Idaho Support Groups

Tue., Sept. 4, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

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 details, call the North Idaho AIDS Coalition, (208) 665-1448;

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.

Bipolar Support Group – meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. in Classroom 3 at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2960.

Al-Anon – a nonprofit for family members and friends of substance abusers, meets Mondays at 6 p.m. at Country Club Lane and Main Street in Pinehurst; Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Nazarene Church, Fourth and Honeysuckle; Wednesdays at noon and 5 p.m., and “Break the Cycle” adult child focus, Thursday, noon in Room 5 at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft; Fridays at noon at Kootenai Medical Center, Classroom 1; for more information, call 208) 676-0549, or contact Betty at (208) 665-0615 or Robbie at (208) 699-4211.

Brain Injury Association of Idaho – seeking persons with brain injuries, relatives, professionals and interested community members to join; write to BIA-Idaho, P.O. Box 414, Boise, ID 83701-0414; (888) 374-3447.

Breast Cancer Support Group – meets Mondays, noon-1:30 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; (208) 666-3800.

Cancer Support Group at Kootenai Medical Center – meets Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., basement classroom of the North Idaho Cancer Center, 700 Ironwood Drive; (208) 666-3604; www.kmc.org.

Caregivers Support Group – meets the first and third Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-3702.

Co-dependents Anonymous –12-step program meets Mondays, 7 p.m. at Community Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Williams, Post Falls; Jackie, (208) 457-9865.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous – meets Sunday at 4 p.m. and Thursday 6:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E Haycraft, and Tuesday 1 p.m. at Unity Church, 4465 N. 15th; contact Mary, (208) 687-0548.

Diabetes Support Group – meets the third Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m., KMC Health Resource Center classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2036.

Panhandle Meth Rescue/Mothers Against Methamphetamine – meets at 11 a.m. every other Saturday at Camelot Estate Clubhouse, 2150 Guenevere’s Way, Post Falls; Judy, (208) 659-2839 or ApplePieSpice66@verizon.net.

Divorce Adjustment Support Group – at Poignant Possibilities, Coeur d’Alene; Darwin, (208) 667-8474.

Domestic Violence Support Group – meets 7-9 p.m. Mondays and 9-11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Women’s Center, 1010 Ironwood, Suite 110; (208) 664-9303.

Fat Flush Plan Support Group – meets Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Unity Church of North Idaho, 4465 N. 15th St.; (208) 664-1125.

Food Addicts Anonymous – meets Mondays, 7-8 p.m. at Kootenai Medical Center; also meets Thursdays, noon-1 p.m., Hayden Lake Friends Church, 251 W. Miles Ave., Hayden; (866) 317-5411.

Hearing Loss Association of America – meets at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of every other month, September through May, in the classrooms at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; contact Russ at (208) 964-2121.

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