Idaho support groups
Idaho Regional Children’s Mental Health Council Meetings - third Friday of each month, 12:15-2 p.m., Fox Auditorium at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; contact Marcey Day (208) 704-3473; www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.
North Idaho Home Educators – meets 1-3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, Skate Plaza, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 777-2656.
Overcomers Support Group – for the disabled; Sundays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Real Life Ministries, RLM2, 1866 Cecil Road, Post Falls; Dave Sims, (208) 704-8409.
Overeaters Anonymous – meets Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Augustine Catholic Center, 628 S. Deakin Ave., Moscow, Idaho; call Melissa, (208) 413-4413.
Parents of the USA-Coeur d’Alene Chapter – 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, 2003 Lincoln Way; 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 – 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.
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, weigh-ins at 6 p.m., meetings 6:30, St. George’s Parish, 2004 N. Williams, Post Falls; Willi Brimmer, (208) 777-8929.
Unplanned pregnancies – Lutheran Social Services; for meeting schedule, call (208) 667-1898.
Vaccination Liberation Support Group – monthly meetings for those who are questioning the safety of vaccines and are seeking information and options; Sandpoint, (208) 255-2307; Coeur d’Alene, (208) 765-8421.
Alcoholics Anonymous – meets Mondays, 7-8 p.m. at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2030.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity – meets Mondays, 7-9 p.m.; for location, call Dr. Bob, (208) 784-8891.
AIDS Coalition – For meetings information, call the North Idaho AIDS Coalition, (208) 665-1448; in Spokane, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition, (208) 622-0721.
Alateen – meets Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Room 1, Coeur d’Alene; call Barb at (208) 665-7311 or Ana at (208) 762-1535.
Alzheimer’s Support Group – meets the third Saturday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center’s classrooms; (208) 772-2542.
AMEND Center – comprehensive educational, treatment and support center for men at the Courthouse Plaza, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 665-2432.
Anger-Management Class – meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at AMEND Center, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 666-2030.
Batterer Treatment – Classes are 7:15 p.m. on Mondays and 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at AMEND Center, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 665-2432.
Bereavement Support Group – for those who have lost loved ones; meets 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Kootenai Medical Center; (208) 666-3285.
Bereaved Parents of the USA – Coeur d’Alene Chapter of support group offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents and families who have experienced the death of a child. Meets third Thursday of the month, St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 6250 E. Haycraft Road, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 765-1705.