Peer Support Spaces
A place to connect, share, and be understood.
Peer support is built on shared experience. People supporting people through empathy, honesty, and understanding. These aren’t clinical or crisis services; they’re spaces to talk openly, share your story, and hear from others who’ve been there too.
Every space is a little different. Some are run online, some in-person. Some are structured around specific topics (like eating disorder recovery or suicide alternatives), while others are more general community check-ins. Take your time exploring. You might find one that feels just right for you. 🌻
Alt2Su Spaces
Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) groups are peer-led, community-based spaces that centre mutual connection and meaning-making around suicide, distress, and survival. They offer non-clinical environments where people can speak honestly about their experiences without fear of judgment, coercion, or risk assessment. Grounded in empathy, autonomy, and shared humanity, these groups focus on understanding and connection rather than fixing or diagnosing. They create space to be heard, supported, and valued exactly as you are.
Click to Download the Alt2Su Group Charter - Developed by Wildflower Alliance
DISCHARGED
Alt2Su Group
"Our Purpose Empowering communities through education and peer-support groups where suicidal thoughts can be explored without crisis management or clinical intervention. In our support groups we are free to talk about, vent, sit with, or make sense of suicidal experiences, distress or the desire to die, without fearing hospitalisation or the police being called. "
WILDFLOWER ALLIANCE
Alt2Su Group
"Peer to peer support means coming together as regular people who have “been there” ourselves, and exploring whatever people are struggling with, side-by-side. Peer support means trusting the inherent wisdom of each person, and avoiding giving advice or interpretations of what they are going through, unless they ask."
FINDING NORTH
Alt2Su Group
"The Finding North Network is a peer-led online social platform for people with firsthand lived experience of mental health challenges. Created by and for people who’ve been there, the Network is a space to connect with others who understand, explore opportunities, and stay informed about what’s happening across the lived experience space in Australia."
BROOK RED
Alt2Su Group
"We believe that there is no wrong place for a peer worker along the recovery journey, so we provide a broad range of peer support such as building hope, liaising with housing providers, advocating with services, figuring out what recovery strategies might work, or just about anything that one might encounter while working on holistic recovery."
Support Group Calendars (Curated by the Community)
Across the world, many lived experience collectives and grassroots organisations have already done the incredible work of mapping out peer spaces. From local meetups to online drop-ins and national networks there are so many options. Rather than recreating their efforts, this section connects you directly to the communities who have carefully gathered, updated, and shared these calendars.
These spaces were built by peers, for peers, people who get it, who know what it means to show up as you are, and who believe in connection over perfection. You can use these calendars to explore ongoing or one-off groups that support belonging, understanding, and recovery in all its forms.
What you might find:
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🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+ community and peer-led groups
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💭 Mental illness or experience-specific groups (e.g. eating disorders, psychosis, bipolar, anxiety, depression)
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🪷 Meditation, mindfulness, and grounding spaces
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♿ Disability, chronic illness, and accessibility-focused meetups
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🧠 Neurodivergent and autistic peer groups
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💬 Women’s, men’s, and gender-diverse support circles
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🌏 Cultural, faith-based, or multilingual community spaces
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💌 Creative, social, and connection-based peer spaces
Explore community calendars:
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Finding North Online Peer Groups Calendar - Australia Based
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Finding North Online Alt2Su Groups Calendar - Australia Based
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Wildflower Alliance Online Peer Support Group Calendar - USA Based
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Wildflower Alliance Alt2Su Peer Support Group Calendar - USA Based
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Mental Health Foundation Australia Peer Support Groups Calendar - Australia Based
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Peer Support Group Calendar curated by Sarah Broas - International
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GROW Peer Support Groups Calendar - Australia Based
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ArcVic Groups Supports Calendar - Australia Based
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Eating Disorders Victoria Groups Supports Calendar - Australia Based
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Windana Addiction Peer Support Groups - Melbourne Based
These links lead to external websites that manage their own calendars and resources. Event details and availability can change, and some listings may be in different time zones. If you add an event to your Google Calendar, it will automatically adjust to your local time.