Support groups

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Ataxia Support Group – meets the first Monday of the month, 5:30-7 p.m., in the Mary Bead Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Contact Ralf at 448-6204 for more information.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Support Group – meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. Locations alternate, one month at Argonne County Library, and the next at Northside County Library. For location, or for more information, call 456-0505.

Upcoming

The Parent Project – Program and support group for parents of teens beginning Wednesday 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.

Connections, Child-Parent Grief Support Group – Wednesdays through Feb. 22, 6-7 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur. For children in grades 1-12 and their parents who are coping with loss. Call 456-0438 to register.

Ongoing

Lupus Foundation of America, Spokane – Meets monthly. Call Debbie at 990-4865 or (877) 774-2992.

MAHMA (Mom’s/Men At Home Making A…difference) Support Group – Support for moms and men who work from home while raising their children; meets Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spuler Auto Sales Building, 12211 E. Trent. Children are welcome, toy corner is provided; contact Penne Spuler at 990-8488 for more information.

MDA Free Support Group – The Muscular Dystrophy Association offers support groups in the Spokane area for individuals and their families affected by neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease). Call Audrey Burr at 533-5470.

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America – Meets the second Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Call Helen Anderson at 921-5608.

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.

National Alliance on Mental Illness – The NAMI Spokane chapter has openings in its next Family to Family Education Course, a free 12 week course fir adult relatives of adults with mental illnesses. Meets Saturdays, Feb. 4-April 15, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. For registration information, contact Ron Anderson at 235-4630.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family to Family Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 2733 Northwest Blvd. Call 838-5515.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Schizophrenia Support Group – Meets the first Monday of the month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in Room 266 at the Deaconess Health and Education, 910 W. Fifth Ave. Contact Ron Anderson at 235-4630 for more 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.

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

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.

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.

Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome Support Group – Meets the 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.

Scleroderma Support Group – Meets the third Thursday of the month in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. Nov., 7-8:30 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Center, 910 W. Fifth, Room 263. Call Debbie Liddell at 467-8725 or Roberta Choma at 467-7269. 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.

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.

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.

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