Please review our meeting guidelines before joining our peer-support meetings to help us make this space as accessible as possible! To keep this a safe space for our community, all meetings are exclusively for young adult patients. Our policy forums, Roundtables, and other events are open to everyone unless otherwise noted. If you have any questions, please email us at admin@generationpatient.org.
Please note that these meetings should not be considered therapy and are just a safe space for young adult patients to connect. If you have specific questions about mental health, we recommend seeking a certified mental health expert. Finally, we would like to thank Connecting to Cure Crohn’s and Colitis for sponsoring a portion of our 2023 peer-support meetings.
Meeting descriptions are beneath the event calendar. Events in this calendar are displayed in Eastern Time.
General Support Meetings for Young Adult Patients
These virtual meetings are for all young adult patients regardless of their diagnosis. Social engagement and peer support play a crucial role in maintaining hope and resilience amongst young adults with chronic and rare conditions. For this reason, we’ve created a safe space for young adult patients to come together and share our individual experiences. We host two bi-monthly meetings on the first and third Thursday of every month at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET.
Please review our meeting guidelines before joining our peer-support meetings to help us make this space as accessible as possible.
Virtual Community Sessions for Young Adults with IBD
These virtual meetings are hosted through our program, the Crohn’s and Colitis Young Adults Network (CCYAN). Each session is based on a specific IBD-related topic as a way for us all to come together virtually and create a safe space to share our emotions, experiences, and ever-evolving IBD journeys. These community sessions are a safe space to talk about your personal experiences, hear from others, and both receive and offer support. Through the conversations that take place, you will leave empowered in your diagnosis and reassured that you have a community behind you that truly understands what you’ve gone through and what you’re going through. These community sessions are held bi-monthly on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET. To secure your spot, please send a message below.
Please review our meeting guidelines before joining our peer-support meetings to help us make this space as accessible as possible.
Higher Education Student Support Network
Our Higher Education Student Support Network is a collective of undergraduate and graduate students who come together virtually to support one another in navigating life with chronic medical disabilities. This support group aims to create a community while also bringing its member's real-world tools to navigate life as a college student with a chronic or rare condition. We host two bi-monthly meetings on the first and third Sunday of every month at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET.
Please review our meeting guidelines before joining our peer-support meetings to help us make this space as accessible as possible.