Support

Mon., Aug. 16, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

Idaho

AA – meets 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Sundays at the Kootenai Medical Center classrooms. Information: 666-2030.

AIDS Coalition – For support group meetings in and around the City of Spokane, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition; 622-0721. For meetings in North Idaho, call the North Idaho AIDS Coalition at (208) 665-1448.

Alateen – meets in Coeur d’Alene on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Room One. For information, call Barb at 665-7311 or Ana at 762-1535.

Al-Anon – a nonprofit support group for family members and friends of substance abusers, meets Mondays at 6 p.m. at Country Club Lane and Main Street in Pinehurst; Tuesdays at 8 p.m., and Wednesdays at noon and 5 p.m. at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft; and Fridays at noon at Kootenai Medical Center, Classroom 1. Call for information, (208) 676-0549.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – meets the third Saturday of every month from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Kootenai Medical Center’s classrooms. Contact (208) 772-2542.

The AMEND Center – a comprehensive educational, treatment and support center for men, located in the Courthouse Plaza, 520 Government Way, in Coeur d’Alene. Information: 665-2432.

Anger Management Class – meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Amend Center, 520 Government Way, in Coeur d’Alene. Information: 666-2030.

Amputee Support Group – meets at 6:30 p.m. the last Wednesday of the month at the Kootenai Medical Center classrooms. Information: 666-2030.

Arthritis Support Group – meets at 7-8:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Kootenai Medical Center. Information: 666-2030.

Batterer Treatment – Classes are at 7:15 p.m. Mondays and 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Amend Center, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene. Information: 665-2432.

Bereavement Support Group – for those who have lost loved ones, meets from 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Kootenai Medical Center. Information: 666-3285.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – Coeur d’Alene Chapter a support group offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents and families who have experienced the death of a child. Meets third Thursdays of the month, St. Piux X Roman Catholic Church, 6250 E. Haycraft Road, Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 765-1705 for more information.

Bereavement Support Group – meets every Tuesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Kootenai Medical Center classrooms. Call (208) 666-2030.

Better Breathers – meets from 2-3 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Kootenai Medical Center. Information: 666-2891.

Spokane

Passages Support Group – provides peer-to-peer support from primary caregivers of children/adolescents with complex mental health needs. Meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Avista Auditorium, 1411 E. Mission. No meetings in July/August. Call 892-9241 for more information.

PFLAG – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Fort Wright Drive, near Spokane Falls Community College. For information, call 489-2266.

Parents of Addicted Teens Group – is forming. For information, call 747-6901 and leave a message.

The Parent Project – Program and support group for parents of teens beginning June 9 at the Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Center For Faith and Healing, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Presented by Conrad Bagley, M.A., and John Hindman, L.I.C.S.W. to encourage parents to improve their parent/child relationship by becoming an empowered parent and reducing conflict. Call (509) 389-2930 for more information, or 458-5889 to register.

Partners of Addicts Group – is forming. For information, call 747-6901 and leave a message.

Periphral Neuropathy Support Group – meets the second Thursday of each month, except December, 7-8:30 p.m., Rockwood Clinic, 400 E. Fifth, second floor Conference Room 4. For further information, call 327-3312.

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Support Group – second and fourth Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. at the Women’s Drop-in Center, 218 S. Howard. Call 455-4249.

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Support Group – Meets second Fridays of the month, 11 a.m., Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 12606 E. Mission. For information, call 921-6645.

Survivor Citizen Action Team: Survivors of Vehicular Assault, Vehicular Homicide from Impaired Drivers – Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council’s Prevention Center, 8104 E. Sprague. For information call 922-8383.

Schizophrenia Support Group – meets the first Monday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at The Community Mental Health Center, 107 S. Division, Room J. Call 235-4630.

Scleroderma Support Group – meets the third Thursday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Center 910 W. Fifth, Room 263. Call Debbie at 467-8725. Scleroderma Foundation Web site is www.scleroderma.org.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous – for local contact or visit www.slaafws.org, call (781) 255-8825, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6:00 p.m and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Smart Recovery – Alternative/addition to 12-step program, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday meetings. Call 534-8713.

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