68 organizations
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Refuge Recovery is a free, peer-led program that helps people recover from addiction using Buddhist-inspired practices like meditation, mindfulness, and group support. Meetings are open to anyone — you do not have to be Buddhist or believe in a higher power. You can join free meetings online or in person, including a weekly Atlanta-area meeting.
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Veteran Spouse Network (VSN) is a free peer support community for military and veteran spouses, partners, and family members, run by the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Trained peer leaders who have lived the military life offer one-on-one support, group meetings, educational talks, and social events — mostly online — to help families cope with deployment, transition to civilian life, and tough times. They also provide suicide prevention and mental health support resources.
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The Marietta Vet Center is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs counseling center that gives free, confidential mental health help to Veterans, service members, and their families. Staff offer one-on-one, group, and family counseling for issues like PTSD, depression, grief, and military sexual trauma, plus referrals for substance use and other VA services. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care or have a service-connected disability to come.
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Sonder Recovery is a free, peer-led nonprofit recovery community for LGBTQ+ people and allies, run entirely online with no physical location. They host daily one-hour processing calls led by trained peer leaders, plus recovery events, workshops, and a member community space where all paths to recovery are welcomed. Membership is free and open to people in recovery or who are 'recovery-curious.'
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Road to Recovery is a nonprofit that helps people who survived sexual abuse, including abuse by clergy. They offer free, confidential counseling, referrals, and advocacy, and you can call or text their 24/7 helpline anytime you need someone to talk to.
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SMART Recovery is a national nonprofit that runs free peer support groups for people trying to overcome addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, or other harmful habits. Instead of a 12-step approach, it uses practical, science-based tools to help you build motivation, handle cravings, and manage your thoughts and feelings. You can join free meetings online by Zoom or in person, including local groups in the Atlanta area.
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Operation Recovery Inc. is a Marietta, Georgia nonprofit that helps youth, families, and communities heal from violence and loss through trauma-informed education and support. They run a virtual grief support group for people who have lost loved ones, help crime victims apply for compensation and find resources, and offer youth mentoring and community safety events.
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Recovery Dharma is a free, peer-led recovery community that uses Buddhist practices like meditation, self-inquiry, and group sharing to help people recover from addiction of any kind. Meetings are run by volunteers and are open to anyone; you can join a local in-person group or an online meeting from anywhere. Use their website's 'Find a Meeting' tool to look up meeting times near you or online.
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The Buddhist Recovery Network is a national, mostly online group that uses Buddhist teachings, meditation, and mindfulness to help people recover from addiction. They run about 250 free recovery meetings — including beginner-friendly, family, and online meetings you can join from anywhere — plus workshops and teachings through their BRN Academy. Most meetings are virtual, so you do not need to live near a physical office to take part.
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Unity Recovery is a peer-run recovery organization that offers free online recovery meetings every day for people dealing with drug or alcohol use and mental health struggles. The meetings are led by trained peers who are in recovery themselves, and anyone can join by video, phone, or chat from anywhere — including Atlanta. There are no fees and no sign-up requirements.
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Recovery Dharma Online is a free, peer-led recovery community that uses Buddhist practices — meditation, self-inquiry, and group support — to help people recover from addiction and find peace. They run hundreds of online meetings every week that anyone can join from a phone or computer, including groups for specific communities like LGBTQIA+, women, men, and BIPOC members. In the Atlanta area there are also affiliated in-person Recovery Dharma meetings (in Decatur and Marietta) for those who prefer to meet face to face.
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Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous (MARA) is a peer support fellowship for people in recovery from drug or alcohol use who are using medications like methadone, buprenorphine (Suboxone), or naltrexone. They run free, judgment-free support group meetings — mostly online by Zoom every day, plus some in-person groups — where your treatment choices are respected. There is no Atlanta-area in-person meeting, but anyone in Georgia can join the daily virtual meetings.
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New Horizon Recovery Center is a Christian, faith-based addiction recovery program and a ministry of Teen Challenge Georgia International. They run a year-long live-in (residential) program that helps men struggling with drug and alcohol addiction get sober, rebuild their lives, and learn job skills. Graduates can get transitional housing and help finding work.
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Recovery Consultants of Atlanta is a nonprofit, peer-led community health center (an FQHC) with locations in Decatur and Tucker. They provide low-cost primary care, mental health and psychiatric care, substance use treatment, and HIV/Hepatitis C testing and prevention. They also help people living with HIV through support groups and housing assistance.
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Rising Sun Recovery is a recovery residence in Hiram, Georgia (west of Atlanta) for people working to recover from drug and alcohol addiction. Residents get a safe, sober place to live with housing and utilities, a recovery coach, a case manager to help find a job, and support through a 12-step recovery community. It is part of the GARR network of certified recovery residences in Georgia.
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Circle of Recovery is a counseling and training organization led by Dr. Karen Kelly that helps adults and teens dealing with substance use and mental health challenges. They offer counseling, relapse prevention, anger management, and life coaching, and also train and certify addiction counselors across Georgia. Call to ask about joining a class or starting services.
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NAMI Georgia is the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a nonprofit that helps people living with mental illness and their families. They run a non-crisis HelpLine that points you to resources, free support groups, and free education classes, and they advocate to reduce stigma. Trained peers and family members lead most of their groups and classes.
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Start Your Recovery is a free national website that gives clear, trustworthy information for people dealing with drug or alcohol problems, and for their families and friends. It is not a clinic or a local Atlanta program; instead it helps you understand addiction, make a recovery plan, and find treatment near you. Its experts come from nonprofit, academic, and government groups, and the site can connect you to the free, confidential SAMHSA national helpline.
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Good Shepherd Recovery House is a Christ-based residential recovery program for men 18 and older who are struggling with drug or alcohol addiction. Men live on-site for at least 12 months and get a 12-step recovery program, counseling, church services, and help finding a job. The home, on 36 acres in Jasper, GA, also offers transitional sober housing for men who have finished treatment or are in drug court.
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West Georgia Domestic Violence Shelter is a nonprofit that helps people and their children escape abuse in five rural counties west of Atlanta (Carroll, Heard, Haralson, Coweta, and Meriwether). They run a safe emergency shelter with meals, clothing, and case management, plus a 24-hour crisis line, support groups, help getting protective orders, classes, and some transitional housing and financial help.
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