This page brings together trusted peer support and mutual-aid meeting links for people affected by alcohol, drugs, gambling harms or addictive behaviour concerns.
Peer support can help people feel less alone, hear lived experience, build recovery connection and find practical encouragement alongside professional support where needed.
Some meetings are in person, some are online, and some are designed for family, friends or loved ones. Always check directly with each organisation for the most up-to-date meeting times, access details and suitability.
Important Safety Note
Peer support meetings can be valuable, but they are not a replacement for medical, mental health, crisis, detox, safeguarding or emergency support. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental health help and it is not a 999 emergency, contact NHS 111, your GP, or your local urgent mental health service. If someone is physically dependent on alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioids or other substances, stopping suddenly can be risky and they should seek medical advice before making sudden changes.
These links are useful starting points to find recovery support meetings, if you are unsure what support you need or where to begin.
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Narcotics Anonymous UK
What they help with: Narcotics Anonymous is a peer support fellowship for people affected by drug addiction. NA meetings are based on shared lived experience, connection and mutual support in recovery.
Who it may help: UK and online through UKNA, with wider international meeting information available through NA World Services.
Location / Coverage: UK and online through UKNA, with wider international meeting information available through NA World Services.
Contact details: UK helpline commonly listed as 0300 999 1212 or search for a meeting on their website.
Best starting point advice: A good starting point is to use the UKNA meeting finder. If the UKNA website is unavailable, the NA World Services meeting search and virtual meeting resources may help visitors find an alternative route.
What they help with: Alcoholics Anonymous is a peer support fellowship for people who want to stop drinking. AA offers meetings, lived-experience support, a free helpline, email support and a meeting finder for in-person and online meetings.
Who it may help: People who are worried about their drinking, want to stop drinking, or are looking for alcohol recovery peer support. Open AA meetings may also be suitable for family, friends or supporters who want to understand AA better.
Location / Coverage: Great Britain and online. Meeting availability varies by area and should be checked directly through AA.
Contact details: Free helpline: 0800 917 7650. Email: help@aamail.org. Live chat may also be available through the AA website.
Best starting point advice: A good starting point is to search by town or postcode using the AA meeting finder, or contact the AA helpline if someone is unsure whether AA is right for them.
AA - Alcoholics Anonymous GB
What they help with: Alcoholics Anonymous is a peer support fellowship for people who want to stop drinking. AA offers meetings, lived-experience support, a free helpline, email support and a meeting finder for in-person and online meetings.
Who it may help: People who are worried about their drinking, want to stop drinking, or are looking for alcohol recovery peer support. Open AA meetings may also be suitable for family, friends or supporters who want to understand AA better.
Location / Coverage: Great Britain and online. Meeting availability varies by area and should be checked directly through AA.
Contact details: Free helpline: 0800 917 7650. Email: help@aamail.org. Live chat may also be available through the AA website.
Best starting point advice: A good starting point is to search by town or postcode using the AA meeting finder, or contact the AA helpline if someone is unsure whether AA is right for them.
SMART Recovery UK
What they help with: SMART Recovery UK offers practical, skills-based recovery meetings that focus on motivation, coping with urges, managing thoughts and feelings, problem solving and building a balanced life.
Who it may help: People looking for practical recovery tools for addictive behaviours. SMART may also help people who prefer a non-12-step approach or want to use structured tools alongside other recovery support.
Location / Coverage: UK, with in-person and online meetings. Availability varies by area and meeting type.
Contact details: : Use the contact options and meeting details on the SMART Recovery UK website. Some individual meeting listings may include local facilitator contact details.
Best starting point advice: A good starting point is to use the SMART meeting finder and search by postcode, city or town. Online meetings may be useful if there is no suitable local meeting.
SMART Recovery UK
What they help with: GamCare provides information, advice and support for people affected by gambling harms. It runs the National Gambling Helpline and offers online support, peer support spaces, forums, chatrooms, self-guided tools and local support routes.
Who it may help: People worried about their own gambling, people affected by someone else's gambling, and anyone looking for gambling harm support, information or peer connection.
Location / Coverage: UK helpline and online support. Some treatment or local support routes may vary by location.
Contact details: National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133. Support is available by phone, live chat and WhatsApp. GamCare states support is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Best starting point advice: A good starting point is the National Gambling Helpline if someone wants to speak to an adviser now. The online community, forum and chatrooms may help people connect with others affected by gambling harm.
GamCare / National Gambling Helpline
Safety Note
The Recovery Space provides education, self-help tools and signposting only. We do not provide medical advice, mental health assessment, crisis support, detox support, safeguarding support, counselling, therapy, diagnosis, treatment or one-to-one support. Peer support meetings and helplines can change over time, so please check directly with each organisation for the most up-to-date meeting times, access details, contact information and suitability. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E.
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