Generation Patient’s peer-support groups are spaces for young adult patients with chronic medical conditions/disabilities to share their personal experiences and connect with others navigating similar issues. More detailed group descriptions are beneath the event calendar. To keep this a safe space for our community, all meetings are exclusively for young adult patients (ages 18+). If you would like to learn more about our peer-support groups or have any access needs you’d like to discuss before joining, please reach out to rosa@generationpatient.org. Thank you to Connecting to Cure Crohn’s and Colitis for sponsoring a portion of our 2024 peer-support meetings!

Please note: Our groups are facilitated by members of our community and are not medical support groups or group therapy. We cannot provide medical advice, crisis counseling, or mental health treatment. Before joining our peer-support meetings, please review our meeting guidelinesto help us make this space as accessible as possible for all group members!

Meeting descriptions are beneath the event calendar. Events in this calendar are displayed in Eastern Time.

General Peer-Support Group

Our General groups are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET and are open to all young adult patients (anyone with a chronic medical condition, including those that are currently undiagnosed). We have discussions on a range of topics relevant to navigating life as a young adult with chronic illnesses (such as coping with unpredictability, dealing with invalidation, coping with test result anxiety, etc.). These groups include other activities such as poetry workshops, game nights, and more! To join this group and receive group reminders/topic updates, please click the “request to join” button below.

 

Higher Education Student Support Group

Our higher education groups are held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET and are open to any young adult patients who are current, prospective, or recent students in college/graduate school (including students on medical leave). These groups discuss topics about navigating life as a student with a chronic medical condition (such as self-advocacy in the classroom, summer FOMO, navigating exam season, etc.). To join this group and receive group reminders/topic updates, please click the “request to join” button below.

 

Young Adults with IBD Peer-Support Group

These groups are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET and are a space for young adults with IBD (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, etc.) to come together to discuss their experiences and IBD journeys. Each session focuses on an IBD-related topic (food relationships & IBD, relationships & IBD, etc.). To join this group and receive group reminders/topic updates, please click the “request to join” button below.