Support

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Support Group – For high school girls in their freshman, sophomore and junior years. Meets Thursdays through May, 3:30-5:30 p.m., 123 E. Indiana, Suite 100. Call Kimberly Koch at 241-4202.

Ongoing

Muscular Dystrophy Family Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., 140 S. Arthur, fifth floor conference room. Call 533-5470.

Myasthenia Gravis Support Group – Meets the second Thursday of the month, 1 p.m., Deaconess Educational Center. Call 456-5619 or 499-4140.

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – The Spokane chapter has openings in its next Family to Family Education Course. Meets every Tuesday from Sept. 14-Nov. 30, 6:30-9 p.m. at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. For information or to register call Ron Anderson at 235-4630.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Self-Help Group – (individuals and families) Northside meets the third Thursday of the month, 2 p.m., Multiple Sclerosis Center, 5901 N. Lidgerwood, Suite 25; call Lorrie at 467-0616. Family group meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehab, 711 S. Cowley, Suite 200; call Tammy at 292-9548. Valley group meetings will be held at the Valley Hospital and Medical Center, 12606 E. Mission, at various times and days. Call the Inland Northwest Chapter at 482-2022 for information.

Naranon – For families and friends of drug addicts. Meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya. Call Walt or Lois at 489-6368.

Nicotine Anonymous – Twelve-step support group offering our experience to those who want to quit smoking. Meets Wednesdays, 4:45 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 E. Broadway. No dues; call 926-9804 or 927-1153.

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, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Volunteers of America building, 525 W. Second Ave, Passages Parent room. Call 688-1103 or 892-9241.

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.

Parkinson’s Support Group – Meets the third Monday of the month, 2-3 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. For information call 473-6740 or 466-1679. There will be no meeting during the month of December.

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

Periphral Neuropathy Support Group – Meets the second Thursday of the 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 of the month, 2:30 p.m., Women’s Drop-in Center, 218 S. Howard. Call 455-4249.

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

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

Scleroderma Support Group – Meets the third Thursday of the 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.

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) – Meets the second Saturday of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1313 N. Atlantic, Rock Pointe East conference room. Hearing-aid compatible FM systems and captioning are available. E-mail shhh-spokane@hotmail.com or mail SHHH-Spokane, PO Box 3281, Spokane, WA 99220.

Sexaholics – Call 464-3376.

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

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

Stepping Forward – Two classes that help cancer patients and their family members through the emotional issues of cancer. Class times and locations vary according to patients’ needs. To register, call the Providence Cancer Center at 474-5490.

Support Group for New Moms – Mother-Baby Time is a new support group for new moms and mothers-to-be. Meets every Wednesday, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart Women’s Center at the Medical Center Building, 820 S. McClellan St. Suite 226. For information call 474-2400.

Spokane Parent to Parent Support Group – For parents who have children with disabilities. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, The Arc of Spokane, 127 W. Boone. Call 328-6326 for times; fax, 328-6342; or e-mail, p2p@arc-spokane.org.

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