Free to attend:
Open Support Group for parents and loved ones of unhoused adult children who struggle with a mental disorder.
From a 2025 attendee: Your group Nancy, because we pray and bring our situations before the Lord and agree in prayer together have great power! Thank you! You all are such a blessing to me!
Thursdays 8 pm Eastern (USA) online. Contact Nancy at NancyVirden.hope@gmail.com; write ‘from ATF’ in the subject line.
If your adult child is also addicted:
Be sure to check out options on this website’s Reference Pages
Parents of Addicted Loved Ones. PAL groups bring moms and dads together for mutual aid and comfort. This Christian-run non-profit now hosts more than 180 meetings nationwide. Members may attend in-person or join online sessions available most days of the week. All meetings are free, confidential, and open to any parent who needs to connect with others for help and hope.
Services and Resources
https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/ A directory of services for the homeless by state
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/cure-hunger– Salvation Army food pantries by zip code
https://www.xavieramador.com – Dr. Amador developed L.E.A.P. Institute, which trains regular people how to communicate effectively with a loved one who does not see their need for help. Book title: “I’m Not Sick and I Don’t Need Help”.
https://www.wellpower.org/ WellPower is local to Denver, Colorado. WellPower is a place for recovery, resilience and well-being, known locally and nationally as a model for innovative and effective community behavioral health care including for unhomed people.
Colorado Crisis Services.org operates 6 walk-in crisis centers across metro Denver. These centers are open 24/7, and offer confidential, in-person crisis support, information and referrals to anyone in need.
http://www.fountainhouse.org Fountain House helps to defeat homelessness by providing appropriate mental healthcare and community. Fountain House currently operates direct service programs in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Hollywood. It is part of a coalition of more than 200 accredited clubhouse programs around the U.S. in nearly 40 states, and another 100 across the globe that are modeled after Fountain House.
https://www.samhsa.gov/communities/homelessness –programs, resources, immediate assistance
Articles:
Your Adult Child With a Mental Illness is Homeless. Now What?
Adult Children are Unhoused and Mentally Ill, and Parents are Hurting
https://blanchethouse.org/homeless-houseless-unhoused-glossary – terminology “homeless” v. “Houseless” v. “Unhoused”
https://eccovia.com/blog/different-types-of-homelessness– more terms and definitions
https://mind.help/topic/homelessness-and-mental health -the connection between homelessness and mental illness
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog – A Roadmap for Helping People Who Are Homeless and Mentally Ill
Always the Fight 