A free, peer-led recovery community for life after treatment

The community already lived on Facebook, where feeds are built to keep people scrolling and privacy is hard to control. People in recovery need the opposite: real connection, safety and control over who sees what.

It also had to be clear from the first screen that HEAL is a peer community, not an emergency service, and where to go when someone is in danger.

• Human-hosted online meetings with pseudonyms welcome, doors that open 15 minutes early and clear room rules: no recording, no recruiting, no medical advice.
• A guided workbook covering inventory, amends, conversation prep, daily practice and staying well. Entries are private, and a single section can be shared through a link that expires.
• A help board where members ask for and offer everyday help (rides, interview practice, housing next steps), with contact details kept private until both people agree.
• A resources hub with crisis lines, stories and guides, and a short, unpaid list of providers checked against a published seven-step vetting standard.
• A Get Help page with 988, SAMHSA and emergency guidance, reachable from every page.

People in recovery, family members and allies each have a clear place to start.

Privacy is the default: pseudonyms, private workbooks, no paid placements and no sold member data.

Crisis information is always one tap away, and the site is honest about what it is and isn't.