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Peer support, education, referrals, and community mental health support groups.
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These are the clearest official starting points before you sort through the full list.
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NAMI Franklin County
Local NAMI affiliate for support, education, advocacy, and referral information.
Mental Health America of Ohio
Mental Health America of Ohio resource for support groups, referral, and navigation.
The P.E.E.R. Center
Peer-run support resource with Columbus-area centers and programs.
Mount Carmel Health System
No-cost trauma-focused outpatient counseling, therapeutic groups, clinical case management, advocacy, education, and community training for people impacted by trauma.
NAMI Ohio
Statewide NAMI support group entry point for Ohio affiliates.
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Grant-sponsored trauma treatment, case management, and support for adult survivors of crime-related violence through Ohio State's STAR Trauma Recovery Center.
Stonewall Columbus
Affirming Central Ohio LGBTQ+ community resource for support navigation, basic-needs connections, referrals, wellness, identity programming, family resources, and community programming.
