I am pretty sure you would not run into these people you know for why would they be at the church at that particular time the meeting is held?

- Find the closest mental health association and get the information from them.
- contact the mental health ward at the hospital. They would likely know. They might even have an outpatient program for peer support.
- check your local free weekly newspapers. Where I used to live my support group advertised in them and it is from these ads that we got the most replies and new participants from.
- check with your clinic, doctor's office, T and Pdoc's offices.
- do they have '211' there. This is also a resource my old support group used which drew in participants.
- check with the schizophrenia society - most usually have a very good list of supports and resources for ALL mental illnesses
- and finally, contact your regional health authority