Service users, families and carers

Mutual aid is typically provided outside formal treatment agencies and is one of the most commonly travelled pathways to recovery. Mutual aid groups come in different types, with the most widely provided being based on 12-Step principles, for example Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous. Other forms include SMART Recovery and locally derived peer support networks.

NICE clearly recommends that the benefits of these groups can be further enhanced if keyworkers and other staff in services facilitate contact with them, for example by making an initial appointment, arranging transport or possibly accompanying patients to the first meeting and dealing with any subsequent concerns. These interventions can be of benefit to a wide range of people at different levels of the care and treatment system.

FIND A MEETING
You can find your local mutual aid meetings using the map below – by zooming in to a particular area you will see all local mutual aid meetings and by clicking on the tab, the details of that meeting including, day, time, location will appear in a call out box.

The map only has NA?
Yes, Narcotics Anonyous have been the first mutual aid organisation to provide their meeting details. However, we do aim to include other groups very soon. If you are interested in having a meeting listed on this map, please contact us.