This resource provides links to established 12-Step support groups for individuals living with substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, and related mental health or emotional challenges.

These programs follow the 12-step model developed by Alcoholics Anonymous and include options for family members and friends.

Programs include:

• Alcohol-related support:
  • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)
  • Al-Anon/Alateen
• Substance use recovery:
  • Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
  • Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
  • Marijuana Anonymous (MA)
• Gambling support:
  • Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
  • Gam-Anon
• Sex and intimacy-related support:
  • Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
  • Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts (COSA)
• Emotional and behavioral health:
  • Emotions Anonymous (EA)
  • Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA)
  • Dual Recovery Anonymous (DRA)
• Eating disorder recovery:
  • Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
  • Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA)
  • Food Addicts Anonymous (FAA)
• General or mixed-focus support:
  • Recoveries Anonymous (RA)
  • Co-Anon
  • Nar-Anon

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Affordable Counseling is a small community based behavioral and mental health service provider, established in 2004 that operates on North Central Sacramento Valley Counties Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, Yuba, San Joaquin, El Dorado.

​ACES classes

• Anger Management/Domestic Violence
• Co-Parenting and Parenting Programs for Men and Women
• Individual, couples and marriage counseling

Languages
Spanish and English classes are available.

Locations
Class locations include Rancho Cordova, Fair Oaks, Fruitridge, North Natomas, Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln. Please contact an office for more information and rates.

Web pages

• Home - https://affordablecounseling.net/

Balanced Bipolar & Depression Support provides peer-led support groups for people living with bipolar disorder or depression.

Meetings are also open to family members, friends, and mental health students who want to learn how to support individuals experiencing mood disorders.

Services include:

• Weekly peer support groups via Zoom
• Education and wellness resources for individuals and families
• Local mental health and recovery resources
• Mental health advocacy and stigma reduction

Meetings are held Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm on Zoom. Participants must call or email at least 24 hours in advance to attend.

Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Auburn-Grass Valley offers a support group to people living with depression, bipolar disorders, or anxiety disorders. Attendees come together to learn from one another as they work towards wellness.

Online Meetings

• Zoom platform every Thursday from 6:00 - 7:30 pm

If you would like to participate or would like more information, you can contact Linda at 530-913-0764 (text or call) or email DBSAAubGV@gmail.com.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.dbsalliance.org/

NAMI Nevada County (National Alliance for Mental Illness) is a grassroots, family, and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses such as:

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder (manic depressive)
• Clinical depression
• Panic disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NAMI offers support groups and educational classes for families experiencing a mental illness, such as:

• Family Support
  • IN PERSON Support Meetings
    Twin Cities Church - Room 129
    (enter the on the far left side of the church)
    1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
    5:30 - 7:30pm
    
    ZOOM Online Support Meetings
    2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month
    5:30 - 7:30pm
• Family to Family education class (two times yearly)
• Monthly general education meetings

NAMI Family Support Group

Support groups are provided each week. Go to the website for specific locations and times. Specific questions may be sent to info@naminevadacounty…

NAMI Nevada County (National Alliance for Mental Illness) offers a free 8 week educational program that helps family members and friends understand mental illness symptoms, basics of brain biology, problem solving, medications, empathy, communication skills, self-care, rehabilitation, fighting stigma, and advocacy.

Course offered twice a year. Contact NAMI for dates.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.naminevadacounty.org/home-1
  
  
  
  

Golden Sierra Life Skills Father and Family Center offers the following programs.

• Men, Infants, & Children (MIC)
• Co-Parenting
• Anger Management
• Male Engagement/Male Ambassador Program
• KIND – Kids In Need of Diversion
• Teen Classes - Skills for teen parents

The center also provides consulting services, program design and customization, and program facilitation training. For more information about programs and additional services call 530-305-4004.

Web pages

• Home - https://goldenlifeskills.org
• Programs - https://goldenlifeskills.org/programs/
• Men, Infants, & Children (MIC) - https://goldenlifeskills.org/programs/men-infant-and-children-mic-male-parenting-and-life-skills/
• Co-Parenting - https://goldenlifeskills.org/programs/co-parenting/
• Anger Management - https://goldenlifeskills.org/programs/anger-management/
• Male Engagement/Male Ambassador Program - https://goldenlifeskills.org/programs/male-involvementmale-ambassador-program/
• KIND – Kids…

The Firefighters Burn Institute Youth Firesetter Program provides staff for pre-academy interviews with children involved in fire-setting. A fire safety academy completed in two sessions is also provided. As part of the academy, children learn:

• Fire safety education
• Fire hazard recognition
• Home escape planning
  
  

Placement for families who need counseling services is also part of the program.

The Healing Through Loss & Grief support group provides anyone who has experienced a significant emotional loss with an opportunity to meet with other grievers in a safe, caring, and supportive environment. The goal is to assist each other in the healing through grief process. Features weekly meetings and assignments.

Offered twice a year, usually in January and August, sessions are 13 weeks. The first two weeks are open to anyone, then the group is closed for the remaining weeks for those who wish to continue the process. It's best to attend all sessions, but one or two absences because of another commitment would be fine.

For more information contact Maureen Gerecke at FREED 530-477-3333 or maureen@freed.org.


Web pages

• Grief Group -
  https://freed.org/services/peer-support/grief-group/
• Healing Through Loss & Grief - https://lossandgrief.org/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

Steri-Clean offers an anonymous online hoarding support group. The group is completely anonymous and is open to hoarders, family members of hoarders, therapists, and anyone else who works with hoarders.

Steri-Clean also offers a message board and chat room.


Web pages

• Home - https://hoardingcleanup.com/steri_clean_california
• Support group - https://hoardingcleanup.com/hoarding_support_group
• Chat room - https://HoardingCleanup.com/chat_room
• Message board - www.HoardingCleanup.com/Message_Board