Spokane Support Groups

Scleroderma Support Group – Meets the third Thursday of the month in January, March, May, July, September and November, 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 at The Arc of Spokane, 127 W. Boone. Call 328-6326 for times; fax, 328-6342; or e-mail, p2p@arc-spokane.org.

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.

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.

Survivor Citizen Action Team – Survivors of vehicular assault from impaired drivers meet the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council’s Prevention Center, 8104 E. Sprague; 922-8383.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests – Spokane chapter meets at 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of the month at 2011 W. Garland; 991-8834 or Michael at 701-4730.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Meets Fridays, 8 a.m., Reardan Presbyterian Church, 150 W. Spokane Ave.; 244-3708.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Meets Mondays, 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 meeting. Cheney Community Church, Third and Fern Street; Kirby Clark, 235-4868.

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; Kimberly Koch, 241-4202.

Temple Keepers Health and Habits Support Group – A biblical approach to dealing with unhealthy habits and addictions. Meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., New Heights Open Bible Church, 4017 E. 21st Ave.; 599-9080.

Valley Medical Center Grief Support Group – Call 473-7145 for dates and times.

Veterans Outreach Center – Free counseling for male and female veterans sexually assaulted or harassed during their military service, and for war zone veterans and significant others; for appointment, call 444-8387.

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 Support Groups – For women who have experienced abuse in relationships; free and confidential; child care available; 829 W. Broadway; 326-1190, ext. 139.

Adolescent Support Group – For children having trouble understanding and coping with chronic illness in a family, Mondays, 5:30-7 p.m., Holy Family Hospital; free; 533-5470.

Adult Adoptee Group – 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 747-4174.

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

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

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

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

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

Alzheimer’s Support Group – Meets the third Monday of the month, 1:30-3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.; 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 information, e-mail waafra@yahoo.com; or call Kelly Vick at 217-7710.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Group – Facilitated by Audrey Burr, A.C.S.W., meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 3 p.m., 140 S. Arthur, fifth floor conference room; 533-5470.

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

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Patient and Caregiver meeting – Sponsored by the ALS 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.; 536-6585.

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

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. Call 893-9071.

Bereavement Support Group – Presented by the Providence Center for Faith and Healing. For details, call 474-3008.

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

Bipolar Support Group – Meets first and third Mondays of the month, 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria. For information, call the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at 838-5515.