Herpes support groups in Florida
As of 2026, there's no active in-person herpes support group meeting that I can verify in Florida. There used to be more. I've documented every chapter that existed, when it ran, and the moment its presence disappeared from the record. Below are the next steps I can offer right now.
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Most of the in-person network that existed twenty years ago has either gone dormant or quietly folded. Here's where to go from here.
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The history: groups that used to meet in Florida
The ASHA HELP network covered Floridafor years. Below is every chapter I've been able to document, with sources. If any of these still meet and I've marked them defunct in error, tell me on the group page and I'll update the record.
Jacksonville HELP. Jacksonville
Jacksonville HELP was one of the four Florida ASHA HELP chapters at the network's peak (alongside Tampa Bay, Central Florida Orlando, and Broward/Palm Beach). It ran out of (877) 221-7896 with jacksonvillehelp.org as its public face. By 2026 the website is dead and I cannot verify any in-person meeting still running in northeast Florida. Florida consistently shows the highest search interest for herpes support of any US state, which suggests people in Jacksonville and the broader northeast Florida region are still looking for what this chapter used to provide. The waitlist below tracks that demand.
Timeline
Tampa Bay HELP. Tampa
Unique among HELP chapters in operating two simultaneous sub-groups (Tampa + Clearwater).
Timeline
Central Florida HELP / H2O Group (Orlando). Orlando
One of the few HELP chapters that survived the 2008→2015 contraction (rebranded as the H2O Group) but ultimately closed by 2026.
Timeline
- 2008-07Listed in ASHA HELP roster as 'Central Florida HELP' at orlandohelpgroup (GeoCities) [source]
- 2015-02Re-listed in ASHA roster under updated name 'Central Florida H2O Group' at orlandoh2ogroup.com [source]
- 2026-05-19Dropped from ASHA's 2026 directory; orlandoh2ogroup.com no longer responding [source]
Broward and Palm Beach HELP. Coral Springs
Was the closest HELP chapter to Miami, covering Broward + Palm Beach counties (Coral Springs base).
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