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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Register for Training

FREE Connection Recovery Support Group Facilitator Training

Are you an individual living with a mental health condition, at a comfortable place in your recovery? 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 a Saturday and Sunday (dates TBD, likely Spring 2025) from 10 AM to 5 PM on both days.

Please complete the registration form below. Limited seats are available. We will follow up with you to confirm that this opportunity is a good fit for you and provide further details.

Lunch will be provided both days. 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

This support group is temporarily paused and will resume in Spring 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience. In the meantime, we encourage you to join other available support groups.

Virtual Southern Vermont Connection Support Group

Time: The 2nd & 4th Monday of each month, 7–8:30 p.m.

NOTE: Offered via Zoom.

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

St. Johnsbury Connection Support Group

NOTE: This group will not meet on Wednesday, December 25 due to the Christmas holiday.

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

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This support group is temporarily paused. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage you to join our other available groups in the meantime. We anticipate that this support group will resume in the next couple of months. Thank you for your understanding.

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.

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Become a Facilitator

Train to be a Connection Peer Support Group facilitator. The next training is not yet scheduled – join the waitlist! Our trainings take place in person in Williston, Vermont on a Saturday & Sunday, from 10 AM to 5 PM both days.

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

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