Recovery Resources
Whether you’re just starting your recovery journey, supporting a loved one, or seeking more information on substance use disorder and mental health, you’re in the right place. This collection of resources is meant to provide support, education, and encouragement. Recovery isn’t a one-size-fits-all process, so we’ve gathered a variety of tools and organizations that can help you navigate your unique path. Remember, asking for help is a sign of strength—you’re not alone.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, our caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone. Just Dial: 988
Family and Children’s Association
Family & Children’s Association (FCA) is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit organization that provides help and hope to Long Island’s most vulnerable families, children, seniors, individuals, and communities. FCA’s qualified, experienced professionals know and care enough to dedicate themselves to serving Long Island.
THRIVE Recovery and Community Outreach Centers
As Long Island’s first recovery community and outreach center, THRIVE has been helping individuals and families find, maintain and strengthen their recovery. This free and non-clinical center opened in response to the heroin and opioid epidemic sweeping across the country.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
BetterHelp
BetterHelp was founded in 2013 to remove the traditional barriers to therapy and make mental health care more accessible to everyone. Today, it is the world’s largest therapy service — providing professional, affordable, and personalized therapy in a convenient online format.
Alcoholics Anonymous
A.A. has a solution. That isn’t an empty promise. A.A. has been helping alcoholics recover for more than 80 years. A.A.’s program of recovery is built on the simple foundation of one alcoholic sharing with another. If your drinking is out of control, A.A. can help.
Al- Anon
Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who share their experience in applying the Al-Anon principles to problems related to the effects of a problem drinker in their lives. It is not group therapy and is not led by a counselor or therapist. This support network complements and supports professional treatment.
MARA
Do you use prescribed medication to treat various drug and alcohol use disorders? Many people who utilize evidence-based science to aid in their recovery sometimes feel uncomfortable in their day to day lives. Additionally, a multitude of people on this healing path have even felt unwelcome at traditional recovery meetings. We understand. At Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous (MARA), you’re always welcome!
Emotions Anonymous
Emotions Anonymous (EA) is a 12-step program designed to help individuals manage emotional challenges and mental health struggles. Modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, it provides a supportive community for people who want to achieve emotional well-being. EA is open to anyone who feels overwhelmed by emotions such as anxiety, depression, anger, grief, or fear, regardless of whether they have a diagnosed mental health condition.
Adult Children of Alcoholics®& Dysfunctional Families
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA)/Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experience of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. This affects us today and influences how we deal with all aspects of our lives. ACA provides a safe, nonjudgmental environment that allows us to grieve our childhoods and conduct an honest inventory of ourselves and our family—so we may (i) identify and heal core trauma, (ii) experience freedom from shame and abandonment, and (iii) become our own loving parents.
Smart Recovery
SMART Recovery is a fresh approach to addiction recovery. SMART stands for Self-Management and Recovery Training. This is more than an acronym: it is a transformative method of moving from addictive substances and negative behaviors to a life of positive self-regard and willingness to change.
Recovery Dharma
Recovery Dharma offers a trauma-informed, empowered approach to recovery based on Buddhist principles. Our program is peer-led and non-theistic. We welcome all those who wish to pursue recovery as part of our community.
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS)
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) is a nonprofit network of autonomous, non-professional local groups, dedicated solely to helping individuals achieve and maintain sobriety/abstinence from alcohol and drug addiction, food addiction and more.
Women For Sobriety
Women for Sobriety (WFS) is an organization whose purpose is to help all women find their individual path to recovery through discovery of self. We share experiences, hopes and encouragement with other women in similar circumstances. We are an abstinence-based, self-help program for women overcoming challenges with alcohol and other drug use.
Moderation Management (MM)
Moderation Management™ (MM) is a behavioral change program and national support group network for people who are concerned about their drinking and desire to make positive lifestyle changes. MM empowers individuals to accept personal responsibility for choosing and maintaining their own path, whether moderation or abstinence. Our nonprofit is guided by research, an Advisory Board, and a Board of Directors. MM is not treatment or therapy, and we cannot advise beyond peer support.
Life Ring
LifeRing is about providing an abstinence-based, secular, and self-empowered addiction recovery pathway through our meetings and support network.
Swift Steps
Where your love for Taylor Swift and her music is not only welcomed but it’s a vital part of your recovery! At Swift Steps, we believe in the healing power of community and the transformative strength of Taylor Swift’s music.
Our inclusive recovery community supports Swifties facing a wide range of challenges, from substance use disorder to codependency, heartbreak, toxic familial relationships, gambling and even compulsive behaviors.
The Beading Hearts
We are a bereavement support group that is peer run and professionally supported. We help those to cope with the life-altering effects of the traumatic loss of a loved one to substance use or an overdose death.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. We provide information & support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD)
LICADD’s mission is to address the addictive climate of our times by providing initial attention and referral services to individuals, families, and children, through intervention, education and professional guidance to overcome the ravages of alcohol and other drug-related problems.
Yes Community Counseling Center
Our mission is to help increase awareness about personal and community issues, prevent and treat substance misuse, and promote healthy families and a safe community. We assist young people, adults, and families in our effort to enable them to develop to their potential.
American Addiction Centers
Too many U.S. Veterans struggle with addiction to drugs or alcohol when they return home. Fear, anxiety, and PTSD can make it difficult to get sober, and even more difficult to ask for help. We’re here to help you get the care you need, any time, day or night.
Addiction Help
The AddictionHelp.com team has spent over 20 years helping people navigate addiction and recovery through trusted, expert-reviewed information. Founded by a board-certified addiction doctor, long-term grateful recovering addicts, and the spouse of an addict, we offer unbiased, research-backed resources to guide individuals and families toward real solutions.
Gambit Recovery
Gambit Recovery offers upscale, affordable sober living housing that serves as a sanctuary for individuals battling addiction. We have homes in Arizona, California, Missouri, and Washington, and are rapidly expanding to more locations across the United States. We are dedicated to fostering a stable, safe, and supportive environment where participants are actively engaged in their recovery journey and empowered to reintegrate with their families and communities. This provides them with the foundation they need to rebuild and flourish.
Gay & Sober
Gay & Sober is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that serves LGBTQ people in recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. We offer sobriety resources 365 days a year and sponsor fun, health and wellness events. There is a meeting directory with gay, lesbian and queer, LGBT affirming Gay AA, CMA, NA, AND AL-ANON. Our most popular events are the conference for Gay & Sober Men and Pride Celebration.
Generation S.O.S.
Generation S.O.S. is a unique non-profit organization that empowers teens and young adults to start talking about the risks of substance misuse, addiction, and overdose – the leading cause of death among people under 30 years of age in our country.
Partnership to End Addiction
The nation’s leading organization dedicated to addiction prevention, treatment and recovery, we are a diverse community of researchers, advocates, clinicians, communicators and more.
Help.Org
Our mission is to provide support for people who are dealing with substance abuse and addiction. We do this through our comprehensive resources and guides, and connecting people with the right treatment programs.
The Association for Mental Health and Wellness (MHAW)
Our centers assist participants to achieve goals of work, education, social connection, housing, community involvement, and health; overcoming the impact of psychiatric illness and disability that have obstructed these personal goals is a primary focus Such barriers often include learning impairments, substance abuse, physical and health challenges, poverty, homelessness, or family distress.
The Warrior Ranch Foundation
The Warrior Ranch Foundation was established as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in 2016. It was established in the hearts and minds of its founders long before that. Their passion for horses, love of country, and appreciation of our nation’s veterans have combined to bring forth this unique organization designed to help veterans and rescue horses.
The Sober Curator
At The Sober Curator, we strive to show that sobriety doesn’t have to be dull or restrictive. #sobernotboring Our commitment to providing exciting and informative content is designed to help you stay inspired, motivated, and engaged in your journey to a sober lifestyle.
Sobriety for Dummies
From leading recovery mentors Lane Kennedy and Tamar Medford, this book is full of proven ideas that will help you embrace a life without alcohol (or without so much of it). Chock full of personal stories, unfiltered honesty, and tried-and-true advice, Sobriety For Dummies offers practical strategies and useful tools for those seeking to transform the role of alcohol in their lives
Seafield
Since 1985, Seafield Center has helped people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction to begin the transforming journey to recovery. Our inpatient treatment center is located on six beautiful acres in Westhampton Beach, NY. From detox and inpatient rehabilitation, to outpatient treatment and sober living recovery homes, we provide those battling addiction with the roadmaps towards healing.
Thomas’ Hope Foundation
At Thomas’ Hope Foundation, we support individuals and their loved ones during their journey through substance use disorder and into recovery. We provide a nurturing and supportive environment for everyone involved to begin walking the road to recovery. We practice compassion and promote education, self-help, and wrap-around care before, during, and after treatment.
Wellbridge
Wellbridge is a pioneering organization committed to the advancement of substance use disorder treatment methods and outcomes. We aim to create a positive healing experience for all patients and families through innovative interventions and compassionate care.
Water Gap Wellness
Experience healing at our comprehensive mental health treatment program, with both Mental Health and SUD/AUD licensure. Water Gap Wellness offers you access to truly individualized treatment at our location in the Poconos, Pennsylvania. Through our multiple levels of care, integrative therapy model, and advanced clinical/psychiatric approach, we are able to hand tailor treatment options for a variety of needs and diagnoses, providing assessment, diagnoses, symptom stabilization, self-care, med management, and holistic opportunities to pave the way for sustainable recovery to those in need.
Geisinger Marworth
Geisinger Marworth Treatment Center is located on a 27-acre former governor’s estate, offering inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment to help you overcome addiction. If you or a loved one needs help with addiction, we’re here for you. From medication-assisted treatment to inpatient treatment and outpatient treatment, our addiction medicine specialists will treat you or your loved one as an individual with a unique history, lifestyle and values. We know the importance of family and will involve those closest to you throughout every step of your treatment.
Victory Recovery Partners
Victory Recovery Partners meets each of its clients right where they’re at, providing non-judgmental support to patients as they detox from addiction and move through recovery. The practice has been built upon a true medical foundation that works, avoiding old-school abstinence or trendy new approaches. The practice remains true to its roots, offering the most advanced medical and psychiatric support to patients in Farmingville, Shirley, Massapequa, and Hempstead New York. At Victory, patients come first; everything else follows.
The Kenneth Peters Center For Recovery
The Kenneth Peters Center for Recovery provides information, education, and treatment services to addicted persons and their families. The treatment team at KPC developed and pioneered the concept of Intensive Outpatient Rehabilitation as an alternative to traditional inpatient treatment and we remain on the forefront of the addictions network on Long Island.
Mental Health America of Dutchess County
Mental Health America of Dutchess County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making sure nobody gets left behind in our community due to lack of mental health services. Our staff and volunteers work day and night to: Strengthen families, overcome fear, help people dealing with anxiety, link individuals to the supports they need, provide safe spaces to heal, break down stigma… and much, much more.