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Herpes Support Groups and Herpes Social Groups

Many cities, states and countries all over the world have herpes SOCIAL groups and herpes SUPPORT groups for people with genital herpes. Herpes support groups are sometimes named “HELP” support groups, and are occasionally affiliated with ASHA, the American Social Health Association.  Herpes social  groups often use the terms “friends” as in “Bay Area Friends” or “H2O” as in “DC H2O” or “H Club” as in “Atlanta H Club.”   Many cities have just one herpes group that functions as both a herpes support group and herpes social group.   “Moderated” herpes groups are the norm and are usually pretty good about protecting members’ privacy and keeping out spammers.  “Unmoderated”:groups almost always have lots of spam and other problems - but may still provide help to some.   There are also some “secret” Facebook groups that have hundreds of members – but you usually need to join your local herpes group and meet people in person to get more info.

Note: Many thanks to Barbie from Austin and several others for helping put this list together and verifying links. If your herpes social or support group is not yet listed here, please email us and give us your group’s info and we will add it next time the site is updated.  We also greatly appreciate reciprocal links back to  DatingWithHerpes.org on your own group’s website, but such links are NOT a requirement to be listed here.  Please support us if you can by linking to DatingWithHerpes.org and/or recommending us to others.  Let’s keep the H community  strong and well-networked

UNITED STATES

National

National Herpes Hotline: 919-361-8488 or 800-227-8922

*Secret* Facebook National HELP Support Group – for herpes-related topics only. This group is relatively new but already has hundreds of members.  Because this group is *secret* – all group activity is private and will NEVER appear on your public Facebook profile and cannot be found or seen by anyone except other members.  To join the secret Facebook National HELP support group, login to Facebook, and find JoAnn Purkey (she OK’d this link).  Then send her a “friend request” and make sure to also send her a private message saying that you “have herpes and want to join the secret HELP group on Facebook.” She’ll make you a member.  After that, you can un-friend her if you want.

Picking Up The Pieces Yahoo Group – A Moderated Yahoo Group for Herpes, HPV and STD Support

Black People with Herpes Yahoo Group

People of Color Social Networking (POCSN) public website

People of Color Social Networking (POCSN) Yahoo Group

People of Color (POC) Gifted Christians Yahoo Group

People of Color (POC) SN 35 and Under Yahoo Group

People of Color (POC) West – Midwest

MyHCommunity.com - Free community site

Herpes Singles Yahoo Group

Other Secret Facebook Groups for Herpes and/or HPV -  There are numerous local and national *Secret* Facebook groups for people with Herpes and/or HPV.  One of the largest is called “SWIRLS” – but there are many others.  For the privacy of their members, these groups are hidden, private and require knowing someone who is already a member in the group who can vouch for your “H status” and invite you to join.  It’s best to first join your local/regional herpes/hpv social group and make a few new friends in person, and see who might be in a Facebook group.  Please note that when you belong to a *Secret Facebook Group* - that none of your other non-H friends can see that you belong, and none of the posts or updates from *secret* groups will ever appear on your Facebook profile.  Always exercise caution when posting private information about yourself and other people on the internet.

Alabama

Alabama H Club
Alabama Herpes Support Group on Yahoo

Alaska

Meet Alaskans with HSV2 Meetup Group

Arizona

AZ Singles With Herpes Yahoo Group