Support Groups

“If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.”
― Brené Brown

Together, we lift each other up—one shared story, one moment of support at a time.

Parenting a complex teen or young adult is an isolating experience. Here is a parenting community that understands sleepless nights, unanswered texts, and the dread of not knowing what the future holds.

Parent Support Group

What You'll Gain

In our groups, we offer support to one another by:

  • Providing empathy and understanding

  • Brainstorming strategies for overcoming challenges 

  • Sharing resources

  • Reducing isolation and creating community

Parent Support Groups

Sarah Co-Leads

Family Sanity is a non-profit for parents of teens and young adults facing mental health or behavioral challenges. Founded in 2012 by Bay Area parent Lisa Scimens, it offers monthly online and in-person support groups led by fellow parents, a digital forum for ongoing connection, and a list of trusted professional resources. Family Sanity is here to remind you—you’re not alone.

Family Sanity offers support groups for:

  • Parents of tweens and teens 10-18 years.

  • Parents of young adults 18-38 years.

  • All groups are run by parents who have been on this journey themselves.

  • For more information, visit the Family Sanity website

Other Groups Sarah is Affiliated with

  • Parents Supporting Parents online meeting with La Europa Academy in Salt Lake City

  • Family Connections – NEABPD – a free, 12-week course on DBT

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

- Viktor Frankl