Zoom.

To join every Monday via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89875300160?pwd=b1dxbHlubU1OcElsNzFEUnJlMEZkQT09
Meeting ID: 898 7530 0160

St. Johnsbury Connection Support Group

Time: Every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 p.m.


Location:

The meeting will be held at the Universalist Unitarian Meeting House, 47 Cherry Street, St. Johnsbury, VT.

Burlington Connection Support Group

Time: Every Thursday from 3–4:30 p.m.

Location:
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
2 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05401

Meetings take place in the Commons Room on the first floor of the building. Paid parking options are available next to the Cathedral, but we recommend using the parking garage across the street for free 2-hour parking (45 Cherry Street).

Barre Connection Support Group

Time: Every Thursday from 6–7:30 p.m.

NOTE: The Sept. 26 meeting will be ONLINE ONLY. Please join via Zoom following the instructions below.

Location:
People’s Health and Wellness Clinic
51 Church Street
Barre, VT 05641

Meetings take place in the Conference Room. Street parking is free after 5 p.m.

To join every Thursday via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87140701427
Meeting ID: 871 4070 1427

[Made possible in part by a grant from the Vermont Department of Mental Health]

St. Albans Connection Support Group

Time: 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.

Location:

The meeting will be held at the First Congregational Church, located at 27 Church Street in St. Albans, VT.

Sign Up for Email Reminders:

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Become a Facilitator

Train to be a Connection Peer Support Group facilitator. New CSG facilitator training is scheduled for Saturday, November 16th, and Sunday, November 17th, from 10 AM to 5 PM on both days.

For more information, contact NAMI Vermont at (800) 639-6480 or email: [email protected].

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