Support Groups

Washington

Washington Adoption Reunion Movement – For those involved in adoption search and reunion. Meets the third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., in Mother Bede Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center; call Joan DeGroot at (509) 921-0600.

Woman to Woman – for breast cancer patients, survivors, family and friends, meets second and fourth Mondays of the month, 6-7 p.m., Deer Park, Mount Carmel (Colville) and Newport Community Hospitals; (800) 228-6618.

YWCA Domestic Violence – For women who have experienced abuse in relationships; free and confidential; child care available; 829 W. Broadway; (509) 326-1190, ext. 139.

Adult Adoptee – For adult adoptees to examine how having two families of origin affects adult life and relationships, exploration of search and reunion; facilitated by the Children’s Home Society. Call (509) 747-4174.

AIDS Coalition – For meetings in the area, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition at (509) 622-0721.

Alcoholics Anonymous – For meeting times and locations, visit www.aa.org or call the Spokane Central office at (509) 624-1442.

Adult Co-Victims to Homicide or Other Violent Death – For information about times and places, call Dan Fox at Lutheran Community Services, (509) 747-8224.

Alzheimer’s – For locations and times in Spokane, Grant and Whitman counties, contact the Inland Northwest Alzheimer’s Association, (509) 483-8456.

Alzheimer’s, South Hill – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. at The Waterford; Kelle Madden, (509) 536-2929.

Alzheimer’s – Meets the third Monday of the month, 1:30-3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.; (509) 747-1085.

American Family Rights Association – Support meetings online and in Washington state. Families with difficulties involving child custody cases of children placed in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services are invited to participate. For more information, e-mail waafra@yahoo.com; or call Kelly Vick at (509) 217-7710.

ALS Caregiver – Sponsored by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association Evergreen Chapter, Spokane Branch. Meets the second Saturday of each month, 1-3 p.m., Spokane Valley Community Center, 10814 Broadway, Spokane Valley; (509) 536-6585.

ALS Patient and Caregiver meeting – Sponsored by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association Evergreen Chapter, Spokane Branch. Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 6-8 p.m., in Bernard Marin Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 20 W. Ninth Ave.; (509) 536-6585.

Ataxia – meets the first Monday of the month, 5:30-7 p.m., in the Mary Bede Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center; Ralf, (509) 448-6204.

Beats and Rhythms – For young adults with congenital heart disease. Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Notre Dame-Bernard Morin Room, 20 W. Ninth; (509) 893-9071.

Bereavement – Presented by the Providence Center for Faith and Healing; (509) 474-3008.

Bereavement – Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur, is offering this support group for those wishing to explore the spiritual dimensions of losing a loved one on Thursdays, noon-1 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.; (509) 456-0438.

Bipolar – Meets the third Mondays of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Sacred Heart Medical Center, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, (509) 838-5515.

Bipolar – Meets first and third Tuesdays of the month, 7-9 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya; Abe, (509) 924-1696.

Brain Injury Association of Washington – For survivors, families and professionals meets the second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley; Irene, (509) 473-6153.

Breast Cancer – Meets the first and third Tuesdays of the month. For times, location or more information, call Tess Taft at (509) 228-1206.

Idaho

North Idaho Sudden Infant Death Syndrome – meets at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Vista Outreach, 127 S. Seventh St., St. Maries; Infant Loss Support Group meets at 7 p.m. in same location on the same day; for information, call Liz at (208) 582-1879.

North Idaho Home Educators – meets from 1-3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Skate Plaza, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 777-2656.

Overcomers Support Group – for the disabled, Sundays, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Real Life Ministries, RLM2, 1866 Cecil road, Post Falls; contact Dave Sims at (208) 704-8409.

Overeaters Anonymous – meets the second and fourth Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Latah County Courthouse, Moscow, Idaho; (208) 892-0171.

Parents of the USA-Coeur d’Alene Chapter – A support group for bereaved parents and families who have experienced the death of a child, meets the third Thursday of the month at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft Road; Sharon, (208) 765-1705.

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; (208) 664-2185.

PFLAG – for parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays, a support, education and advocacy group for North Idaho; (208) 666-0187.

Physical Disability Support Group – meets 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Kootenai Medical Center, classroom 3; contact Melody Gibbs, (208) 664-2742.

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; (208) 263-0871.

SearchLight – group for the adoptee, adoptive and birth parents/families; meets the first Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., North Lakes Family Center, 611 Lakeside Ave.; (208) 664-5941.

Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing – Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; (208) 667-6653.

Sexual Abuse and Assault Survivors – meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; (208) 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, (208) 777-8929.

Unplanned pregnancies – Women are invited to attend support group meetings with Lutheran Social Services. For meeting schedule, call (208) 667-1898.