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Zoom Info Schedule

During the pandemic, Stand Up to Stigma holds daily online support groups for mental health peers.

Peer support groups are run by peers for peers. No medical providers lead Stand Up to Stigma groups.

Zoom is the platform we use for our online groups and is available on both your computer and smartphone. To join a meeting in progress:

  1. Follow the link from this site or from your email (if you’re signed up for our STS Community Beacon mailing list).
  2. You may be asked to download the Zoom app. Do so.
  3. You will then be added to the group’s room. Your audio and/or video may be disabled by default. You can enabled them by clicking the appropriate buttons along the bottom of the screen.
  4. You’re all set! Welcome!
Stand Up to Stigma offers two groups models:
  • Guided Groups (GG) are led by STS-trained peer group guides.
  • Drop-in Groups (DIG) not led and can be joined without a host.



Zoom Info Schedule

Zoom Information for Connecting to Meetings

All times are Mountain Time (GMT-7)

Link for GG Groups

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4769619358?pwd=MnpEcEd2V2dnZ2JTVjJxQ0Q4SXFXQT09

Dial-In

669.900.6833

Meeting ID

476 691 9358

Group goes from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Group Guides open the support group at 6:30 PM.



Link for DIG Groups

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86255583029?pwd=Qi9LanpDL2drNnlxTzhoWGhWSkx0dz09

Dial-In

346 248 7799

Meeting ID

86255583029

Password

343107

Group goes from 1:30 AM to 3:30 AM.

Weekly Schedule

All times are Mountain Time (GMT-7)

DIG Sunday – 3PM to 5PM
Group begins at 3PM
DIG Early Monday Morning (NOD) – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
GG Monday – 12PM to 1:30PM
Group begins at 12:00PM.
Group Guides open the support group at 11:30AM.
DIG Tuesday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
GG Tuesday – 12PM to 1:30PM
Group begins at 12:00PM.
Group Guides open the support group at 11:30AM.
DIG Wednesday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
GG Wednesday – 7PM to 8:30PM
Group begins at 7:00PM.
Group Guides open the support group at 6:30PM.
DIG Thursday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
GG Thursday – 7PM to 8:30PM
Group begins at 7:00PM.
Group Guides open the support group at 6:30PM.
DIG Friday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
GG Friday – 7PM to 8:30PM
Group begins at 7:00PM.
Group Guides open the support group at 6:30PM.
DIG Saturday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
DIG Saturday – 3PM to 5PM
Group begins at 3PM
DIG Sunday Morning – 1:30AM to 3:30AM
Group begins at 1:30AM
DIG Sunday – 3PM to 5PM
Group begins at 3PM




The Power of Peer Support Groups

Stand Up To Stigma provides safe, welcome, and confidential peer support groups for those living with the challenges and triumphs of a mental health diagnosis. Our support groups are run by peers and for peers, a place for you to come chat about your issues, concerns, and needs as a peer with others who implicitly understand you because they’ve been there, too.

Who Attends Stand Up To Stigma Peer Support Groups?

Stand Up To Stigma welcomes all in our community. We have members who share openly their challenges and triumphs with depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, PTSD, anxiety, TBI, autism, co-occurring and just any mental health and behavioral health life experiences imaginable. We peers have so much more in common than you might believe. We also welcome the friends and families of peers who are interested in understanding their loved ones better from hearing the stories our participants share. We also welcome friends and families to attend our peer support groups if your loved one would like some “moral support.”

May I Come and Observe a Stand Up To Stigma Peer Support Group?

Yes. With a few simple guidelines:
  1. You participate in group as a member and not as a provider, student or interested community representative.
  2. You identify yourself as an observer and for what you are attending our peer support group (such as a student fulfilling a class requirement, a provider interested in understanding their patients better, or a public servant in the behavioral health field).
  3. You DO NOT take notes or record the support group.
  4. You DO NOT mention anyone by name outside of group.
  5. You respect our implicit confidentiality by not referring to any specific story details shared by fellow members.
  6. We are all equal.
We do have a simple vetting process with our volunteer board, so please contact us prior to attending. Also, if any peer member is uncomfortable with your attendance at the support group, we will need to coordinate for another time you may attend. Please don’t be concerned. We’ve never turned away an observer. In fact, peer members are typically thrilled to welcome individuals who are taking their time to help make our lives better. Thank you!

We’re always happy to see new faces!

You are not alone. Compassion. Understanding. Caring. Together.
Best of mental health to you, All of us at Stand Up To Stigma