Find a peer support group

Below are links to our local and specialist support groups.

All groups are open to anyone affected by bipolar, with or without a diagnosis, as well as their family, loved ones and friends.

Questions about online support meetings? Read our support group and zoom FAQs

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If you are interested in volunteering with our support groups and sharing your knowledge and experience of bipolar, visit our volunteering page

Volunteer portal

If you are already a volunteer or a support group facilitator visit the volunteer portal

1. Cardiff

Our Cardiff support group meets in person on the 1st Tuesday of each monthRead more

2. Chesterfield

Our Chesterfield support group meets in person on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each monthRead more

3. Bedford

Our Bedford support group meets online on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

4. Brighton and Hove

Our Brighton and Hove support group meets online on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

5. Blackpool

Our Blackpool support group meets in person on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

6. Abergele

Our Abergele support group meets in person on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

7. Croydon

Our Croydon support group meets in person on the 3rd Thursday of each monthRead more

8. Borough

Our Borough support group is currently on holdRead more

9. Bristol

Our Bristol support group meets online on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each monthRead more

10. Bromley

Our Bromley support group meets online on the 2nd Wednesday of each monthRead more

11. Canterbury

Our Canterbury support group meets in person on the 2nd Tuesday of each monthRead more

12. Central London

Our Central London support group meets in person on the 1st Friday of each monthRead more

13. north staffs

Our North Staffs support group meets in person on the 2nd Wednesday of each monthRead more

14. Waltham Forest

Our Waltham Forest support group meets in person on the 1st Thursday of each monthRead more

15. Farnham

Our Farnham support group meets in person on the 2nd Monday of each monthRead more

16. Portsmouth

Our Portsmouth support group meets in person on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

17. Milton Keynes

Our Milton Keynes support group meets in person on the 2nd Tuesday of each monthRead more

18. Mid Essex

Our Mid Essex support group is currently on holdRead more

19. York

Our York support group meets in person on the 4th Tuesday of each monthRead more

20. Darwen

Our Darwen support group is currently on holdRead more

21. Warrington

Our Warrington support group meets in person on the first Tuesday of each monthRead more

22. Worcester

Our Worcester support group meets online on the 3rd Wednesday of each monthRead more

23. Hereford

Our Hereford support group is currently on holdRead more

24. Coventry

Our Coventry support group is currently on holdRead more

25. Birmingham

Our Birmingham support group is currently on holdRead more

26. Plymouth

Our Plymouth support group is currently on holdRead more

27. East Bournemouth

Our East Bournemouth support group is currently on holdRead more

28. Weston-Super-Mare

Our Weston-Super-Mare Support Group is currently on holdRead more

29. Penzance

Our Penzance support group is currently on holdRead more

30. Torbay

Our Torbay support group will meet on the first Thursday of each monthRead more

31. Dorchester

Our Dorchester support group is currently on holdRead more

32. Bournemouth and Poole

Our Bournemouth and Poole support group meets in person on the 1st Wednesday of each monthRead more

33. Bath

Our Bath support group is currently on holdRead more

34. Harlow

Our Harlow support group is currently on holdRead more

35. Lewes

Our Lewes support group is currently on holdRead more

36. High Wycombe

Our High Wycombe support group is currently on holdRead more

37. St Albans

Our St Albans support group is currently on holdRead more

38. Southampton

Our Southampton support group is currently on holdRead more

39. Slough

Our Slough support group meets online on the 4th Thursday of each monthRead more

40. Oxford

Our Oxford support group meets online on the 1st Wednesday of each month and in person on the 3rd Wednesday of each monthRead more

41. Maidstone

Our Maidstone support group meets in person on the 2nd Monday of each monthRead more

42. Carnforth

Our Carnforth support group is currently on holdRead more

43. Liverpool

Our Liverpool support group meets in person on the 4th Wednesday of each monthRead more

44. Glossop

Our Glossop support group is currently on holdRead more

45. Wirral

Our Wirral support group is currently on holdRead more

46. Manchester

Our Manchester support group meets in person on the 2nd Wednesday of each monthRead more

47. Fleetwood

Our Fleetwood support group is currently on holdRead more

48. Airedale

Our Airedale support group meets in person on the 2nd Monday of each monthRead more

49. Wansbeck

Our Wansbeck support group is currently on holdRead more

50. Harrogate

Our Harrogate support group is currently on holdRead more

51. Tynedale

Our Tynedale support group is currently on holdRead more

52. Sunderland

Our Sunderland support group is currently on holdRead more

53. Sheffield

Our Sheffield support group meets in person on the 1st Thursday of each month and online on the 3rd Thursday of each monthRead more

54. Newcastle

Our Newcastle support group is currently on holdRead more

55. Leeds West

Our Leeds West support group meets online on the 1st Monday of each monthRead more

56. Leeds Garforth

Our Leeds Garforth support group meets in person on the 1st Thursday of each monthRead more

57. Hull

Our Hull support group meets in person on the 1st Thursday of each monthRead more

58. Kettering

Our Kettering support group meets in person on the 1st Monday of each monthRead more

59. Wigston

Our Wigston support group is currently on holdRead more

60. Northampton

Our Northampton support group meets in person on the last Thursday of each monthRead more

61. Lincoln

Our Lincoln support group meets in person on the 1st Saturday of each monthRead more

62. Leicester

Our Leicester support group is currently on holdRead more

63. Hinckley

Our Hinckley support group is currently on holdRead more

64. Burton-upon-Trent

Our Burton-on-Trent support group is currently on holdRead more

65. Ipswich

Our Ipswich support group is currently on holdRead more

66. Huntingdon

Our Huntingdon support group is currently on holdRead more

67. Bury St Edmunds

Our Bury St Edmunds support group is currently on holdRead more

68. Watford

Our Watford support group meets online on the second Saturday of each monthRead more

69. Stockton

Our Stockton support group is currently on holdRead more

70. Rugby

Our Rugby support group is currently on holdRead more

71. Coleraine

Our Coleraine support group is currently on holdRead more

72. Belfast

Our Belfast support group meets in person on the 3rd Thursday of each monthRead more

73. Twickenham

Our Twickenham support group meets in person on the first Thursday of each monthRead more

74. Sutton

Our Sutton support group meets in person on the 1st Thursday of each monthRead more

75. Harrow

Our Harrow support group is currently on holdRead more

76. Camden

Our Camden support group meets online on the 2nd Wednesday of each monthRead more

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