{
  "name": "Free Sobriety and Recovery Support: Helplines and Meeting Finders",
  "description": "A sourced list of free or public sobriety and recovery support in the United States: the 988 Lifeline, the SAMHSA National Helpline, crisis text lines, government treatment finders, and the official meeting finders for A.A., NA, SMART Recovery and other groups. Each entry links to the organization's own page and shows the date we last checked it.",
  "url": "https://soberhint.com/free-support",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SoberHint",
    "url": "https://soberhint.com"
  },
  "lastChecked": "2026-09-29",
  "license": "Reuse is welcome with a link to https://soberhint.com/free-support (\"Source: SoberHint free support directory\"). Phone numbers and details can change: confirm on the linked source before relying on them.",
  "emergency": "If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 now. In an emergency, call 911.",
  "categories": {
    "crisis": {
      "title": "Right now: crisis lines",
      "intro": "If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 now. In an emergency, call 911."
    },
    "treatment": {
      "title": "Finding treatment",
      "intro": "Government-run tools for finding treatment and talking through options."
    },
    "meetings": {
      "title": "Mutual-help meetings",
      "intro": "Peer support groups with in-person and online meetings. Pick the one whose approach fits you; many people try more than one."
    },
    "family": {
      "title": "For families and friends",
      "intro": "Groups for the people who love someone who drinks or uses."
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "988-lifeline",
      "name": "988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline",
      "category": "crisis",
      "what": "Counselors for anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Call, text or chat.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Call or text 988",
        "Chat at 988lifeline.org"
      ],
      "hours": "24/7/365",
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://988lifeline.org/",
      "source": "https://988lifeline.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "samhsa-national-helpline",
      "name": "SAMHSA National Helpline",
      "category": "crisis",
      "what": "Confidential treatment referral and information service for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders, in English and Spanish.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)",
        "TTY 1-800-487-4889",
        "Text your 5-digit ZIP code to 435748"
      ],
      "hours": "24/7, 365 days a year",
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/helplines/national-helpline",
      "source": "https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/helplines/national-helpline",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "crisis-text-line",
      "name": "Crisis Text Line",
      "category": "crisis",
      "what": "Text with a trained volunteer Crisis Counselor.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Text HOME to 741741"
      ],
      "hours": "24/7",
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://www.crisistextline.org/",
      "source": "https://www.crisistextline.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "veterans-crisis-line",
      "name": "Veterans Crisis Line",
      "category": "crisis",
      "what": "Confidential crisis support for Veterans and their loved ones. You do not have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Dial 988 then press 1",
        "Text 838255",
        "Chat at veteranscrisisline.net"
      ],
      "hours": "24/7, 365 days a year",
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/",
      "source": "https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "findtreatment-gov",
      "name": "FindTreatment.gov",
      "category": "treatment",
      "what": "SAMHSA's locator for treatment facilities for substance use and mental health.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Search by location at findtreatment.gov"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://findtreatment.gov/",
      "source": "https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/helplines/national-helpline",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "niaaa-treatment-navigator",
      "name": "NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator",
      "category": "treatment",
      "what": "A National Institutes of Health guide that helps adults find alcohol treatment for themselves or an adult loved one, and compare the quality of options.",
      "howToReach": [
        "alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/",
      "source": "https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "alcoholics-anonymous",
      "name": "Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "The A.A. meeting finder, for in-person and online meetings near you.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find A.A. near you at aa.org/find-aa"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://www.aa.org/find-aa",
      "source": "https://www.aa.org/find-aa",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "narcotics-anonymous",
      "name": "Narcotics Anonymous (NA)",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "NA World Services meeting search, plus virtual meeting resources.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find NA near you at na.org/meetingsearch"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/",
      "source": "https://www.na.org/meetingsearch/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "smart-recovery",
      "name": "SMART Recovery",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "Recovery and Family & Friends support groups led by trained facilitators, in person and online.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find a SMART meeting at smartrecovery.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://smartrecovery.org/",
      "source": "https://smartrecovery.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "lifering",
      "name": "LifeRing Secular Recovery",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "Secular, self-directed recovery with online and local meetings.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Online and local meetings at lifering.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://lifering.org/",
      "source": "https://lifering.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "recovery-dharma",
      "name": "Recovery Dharma",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "Peer-led meetings that use meditation as part of recovery from addictive substances and behaviors.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find a meeting at recoverydharma.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://recoverydharma.org/",
      "source": "https://recoverydharma.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "women-for-sobriety",
      "name": "Women for Sobriety",
      "category": "meetings",
      "what": "The New Life Program for women overcoming addiction to alcohol and other substances, with in-person and online meetings for any woman over 18.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Meetings at womenforsobriety.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "free",
      "url": "https://www.womenforsobriety.org/",
      "source": "https://www.womenforsobriety.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "al-anon",
      "name": "Al-Anon Family Groups",
      "category": "family",
      "what": "Meetings for families and friends of someone who drinks, including Alateen for teens, in person, electronic and by telephone.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find an Al-Anon meeting at al-anon.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://al-anon.org/",
      "source": "https://al-anon.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "nar-anon",
      "name": "Nar-Anon Family Groups",
      "category": "family",
      "what": "A 12-step program for family and friends of addicts, with in-person and virtual meetings.",
      "howToReach": [
        "Find a Nar-Anon meeting at nar-anon.org"
      ],
      "hours": null,
      "cost": "not stated",
      "url": "https://nar-anon.org/",
      "source": "https://nar-anon.org/",
      "checkedAt": "2026-09-29"
    }
  ]
}