ShareWell Adds DBSA to Its Live Peer Support Platform

ShareWell has partnered with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance to host free live support groups online, expanding access to peer support for people living with mood disorders nationwide. The move builds on ShareWell’s existing partnership model, which the company says has helped other organizations grow reach and cut operational lift.

Why it matters: - DBSA’s move onto ShareWell makes live peer support easier to access for people who may not be able to travel to in-person meetings. - The partnership expands DBSA’s ability to offer free, online support communities at a national scale. - ShareWell gains another major mental health partner as it pushes to become a platform for peer-led support.

What happened: - ShareWell announced a partnership with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance on Oct. 6, 2026. - DBSA will host support communities on ShareWell. - Members can join live video groups led by trained volunteer facilitators. - The groups are free to join and open now at DBSA’s ShareWell partner page.

The details: - DBSA is the nation’s leading peer-directed organization for people living with mood disorders. - ShareWell says its platform lets mental health organizations scale live peer-support programming without building or managing the underlying technology. - DBSA’s CEO Suzanne Baber said the platform also lets participants connect between sessions through friends and chat features. - Baber said ShareWell creates more room for topic-based support groups plus creative, educational and wellness workshops. - ShareWell was founded in 2021 by CeCe Cheng and is based in San Francisco. - ShareWell members meet in live video groups led by people with shared life experience or book one-on-one sessions with trained peer specialists.

Between the lines: - The partnership fits a broader shift in mental health support toward hybrid and online peer communities that can reach more people with less logistical friction. - ShareWell is using partner organizations to prove its platform can help groups scale faster than they could on their own. - Postpartum Support International, another ShareWell partner, has increased the number of support groups it offers by more than 8x and the number of members it serves by more than 6x since partnering with ShareWell. - PSI said the platform reduced operational stress and let the organization focus more on member support than logistics.

What's next: - DBSA’s ShareWell communities are already live, and the partnership gives the organization room to expand into more topic-based groups and workshops. - ShareWell is likely to keep using partner organizations like DBSA and PSI to broaden its reach across mental health and wellness support. - DBSA will continue using peer support as part of its broader effort to make that model part of the standard of care.

The bottom line: - ShareWell is turning live peer support into a scalable online service, and DBSA is the latest major organization to adopt the model.