Peer Support Groups Across Wisconsin

Peer support connects you with people who have lived through what you're carrying, not a clinical intake process. Whether you're grieving a loss to suicide, adjusting to life after military service, or just need a circle of people who get it, our Peer-to-Peer & Alt2Su program and peer support groups meet you where you are, no diagnosis or referral required.

What Peer Support Is (And How It's Different)

Peer support is one of our core programs, alongside HOPELINE and the trainings we bring into schools, workplaces, and communities across Wisconsin.


Peer support is real conversation with someone who has walked a similar path. It's led by people with lived experience, not clinicians working toward a diagnosis, and it's built around connection rather than treatment. That doesn't make it less serious. For many people, hearing that someone else has been there does something a textbook can't.


Peer support works alongside clinical care and crisis response, not in place of them.


  • Peer support: conversations led by people with lived experience, focused on connection, grounding, and shared understanding
  • Clinical therapy: sessions led by licensed professionals working toward diagnosis and treatment
  • Crisis support: immediate, confidential help in the moment, like our HOPELINE™ text line


If you or someone you love is in danger right now, text HOPELINE to 741741 for free, confidential support, day or night.

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Who Peer Support Is For

  • Grief and loss: anyone mourning a death by suicide or another loss can find grief peer support through two long-running groups in Kenosha and Brown County
  • Veterans and military: service members, veterans, and military families connect with people who understand deployment, transition, and the weight of service, alongside the veteran-specific training we offer
  • General emotional support: anyone facing a hard season, isolation, or everyday stress can find it through our youth, men's, women's, and gaming and social connection groups

It’s free. It’s private. And it’s open to anyone—no matter your age, background, or situation.

Our Peer Support Groups

Our Peer-to-Peer & Alt2Su program is built on real conversations with real people who understand. Peer support helps reduce isolation and fosters grounding, hope, and connection, whether you're brand new to a support group or you've been part of one for years. It's the kind of peer-to-peer support Wisconsin communities have built one conversation at a time.


Groups currently meeting through our Community Center include:


  • Youth Support
  • Grief Support
  • Holiday Stressors
  • Military & Veteran Groups
  • Men's Gathering Group
  • Women's Gathering Group
  • Gaming Groups & Social Connection Groups


Sessions are offered both virtually and in person, with trained facilitators and zero judgment. Most groups meet at our Community Center in Kaukauna, with open hours and group schedules posted there as they're set.

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Text HOPELINE™

to 741741

Hope and Help is Just a Text Away

Kenosha Survivor of Suicide Loss Support Group

This group has met since 2014 to give people 18 and older who have lost someone to suicide a place to connect, heal, and share resources with others who understand that grief firsthand. Meetings are open, peer-facilitated, and free to attend.


The group meets in person the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. at Holy Spirit Community Church, 5900 11th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140. The group does not meet in June or July. To connect, email Kenoshasosl@gmail.com or call Debbie at 262-880-0464.

Brown County Survivors of Suicide Loss

This suicide survivors grief and peer support group meets the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Green Bay ADRC Building, 300 S. Adams St., Classroom A (143). For more information, contact Wendy Holland at 920-217-0448.

How to Find or Join a Group

Step 1: Browse the groups

Look through the groups above and find the one that fits where you are right now, whether that's grief, a veteran or military connection, or general emotional support.

Step 2: Reach out

Contact the group leader listed for the Kenosha or Brown County groups directly, or contact us for groups meeting through our Community Center.

Step 3: Just show up

Our groups are peer-led and open. There's no referral, diagnosis, or application standing between you and a seat in the room.

Questions About HOPELINE™?

Peer Support Questions

  • What is peer support for suicide loss?

    Peer support for suicide loss is a space where survivors, people who have lost someone to suicide, connect with others who understand that grief firsthand. It's led by people with lived experience rather than clinicians, and groups like our Kenosha and Brown County survivor groups exist specifically to give that grief somewhere to go.

  • Are there veteran peer support groups in Wisconsin?

    Yes. Our Military & Veteran Groups connect veterans, service members, and military families with each other for peer-to-peer conversation, and they work alongside our veteran-specific training for a fuller picture of support.

  • How do I join a grief support group?

    Reach out to the specific group that fits your situation. For groups meeting through our Community Center, contact us and we'll point you to the right one. For the Kenosha or Brown County groups, use the contact information listed above to connect directly with the group leader.

  • How is peer support different from therapy?

    Therapy is led by a licensed clinician working toward diagnosis and treatment. Peer support is led by someone with lived experience, focused on connection and shared understanding rather than clinical treatment. Many people use both, since one doesn't replace the other.

  • What is the Alt2Su support group?

    Alt2Su is part of our Peer-to-Peer program, built around real conversations with real people who understand. It's designed to reduce isolation and build grounding, hope, and connection for anyone who wants that kind of support.

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Ready to Connect?

You don't have to figure out which group is right on your own, and you don't have to wait for a crisis to reach out. Peer support works because real people show up for each other, consistently, without judgment. If you're ready to find a group or just have questions, we're here to help you take the next step.

If what you need right now is something less structured than a group, our I'm Looking for Support page has resources built for exactly that, and HOPELINE is always free, confidential, and a text away at 741741.