Substance Use & Recovery

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. supports families and friends affected by someone else’s drinking. It helps people find free Al-Anon and Alateen meetings in person, by phone, and online, plus newcomer information and recovery podcasts.

7 services

Nar-Anon Family Groups is a worldwide 12-step fellowship for people affected by someone else's drug addiction. It offers free peer support meetings, including in-person, virtual, and teen meetings, where families and friends share experience and hope.

7 services

GUIDE, Inc. is a Gwinnett-based nonprofit that helps young people, families, schools, and community groups prevent substance use and build youth leadership. They run youth boards, leadership programs, prevention coalitions, and trainings on topics like suicide prevention, youth mental health, tobacco, alcohol, and prescription drug misuse.

11 services

The Negative Space is a nonprofit based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that supports family caregivers. It helps current and former caregivers through free virtual support groups, 1:1 virtual coaching, a caregiver resource library, a podcast, and education for people who support caregivers. I could not verify a physical Atlanta location.

6 services

The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation is a national and global nonprofit for people affected by cholangiocarcinoma, also called bile duct cancer. It helps patients and caregivers find education, support groups, mentors, patient advocates, specialist information, and clinical trial information.

11 services

United Spinal Association supports wheelchair users and people with spinal cord injuries or disorders. It helps people find resources, peer mentors, support groups, advocacy, employment help, emergency planning tools, and local chapters, including a Georgia chapter in Atlanta.

13 services

Christian Association for Survivors of Suicide Loss helps people grieving the suicide death of someone they love. They offer free online support groups, faith-based grief resources, books, devotionals, podcasts, and help for churches that want to support suicide loss survivors.

11 services

Clutterers Anonymous World Service Organization supports Clutterers Anonymous, a 12-step fellowship for people who want help with clutter. Members help each other through phone, Zoom, and some in-person meetings, action sessions, literature, and special decluttering events.

7 services

WestCare Foundation is a nonprofit that runs WestCare Georgia programs in the Atlanta area and other Georgia locations. It helps people with substance use treatment, mental health support, HIV testing and education, outpatient support for women, and housing support for veterans experiencing homelessness.

Mechanicsville5 services

In The Rooms is an online recovery community for people affected by addiction and recovery. Members can join free live video meetings, talk with others in recovery, use discussion groups, and find face-to-face meetings near them.

9 services

GriefShare is a Christian grief support program from Church Initiative. It helps people grieving the death of a family member or friend through local church groups, online groups, videos, discussion, email encouragement, and special grief events.

5 services

Group Peer Support, also called GPS, offers trauma-informed peer support groups, facilitator training, and programs for communities, workplaces, health care workers, families, veterans, refugees, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, and Spanish-speaking communities. They help people build safer support circles and train others to lead groups in their own communities.

12 services

Atlanta Mission is a Christian nonprofit that helps people facing homelessness, poverty, and addiction. Its Gainesville thrift store sells donated clothing, furniture, and household goods, and the money helps fund shelter, meals, recovery, counseling, job training, and other services.

7 services

Area 16 - Alcoholics Anonymous in Georgia is the Georgia State Service Assembly for AA groups in Georgia. It helps people find AA meetings, including online and Spanish-language meetings, and runs statewide AA service assemblies, forums, archives, and conventions. AA meetings are peer support for people who want to stop drinking.

8 services

The National Council on Problem Gambling is a national nonprofit that works to reduce harm from problem gambling. It runs the National Problem Gambling Helpline, which connects people in Georgia and across the U.S. to local support, treatment information, counselors, peer support, and other resources.

10 services

The American Parkinson Disease Association Georgia Chapter helps people with Parkinson’s disease, care partners, and families. It offers education, support groups, exercise and wellness classes, referrals, Spanish resources, and a local Information & Referral Center at Morehouse School of Medicine/Grady Hospital.

13 services