Support groups
Idaho
Fat Flush Plan - Meets Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Unity Church of North Idaho, 4465 N. 15th St.; (208) 664-1125.
Food Addicts Anonymous - Meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in the classrooms at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way. Call Becca at (208) 704-1586; or Sasha, (208) 704-1999.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - Twelve-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., at Bonner General Hospital, 520 N. Third Ave., Sandpoint; Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., at Gardenia Center, 400 Church St., Sandpoint; Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., at Kootenai Medical Hospital, 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 265-4936.
Gamblers Anonymous Coeur d’Alene - Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7-8 p.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 503-3884 or (509) 342-4804 or email ga4cda@gmail.com.
Grief - For those who have lost loved ones; meets 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Kootenai Medical Center; (208) 666-3285.
HIV/AIDS - Meets 7-9 p.m. the first, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Hospice in Coeur d’Alene; (208) 769-6254.
Idaho Regional Children’s Mental Health Council Meetings - Meets third Friday of each month, 12:15-2 p.m., Fox Auditorium at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way. Call Marcey Day, (208) 704-3473; or visit www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.
Inland Empire Meth Alliance - Offers education and support for family and friends of meth addicts. Meets the first and third Saturdays of the month, 11 a.m. at 3804 E. Pratt Ave. Contact: Judy Reid, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 659-2839 or email jreid66@msn.com.
Inland Northwest Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis - Monthly meetings held in Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, Spokane Valley; (800) 344-4867 or (509) 484-2022.
Spokane
Night Life Support Group – Foster, adoptive, and kinship parents meet the fourth Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Shilo Hills Fellowship, 207 E. Lincoln Road. Call Dru Powers at (509) 928-6697.
North Idaho/Eastern Washington Gluten-Free Support Group – For those with celiac disease, gluten intolerance and wheat allergies. Monthly meetings feature a roundtable discussion on nutrition, recipes, dining out and more. Call (509) 536-7932 for times and locations and more information or sign up for email reminders at www.meetup.com/NorthID- EasternWA-GlutenFree/.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – Meets Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. at 12910 E. Sinto Ave., Spokane Valley. Free; donations and volunteering are welcome. Visit www.lifesupportservices.webs.com or contact Beverly at lifesupportservices@live.com, or call (509) 869-1069 for more information.
Ostomy - For those with a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy. Meets first Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Providence Sacred Heart Hospital, 101 W. Eighth Ave., Mother Joseph Room. Call (509) 255-6676 or email weller.susie@gmail.com.
Overeaters Anonymous – Meets Mondays, noon, at Moran United Methodist Church, 3601 E. 65th Ave. Call Roseann at (509) 922-8901 for more information.
Overeaters Anonymous – A 12-step program of recovery. Free membership, no fees, no weigh-ins, no diets. Meetings available seven days a week for anyone having problems with food. Call (509) 328-9972 or visit www.oa.org for more information.
Parents of Addicted Teens Group (Fee-Based Support Group) – For details, call (509) 747-6901 and leave a message.
Parkinson’s Telehealth Program - Meets on the second Monday of each month at 2 p.m., St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St. The Parkinson’s TeleHealth Program broadcasts live, interactive educational talks to a network of rural communities in the Northwest. (509) 443-3361.