Mental Health Communities

FAQ

What are mental health communities?

Communities for people navigating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, loneliness, trauma, and everyday mental health challenges. Find online support groups, peer support networks, and online therapy resources. Reddit has some of the largest and most active mental health communities on the internet, with Discord servers offering real-time peer support.

What are the best mental health communities to join?

Mental Health Forum, Luvlin Mental Health Community, My Support Forums, and The Therapy Center have the highest review scores in the Hive Index directory of communities. Reviews come from Hive Index members and reflect their experiences, not an editorial ranking. See more rated listings in the Hive Index directory of communities on Hive Index.

Which platforms host the most mental health communities?

Independent Platforms (23), Reddit (23), and Skool (9) are the most common platforms for mental health communities in the Hive Index directory of communities.

Are there free mental health communities?

61 of 71 (86%) are marked as free to join, including The Therapy Center, Stellar Mind | Mental Health Community, Ups & Downs, and Self Improvement Academy. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

Are there paid mental health communities?

10 of 71 (14%) require payment, an application, or both. Notable paid listings include TRYBE, Anxiety Recovery Mentorship, Fat Burning Ninjas, and Next Gen Men.

What features do these communities offer?

Forum is the most common (82%). Others that show up often include Live Chat and Online/Offline Events. Use feature filters on Hive Index to narrow results.

How large are mental health communities?

Hive Index lists 71 mental health communities in the Hive Index directory of communities. The largest include r/Meditation (3.6M members), r/ADHD (2.3M members), and r/depression (1.2M members). Median reported size is about 38K members (56 listings with member data).

How do I grow my Mental Health community?

List your Mental Health community for free on Hive Index to reach people already searching for Mental Health communities. Paid promotion can feature your community more prominently across relevant pages and send more qualified visitors to your listing.

How does Hive Index collect and rank listings?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in the Hive Index directory of communities, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead. These listings in the Hive Index directory of communities were last updated 6/30/2026.