COVID-19 Online Support Resources

June 1, 2020 By: Education Director

Virtual Meetings

All Recovery Meetings
Minnesota Recovery Connection – https://minnesotarecovery.org/support/all-recovery-meetings/

SMART Recovery Online – https://www.smartrecovery.org/smart-recovery-toolbox/smart-recovery-online/

SOS (Secular Organizations for Sobriety) – http://www.sossobriety.org/on-line-groups

Al-Anon
Online Al-Anon Meetings – https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/electronic-meetings/

Alcoholics Anonymous
Online AA Meetings – https://aa-intergroup.org/

Narcotics Anonymous
Online NA Meetings – https://virtual-na.org/

Recovery Support Apps

I Am Sober

  • Track your sober days
  • Celebrate milestones
  • Journal Progress and share with others

Sober Grid

  • Track your recovery
  • Access 24/7 peer recovery coaching

AA Big Book Ultimate Companion

  • Includes the complete text of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes
  • Guided meditations for mindfulness and relaxation
  • AA 12 steps & 12 traditions

Mental Health and Wellness Apps

Headspace

  • Guided meditations and mindfulness exercises
  • Progress tracker

Calm

  • Mindfulness exercises that combine breathing, stretches, stories and music
  • Provides resources specifically for coping with COVID-19 anxiety

Sanvello

  • Clinically validated techniques for reducing stress and treating anxiety and depression (free premium access during COVID-19 pandemic)
  • Daily mood tracking and guided journals
  • Join group conversations and stay connected

PTSD Coach

  • Developed by the VA’s National Center for PTSD and DoD’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology
  • Designed for those who have, or may have, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Provides information about professional care and opportunities to find support
  • Includes tools that can help manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD

COVID Coach

  • Education about coping during the pandemic
  • Tools for self-care and to improve emotional well-being
  • Trackers to check your mood and measure your growth toward personal goals
  • Graphs to visualize progress over time

* Steve Rummler HOPE Network is not sponsored by any of the apps mentioned in this post

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