What Are Peer Support Groups?
Peer support groups are structured community-oriented spaces where people who have lived experience with problematic substance use can gather to support one another in their recovery processes by providing each other with knowledge, experience, emotional, social, or practical help.
They extend the process of healing beyond a clinical setting into everyday living for those seeking to build sustainable long-term recovery.
Peer support groups are always flexible, confidential, and free of cost.
Our Peer Support Groups
Open Door Recovery Center embraces the philosophy that every person is different, and as such, everyone’s recovery is different, too. We work to support each person looking for help in their recovery by facilitating a number of diverse peer support groups throughout the week.
Most of our groups are offered in a hybrid setting, meaning you can participate either in person or virtually.
Click on any of the groups listed below for more information on their meeting locations and how to join virtually. If you are interested in starting your own group, or helping to facilitate a group that is not currently active at one of our centers, please reach out to us directly at ahicks@njprevent.com (Hunterdon) or jstephens@njprevent.com (Monmouth). Our space is here to benefit the recovery community!
Hunterdon Support Groups
BUDDY CHECK exists to provide a safe, supportive space for veterans—of all eras, branches, and experiences—to connect, share, and strengthen one another through mutual understanding. Whether you served in combat or not, and regardless of discharge type or rank, you are welcome here.
What We Are
• A peer-led mutual support group for veterans.
• A place to talk about life, challenges, growth, and the ongoing journey after service.
• A space where recovery, healing, and camaraderie are encouraged but not forced.
• A confidential environment built on respect, integrity, and mutual trust.
Time: Mondays 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: 5 East Main Street Flemington NJ 08822
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition-oriented fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous.
The only qualification for S.L.A.A. membership is a desire to stop living out a pattern of sex and love addiction. S.L.A.A. is supported entirely through the contributions of its membership and is free to all who need it.
To counter the destructive consequences of sex and love addiction, we draw on five major resources:
- Sobriety. Our willingness to stop acting out in our own personal bottom-line addictive behavior on a daily basis.
- Sponsorship / Meetings. Our capacity to reach out for the supportive fellowship within S.L.A.A.
- Steps. Our practice of the Twelve Step program of recovery to achieve sexual and emotional sobriety.
- Service. Our giving back to the S.L.A.A. community what we continue to freely receive.
- Spirituality. Our developing a relationship with a Power greater than ourselves which can guide and sustain us in recovery.
As a fellowship S.L.A.A. has no opinion on outside issues and seeks no controversy. S.L.A.A. is not affiliated with any other organizations, movements or causes, either religious or secular.
We are, however, united in a common focus: dealing with our addictive sexual and emotional behavior. We find a common denominator in our obsessive/compulsive patterns, which transcends any personal differences of sexual orientation or gender identity.
For newcomers: please visit the SLAA Greater Delaware Valley intergroup site here for resources and a directory of local meetings.
Follow the direct link here for SLAA’s 40 Questions for Self-Diagnosis.
For more information, please call 609-621-SLAA (7522).
This meeting is CLOSED; we ask that all in attendance identify as sex and love addicts.
*This meeting is 75 minutes in length*
Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies aimed at reducing the negative consequences of any action, especially drug use. Harm Reduction is built on the belief in and respect for the autonomous rights of all people who use or have used drugs. Join us to explore what Harm Reduction could mean for you, how we use it every day without even realizing it, how to combat stigma associated with drug use, and how we can support and empower one another to stay alive and increase our quality of life. For this meeting we will be following the Harm Reduction Works meeting structure. This meeting is open to those with the goal of abstinence and those with no desire to entirely suspend use as well as those considering beginning use of any drug. Harm Reduction believes you do not need to stop using substances to begin recovery. For more information on harm reduction, or to join another Harm Reduction Works meeting, click here -> https://linktr.ee/hrw
This meeting is online only, join: Zoom ID: 831 0985 8232
SMART Recovery is for anyone with a desire to address any type of addictive behavior. It uses science-based skills that focus on building and maintaining motivation, coping with urges, managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and living a balanced life.
Meets in-person at: Prevention Resources Inc. 4 Walter Foran Blvd. Flemington NJ 08822- Suite 410
Click here to join virtually.
The spiritual wellness series, Tending Our Inner Selves, continues the third Tuesday of each month, 6:30-7:30 pm on Zoom, now led by Pastor, Family Coach, and CPRS, Jose Figueroa.
Join us for a free dinner and open evening hours! Chat, craft, meet for peer services, watch some TV or play one of our many board games, or just hang out in a safe, sober, homey environment. Every Wednesday 5pm-7pm.
Meets at the Community Wellness Center at 44 Emery Avenue Flemington NJ 08822 unless otherwise noted.
Open only to graduates and current participants of New Jersey State Recovery Courts. Please contact Gabriella F at finazzo123@gmail.com for questions.
*Meets the last Wednesday of every month in-person at 5 East Main Street in Flemington NJ
UPDATE: Unless otherwise noted, Refuge is currently utilizing The Center at 5 East Main Street for meeting space. Updates will be posted here and on social media.
A Buddhist approach to recovery from problematic substance use.
Contact Jamie at jamie.kwasnick96@gmail.com or Amy at ahicks@njprevent.com with any questions!
The Center | 5 East Main Street Flemington, NJ 08822
Monmouth Support Groups
Join us for pasties, coffee, and good conversation! Senior Support Group varies discussion each session.
Click here to see flyer.
*Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.
If you are a veteran and aren’t sure where to start in receiving services that you might need, come check us out. We
have great resources and each meeting will have a specialist ready to answer your questions.
Click here to see flyer.
*Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.
The Peer Support Group is for all individuals in recovery. Any interest in joining please email opendoormonmouth@njprevent.com
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