Online Support Groups Near Cleveland
Whether you are in Akron, Parma, Lakewood, Mentor or somewhere else along the lake, ShareWell has live online support groups for the people who stayed. In Cleveland, staying is a choice a lot of people made while their friends and siblings took jobs in Columbus, Charlotte or Chicago, and the ones left behind do not always say how quiet it got.
Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.
These online groups start during the day and evening in Eastern time, so they fit a day near Cleveland.
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When everyone you grew up with moved away
Cleveland has watched a generation of its kids leave for other cities, and the people who remained did so for good reasons: a parent who needed them, a house that was paid off, a job at one of the hospitals, or simple loyalty to a place they love. What nobody mentions is that the wedding parties, the Friday fish fries and the Sunday phone calls thin out year by year until the friend group is a text thread of people in other time zones. The lake-effect winters keep everyone inside from November to April, and a person who was once the center of a crowd can look up and find that the crowd is gone and the snow is still falling.
How peer support helps near Cleveland
A peer group refills the weekly contact that moving away took from you, with people who understand what staying costs. You join from the house you decided to keep, and the same faces show up each week no matter what the lake is doing outside.
What members near Cleveland talk about
- Loneliness after friends and family left for other cities
- Low mood through months of gray skies and snow
- Caring for the parent you stayed to look after
- Feeling left behind while everyone else seems to be moving on
Who these groups may help
- Lifelong Clevelanders whose circle has scattered
- People who came home to care for a parent
- Workers at the hospitals and the plants on hard schedules
- Anyone who finds the winter heavier each year
Support group topics for people near Cleveland
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Cleveland
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Cleveland.
- Akron
- Parma
- Lakewood
- Euclid
- Mentor
- Strongsville
- Lorain
- Cuyahoga County
- Summit County
Crisis and help lines near Cleveland
ShareWell groups are peer support and are not crisis or emergency services. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any hour.
- FrontLine Service 24-Hour Crisis Hotline216-623-6888
Cuyahoga County, 24 hours a day, every day
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to live in Cleveland to join?
Can I keep attending if I move away from Cleveland?
Are there groups during the day for retirees?
Is there a cost to join?
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