Support groups
Spokane
Dystonia Support Group – Conversation group, meets first Thursday of the month, 2-3:15 p.m., at Marie Callendars Restaurant and Bakery, 2111 N. Argonne Road, Spokane Valley; educational meeting, second Thursday of the month, 1:30-3 p.m., at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St., in the board room; meditation meeting, third Thursday of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Spokane, Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St.; working session, fourth Thursday of the month, 2-3:30 p.m., at individual homes. Call (509) 891-9131 or e-mail denise@designden.com.
Epilepsy Education and Support – Educational seminar/support groups for adults and teens; (509) 325-1128.
Families Supporting Families - Meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month for families of those with eating disorders; 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Mary Bede Room of Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. For more information, call Maureen Reynolds at (509) 456-0567.
Family to Family Support Group – Provided by National Alliance on Mental Illness, Spokane. Meets the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., at Deaconess Health and Education Building, 910 W. Fifth Ave., Room 267. Call (509) 838-5515 for more information.
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous – Meets Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., Country Homes Christian Church, 8415 N. Wall St.; call Mary at (509) 443-5580.
Grief and Loss Support Group – Meets Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur St.; 3-4 p.m., South Side Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9706 N. Division St.; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.
GriefShare Support Group – Meets Thursdays, 7 p.m., Valley Real Life, 1831 S. Barker Road, Greenacres. Call (509) 232-0840 or e-mail fotofiddle@comcast.net for more information.
Grief Share – For those experiencing a loss and struggling to cope. Meets Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Dishman Baptist Church, 315 N. Argonne Road, Spokane Valley; (509) 891-1111 or (509) 924-0339.
Hospice of Spokane – 121 S. Arthur St., 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.; (509) 456-0438.
Huntington’s Disease – Meets the third Wednesday of every other month, 7-8 p.m., Deaconess Education Building; contact Rhea Kline, (509) 747-4735.
Death of Infant or Child Support – Sponsored by the Spokane Chapter M.I.S.S. Foundation. Meets the first Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Center for Family Development, 1404 E. 11th Ave.; (509) 744-1117.
Infertility Support Group – Meets the fourth Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m., at Rocket Bakery, 3315 N. Argonne Road. Call (509) 981-1294 for more information.
Inland Empire Meth Alliance – Focuses on the education and support for family and friends of meth addicts. Meets the first and third Saturdays of the month at 11 a.m., 3804 E. Pratt Ave. Contact: Deanna Moberg at (509) 533-0657 or e-mail aldemoberg@msn.com; Judy Reid, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 659-2839 or e-mail jreid66@msn.com.
Inland Northwest Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis – Monthly meetings are held in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Coeur d’Alene, Lewiston/Clarkston, Colville, Wenatchee and Walla Walla; (509) 484-2022 or (800) 344-4867.
Idaho
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Twins and Company – Support for mothers of multiples of all ages. Meets the second Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Mountain View Bible Church, 3974 N. Chase Road, Post Falls. Call (208) 660-2925 or e-mail twinsandcompany@yahoo.com for more information.
Ongoing
Fat Flush Plan Support Group – meets Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Unity Church of North Idaho, 4465 N. 15th St.; (208) 664-1125.
Hearing Loss Association of America, Kootenai Chapter – meets at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of every other month, September through May, at Elmer’s Restaurant, 300 W. Neider Ave.; Russ, (208) 659-2582.
HIV/AIDS Support Group – meets 7-9 p.m. the first, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Hospice in Coeur d’Alene; (208) 769-6254.
Idaho Regional Children’s Mental Health Council - 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.
Inland Empire Meth Alliance – Focuses on the education and support for family and friends of meth addicts. Meets the first and third Saturdays of the month at 11 a.m., 3804 E. Pratt Ave. Contact: Judy Reid, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 659-2839 or e-mail jreid66@msn.com; Deanna Moberg at (509) 533-0657 or e-mail aldemoberg@msn.com.
Inland Northwest Hypnosis Practice Group – meets the last Wednesday of each month at the home of facilitator John Lundholm, 696 S. Ithaca St., Post Falls; (208) 691-4468 or www.ChangeDynamics.net.
La Leche League of Greater Coeur d’Alene – meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St.; offers mother-to-mother support; Kimberlee, (208) 689-9254; Bonnie, (208) 664-5659; Jolie, (208) 765-4393.
Living Lightly – for those interested in permanently changing fat cells and creating a natural body weight; meets 6-7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of every month, Shoshone Medical Center, Kellogg; (208) 784-6771.
Man to Man: Prostate Cancer Support Group – meets the first Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 765-5020 or (208) 666-3828.
Mended Hearts– meets at 3-4 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, except July-August, at the Kootenai Medical Center Health Resource Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2030.
Mothers of Multiples – meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Schneidmiller Conference Room, Kootenai Medical Center Health Park, 1300 E. Mullan, Post Falls; (208) 666-0699.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group – meets 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at Life Care Center, 460 N. Gardens Plaza in Post Falls, just West of Wal-mart; (208) 773-9372.
Narcotics Anonymous – meets Sundays, 7-8:15 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2030.
National Alliance for Mentally Ill Coeur d’Alene – Meets the second Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. in classroom 3 at the KMC Health Resource Center. Information: Joyce Hughett, (208) 664-8485.
National Alliance for Mentally Ill Far North Chapter – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 6-8 p.m., Bonner General Hospital classroom, Sandpoint. (208) 265-8596.
National Stuttering Project, Eastern Washington-North Idaho Chapter – meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m.; (509) 326-0229 or (509) 328-9754.
North Idaho Cancer Support Group – for anyone touched by cancer; 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Lake City Community Church, 6000 Ramsey Road, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 773-5495.
North Idaho Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Support Group – 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; Liz, (208) 582-1879.
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.