# Groups Recover Together

> Groups Recover Together provides outpatient opioid addiction treatment combining buprenorphine prescribing, weekly counselor-led group therapy, and practical recovery support. Its hybrid network serves underserved US communities through local offices and an app, with health-plan contracts tied to care outcomes.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Burlington, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff De Flavio (Co-founder and founding CEO; board director), Joy Sun Cooper (Co-founder and former COO), Silas Howland (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Products:** Outpatient opioid use disorder treatment, Weekly group therapy, Recovery support, Groups Recover Together app, SafeStart Pathway
- **Notable:** Opened its first clinic in Claremont, New Hampshire, in March 2014., Raised a $60 million Series C in May 2021., Reports over 120 locations and more than 100,000 people supported cumulatively.

## Products & services

- **Outpatient opioid use disorder treatment** — Clinician-supervised buprenorphine/Suboxone treatment integrated with counseling and recovery support.
- **Weekly group therapy** — Counselor-led peer sessions offered online and in person.
- **Recovery support** — Support navigating needs such as housing, employment, insurance and access to care.
- **Groups Recover Together app** — Virtual group meetings and care-plan management for program members.
- **SafeStart Pathway** — Transition support for justice-involved people entering community treatment; described in the 2026 outcomes report.

## Achievements

- Opened its first clinic in Claremont, New Hampshire, in March 2014.
- Raised a $60 million Series C in May 2021.
- Reports over 120 locations and more than 100,000 people supported cumulatively.
- Its 2026 report records a one-business-day median wait from first call to scheduled intake in 2025.
- Completed its first acquisition, Better Life Partners, on March 31, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Behavioral Health Business reported the Better Life Partners acquisition, closed March 31; financial terms were undisclosed. The deal roughly doubled weekly New England membership from 3,000 to more than 6,000.
- **2026-02** — Released its 2026 Annual Outcomes Report covering 2025, including access, retention, remission, mortality and claims-cost measures.
- **2025-09** — PHTI included Groups in its independent review of virtual OUD solutions; category-level benefits were modest and findings were not a provider-specific head-to-head ranking.

## Links

- Website: https://www.joingroups.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/groups-recover-together
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GroupsRecoverTogether
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/groupsrecovertogether/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groupsrecovertogether

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Last updated: 2026-10-15