Find support with a community, learn from others’ experiences, share information and resources, and build your sense of community in a safe, confidential space. Peer-facilitated by Pleo Family Peer Supporters.

Rural Ottawa Parent Support Group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 13-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. Last Monday of the month. Location: Richmond

This free drop-in parent support group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 13-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held on the last Monday of the month from 6:30pm to 8pm at Willow Wellness (5944 Perth Street, Richmond). Peer-facilitated by two Pleo Family Peer Supporters. Offered by Pleo in partnership with Willow Wellness and Rural Ottawa Youth Mental Health Collective. Participants can drop-in as often as they like or need. Just drop-in to join.

Upcoming dates:
Monday June 30, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Monday July 28, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Monday August 25, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Monday September 29, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm

Renfrew County Parent Support Group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 12-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. First Tuesday of the month. Location: Renfrew

This free drop-in parent support group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 12-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8pm at myFM Centre (1 Ma Te Way Park Drive, Renfrew) inside the YWHO Renfrew County room on the 2nd Floor*. Peer-facilitated by two Pleo Family Peer Supporters. Offered by Pleo in partnership with Renfrew County Youth Wellness Hub and Addictions Treatment Service (ATS). Participants can drop-in as often as they like or need. Just drop-in to join.

*Enter the myFM building through the rear parking lot doors and take the stairs to second floor.

Upcoming dates:
Tuesday June 3, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Tuesday July 1, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm (Cancelled)**
Tuesday August 5, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm (Cancelled)**
Tuesday September 2, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm

**This support group will break for the summer in July and August, and will return on September 2nd, 2025. 

Manotick and Area Parent Support Group for parents and caregivers of children, youth and young adults (ages 0-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. Third Thursday of the month. Location: Manotick

This free drop-in parent support group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 0-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held on the third Thursday of the month from 6:30pm to 8pm at Lume Club (1138 Tighe Street, Manotick). Peer-facilitated by two Pleo Family Peer Supporters. Offered by Pleo in partnership with Youth of Manotick Association (YOMA). Participants can drop-in as often as they like or need. Just drop-in to join.

Upcoming dates:
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm**
Thursday July 17, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Thursday August 21, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm
Thursday September 18, 2025, 6:30pm-8pm

**For the month of June only, this support group will meet on the third Wednesday of the month (Wednesday June 18, 2025). 

Britannia Woods Parent Support Group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 0-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. Every Second Wednesday. Location: Ottawa

This free drop-in parent support group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 0-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held every second Wednesday from 12:30pm to 2pm at 2255 Carling Avenue, Unit 201, Ottawa. This group is for parents and caregivers who are part of the Britannia Woods community. Co-facilitated by Pleo and Britannia Woods. Offered by Pleo in partnership with Britannia Woods Community House. Participants can drop-in as often as they like or need. Just drop-in to join.

Upcoming dates:
Wednesday June 4, 2025, 12:30pm-2pm**
Wednesday June 18, 2025, 12:30pm-2pm
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 12:30pm-2pm
Wednesday July 16, 2025, 12:30pm-2pm

**We’re thrilled to welcome a special guest speaker to our Britannia Woods Parent Support Group on Wednesday, June 4th. Please join us for an insightful and supportive session with Yvonne Duala-Ekoko, Child and Family Therapist with Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre. She’ll be sharing information on the services offered by Crossroads, and guiding us through a presentation on: identifying triggers, understanding lagging skills, and recognizing outcome behaviours in kids.

Find support, learn from others’ experiences, share information and resources, and build your sense of community in a safe, confidential space. Peer-facilitated by Pleo Family Peer Supporters. Virtual and held on Zoom. All virtual support groups are drop-in, with exception to Parents of Suicidal Youth Virtual Support Group & Journaling as a Wellness Tool Virtual Group (by registration only).

Drop-In Virtual Parent Support Group Support Group 0-12 for parents and caregivers of children and youth (ages 0-12) facing mental health or addiction challenges. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Location: Virtual (Zoom)

This free drop-in virtual parent support group for parents and caregivers of children and youth (ages 0-12) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held on the 2nd (bilingual)** and 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8pm on Zoom and peer-facilitated by Pleo Family Peer Supporters. On the 4th Tuesday of the month, we offer a topic-based Parent/Caregiver Information Session with a new topic each month (June 24, 2025 topic: Parenting and Shame) co-facilitated by two Pleo Family Peer Supporters and mental health clinicians from Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth. This virtual parent/caregiver information session is offered by Pleo and Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth. Just drop-in to join.

**Please note that the support group on Tuesday July 8th will be cancelled, as the Pleo office will be closed on this day for a staff development day.

Join here : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85109801085

Drop-In Virtual Parent Support Group 13-25 for parents and caregivers of children (ages 13-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. Every Wednesday. Location: Virtual (Zoom)

This free drop-in virtual parent support group for parents and caregivers of children (ages 13-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges, is held every Wednesday (4th Wednesday is bilingual) from 6:30pm to 8pm on Zoom and peer-facilitated by two Pleo Family Peer Supporters.

Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83150489909

Parents of Suicidal Youth Virtual Support Group for parents and caregivers of suicidal youth to age 25. Every Tuesday. Location: Virtual (Zoom) *By registration only 

This free virtual parent support group is for any parent or caregiver of a suicidal youth up to age 25, who is in need of support with a community of peers, who understand. Pleo, in collaboration with The Robbie Dean Counselling Centre, are offering a new session of this support group. This session starts on March 18 and ends on May 6, 2025, and takes place on Tuesdays on Zoom from 6pm-7:30pm. This group is free to attend and registration is required. We ask all parents to attend all dates in a session. We remind parents to register early, as registration is required. Parents can re-register for a second session, if they are still in need of support after completing a session of 8 weeks.

Registration for this session closed on March 28, 2025.

SMART Recovery Family and Friends Virtual Drop-In Support Group for family and friends of those struggling with addictions or addictive behaviours. Every Thursday. Location: Virtual (Zoom)

This free drop-in virtual support group for all family and friends of those struggling with addictions or addictive behaviours, is held every Thursday from 7pm to 8:30pm on Zoom and peer-facilitated by Pleo Family Peer Supporters.

Join here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/293138126

Journaling as a Wellness Tool Virtual Group for parents and caregivers of children, youth, and young adults (ages 0-25) facing mental health or addiction challenges. Every Thursday. Location: Virtual (Zoom) *By registration only

Journaling as a Wellness Tool is a fun, interactive group where you can discover journaling as a tool for wellness and express yourself through journaling with a community of peers.

The next session of this group runs every Thursday from June 26-August 21, 2025 (9-week session) from 6pm-7:30pm on Zoom. Over 9 weeks, you’ll learn the benefits of journaling and explore how journaling can help support your well-being. You’ll be led through topics including: Making Connections, Emotional Vocabulary, Letter Writing and Lists, Gratitude and Intentions, Self-Esteem Journaling, Creative Journaling and Evaluation. No writing experience is needed! There will be opportunities for writing during each session and sharing is optional. Tools needed include: Paper or journal, writing utensil, emailed hand-outs, internet connected device (computer, mobile, or tablet) and Zoom access.

This group is a pilot program. Space is limited to twelve participants, but we hope to hold the group several times per year.

This free group is co-facilitated by a Pleo Family Peer Supporter and Anita Manley, Peer Facilitator. We are fortunate to be co-facilitating this group with Anita Manley, who is the co-founder of Journaling as a Wellness Tool in the Women’s Mental Health Program at The Royal. She has been co-facilitating this group for over 12 years and is very excited to be bringing this fun and interactive group to the clients of Pleo.

Whether you’re new to journaling or a seasoned writer, this group is for you!

This session is now full. You can join the waiting list here: https://forms.office.com/r/XA9qYACYPC