Find a support or social group or a workplace network and get together with other people who stammer.
Meeting with others who share your experiences could be the best thing you do. See below if there's an in-person or online stammering community you'd like to get involved in.
Some groups focus on peer support and offer the chance to work on your speech or self-confidence. Others arrange casual social meet-ups in cafes or pubs, or go for walks in the countryside. There are also workplace and professional networks where you can get together with people in the same industry. Whatever their focus, they all provide a safe space to connect with others who 'get it'.
On this page:
Local communities
Facebook support forums
Special interest groups (online)
Workplace & professional networks
Groups for families & children
SLT networks
Tell us about/start a community
Concerns & complaints
See if there's a community near you. Click on the links below for details.
Local communities
These are in-person groups unless stated otherwise. For online meetings, see our Online Events Calendar.
Belfast
Birmingham
Birmingham Stammering Network
Brighton & Hove
Bristol
Cambridge (hybrid in-person/online)
Cardiff & South Wales
Coventry
Doncaster (hybrid in-person/online, open to anyone, anywhere)
Durham
Edinburgh
Essex
Fife
Glasgow
Hertfordshire (North)
Leeds
Lincolnshire: Grimsby, Cleethorpes & Scunthorpe
Liverpool
London, Central
London, North
London (online only)
London Kings Speakers (Toastmasters)
Manchester
Norwich
Nottingham
Peak District (STAMMA Striders walking group)
Sheffield
South East
Stevenage
Taunton
Warrington
Wokingham & Reading
Wyre & Fylde Parents Group
Facebook support forums
The STAMMA — Space for Stammering (Our own group moderated by STAMMA staff and volunteers)
STAMMA at Work (For support in the workplace)
Stand Up to Stammering
Special interest groups (online)
Adults New to Stammering (For adults who have recently started stammering)
LGBTQ+ Safe Space
Stammering and Spirituality Safe Space
University Students Who Stutter
Women Who Stammer
Workplace & professional networks
These are support communities for people in different professions and industries.
BBC Stammering Support Network
Civil Service Stammering Network
Entrepreneurs who Stammer Network
Institute of Acoustics Stammering Support Network
Met Police Stammering Network
NHS Stammering Network
STAMMA Arts
STAMMA Defence
STAMMA Educators
STAMMA Legal
STAMMA Nuclear
Stammerers Through University Consultancy
Groups for families & children
Parent2Parent Support Group for Parents
UK Peer to Peer Support Group for Parents of Children who Stammer (Facebook)
Young People 5-16 (& their parents) Group
SLT Networks
Below are STAMMA-run networks for speech & language therapists (SLTs):
The SLT Peer Support Network
The SLT Academics Network
Tell us about/start a community
Do you run a community? Tell us about it and we'll promote it here. If there's nothing near you, why not start one yourself? It doesn't have to take lot of effort. Email Vee at communities@stamma.org for details.
Concerns & complaints
If you have any concerns about something to do with a particular group, or if you believe you have been contacted improperly by someone from a group, let us know. Fill in our Feedback form.