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Idaho support groups

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Multiple Sclerosis Support Group – meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Post Falls Senior Center, Third Street in Post Falls; 773-9372.

Narcotics Anonymous – meets at 7 p.m. Sundays, and 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Kootenai Medical Center Classrooms; 666-2030.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – meets the second Wednesday of every month, 7-9 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; 664-6056.

National Stuttering Project, Eastern Washington-North Idaho Chapter – meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m.; (509) 326-0229 or (509) 328-9754.

New Mother’s Support Group – meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, 10-11 a.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; 666-2149.

North Idaho Cancer Support Group – for anyone touched by cancer; 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays at the Lake City Community Church, 6000 Ramsey Road, Coeur d’Alene; 773-5495.

North Idaho Home Educators – meets from 1-3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Skate Plaza, Coeur d’Alene; 777-2656.

Overeaters Anonymous – meets the second and fourth Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Latah County Courthouse, Moscow, Idaho; 892-0171.

Parkinson’s Support Group – meets at noon on the second Wednesday of each month at the rehabilitation gym at LaCrosse Health and Rehab, 210 LaCrosse, Coeur d’Alene; 664-2185.

PFLAG – for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, a support, education and advocacy group for North Idaho; 666-0187.

Physical Disability Support Group – meets 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Kootenai Medical Center, classroom 3; contact Melody Gibbs, 664-2742.

Polycystic Kidney Disease, Inland Northwest Chapter – Support, education and awareness for anyone affected by this disease. Meets first Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center, Classroom 3; Karine, 762-5939.

Priest River Area Diabetes Support Group – meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Frank Chapin Senior Center, Fourth and Jackson, Sandpoint; 263-0871.

Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing – meets the third Saturday of every month, 9:30-11 a.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; 667-6653.

Sexual Abuse and Assault Survivors – meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; 666-2030.

Sexaholics Anonymous – Meets in Coeur d’Alene: Mondays, noon-1 p.m.; Tuesdays and Fridays, 7-8 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9-10 a.m.; for locations, call (866) 291-0914; e-mail sasandpoint@yahoo.com.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 340 – meets Wednesdays, 6-6:30 p.m. for weigh-ins; meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., at St. George’s Parish, 2004 N. Williams, Post Falls; Willi Brimmer, 777-8929.

Twins and Company – meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month in the Schneidmiller Conference Room of the Kootenai Medical Center Health Park, 1300 E. Mullan, Post Falls; 666-0699.

Twins Support Group – meets at 11 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at Harding Family Center, 411 15th, Suite 107; 676-1515.

Unplanned pregnancies – Women are invited to attend support group meetings with Lutheran Social Services. For meeting schedule, call 667-1898.

Vaccination Liberation Support Group – group for those who are questioning the safety of vaccines and are seeking information and options. Call for monthly meeting times: Sandpoint, 255-2307; Coeur d’Alene, 765-8421.

AA – meets Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. at Kootenai Medical Center; 666-2030.

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity ADD/HD – meets Mondays, 7-9 p.m.; call Dr. Bob for location, 784-8891.

AIDS Coalition – For meetings information, call the North Idaho AIDS Coalition, (208) 665-1448; in Spokane, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition, 622-0721.

Alateen – meets Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Room 1, Coeur d’Alene; call Barb at 665-7311 or Ana at 762-1535.

Al-Anon – a nonprofit 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 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church, Fourth and Honeysuckle; Wednesdays at noon and 5 p.m., and Thursday noon at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft; and Fridays at noon at Kootenai Medical Center, Classroom 1; 676-0549.

Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group – meets the third Saturday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center’s classrooms; 772-2542.

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

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

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

Arthritis Support Group – meets at 7-8:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Kootenai Medical Center; 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; 665-2432.

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