EMPOWER Colorado
EMPOWER Colorado is a peer-based program offering support, resources, education, and advocacy for families of children with social/emotional, mental health, or behavioral challenges. These include in-person and phone-based support groups, coffee get-togethers, Facebook support groups, support and advocacy with schools, hospitals, and juvenile justice systems, workshops for siblings, and more. Support group information can be found here: http://www.abilityconnectioncolorado.org/empowercolorado/support/groups-list-servs/
DBSA Colorado Springs meetings
DBSA Colorado Springs offers a number of peer-led support groups for people with mood disorders. They have groups for adults, young adults and teens, older adults, veterans, women, and family and friends.
Al-Anon and Alateen Meetings
Al-Anon and Alateen are 12-step programs for family members of people struggling with addiction. Meetings can be located by visited by the website.
Support Group for Family & Friends
Support group for the parents, partners, siblings, and friends of people in recovery from or struggling with an eating disorder.
TeenTalk
Support group for teenage siblings of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities
Peer Support Line
Available from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM and staffed by individuals with lived experience. Trained to provide supportive listening, coping skills, tools to facilitate change, stress reduction, self-empowerment, and hope. Dial main hotline and press *.
Colorado Crisis Services’ Crisis Line
24/7 crisis support and referral line for mental health and substance use. Staffed by Master’s level mental health professionals. Offers translation servies.
