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Support Groups


A-Non Support Group
Kingsbridge Christian Church
For more information, call Wes Barrett, (713) 498-3931.
A support group designed to help those living or coping with a person with a chemical dependency.

Adoption Search Support
DePelchin Children's Center
100 Sandman
Houston, TX
For more information call (713) 861-8136.
For people involved in searching for or contacting their birth parents. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. Fee is $5 per session

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder
Clear Lake
Rockwell Bldg Cafeteria
Gemini Avenue
Houston, TX 77058
Call Karen Kasper at 353-3893 for directions and to get on mailing list.
Meets first Tuesday each month.

Galleria
Town Plaza Apartments Clubhouse
Newcastle Street
Houston, TX 77027
Call Karen Kasper at 353-3898 for directions and to get on mailing list.
Group is in formation process. Call for information.

Humble / North Houston
Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church
Humble, TX
Call Karen Kasper at 353-3898 for directions and to get on mailing list.
Meets fourth Tuesday each month.

Memorial Drive United Methodist Church
Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77024
Call Karen Kasper at 353-3898 for directions and to get on mailing list.
Meets third Monday each month.

Aftercare Program
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Dining Room C & D - Concourse Level
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
222-CARE
Support group for inpatient and outpatient psychiatric programs.
Meets every Friday at 6:30 pm

Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
2nd floor Conference Room
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call Sara Blummer at 686-3096
Meets the third Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm

Manor Care Nursing Home
Dining Room
7505 Bellerive
Houston, TX 77036
Call Leah Mills at 774-9611
Meets third Sunday of each month at 2:00pm
Available to help family memebers and friends learn how to cope when a loved one is afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease.

Sheltering Arms
Day Center
3847 Turnberry Circle
Houston, TX 77025
667-2840
Fourth Monday each month, 9:30 am
Family members and others who care for patients.


American Association of Retired Persons - AARP
Treemont
2501 Westerland Drive
Houston, TX
789-6099 for more information
Monthly meetings last Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
National Association for Anorexia and Associated Disorders
Meets in The Texas Medical Center area
Houston, TX 77030
Call 942-0500 for information and directions
Meets Tuesdays from 8:00 - 9:30pm

Arthritis Unlimited
Rosewood Arthritis Center
9100 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
For more information call (713) 785-2360
Meets second Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Sponsored by the Texas Gulf Coast chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
This group deals with issues related to young adults with arthritis, their friends and family.

Asthma Support Group
Houston Northwest Medical Center
Physician's dining room
710 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX
Call 586-0240 for more information
Meets the third Tuesday of each month from 7:00 pm - 8:30pm

Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Hospital Conference Center - 1st floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Contact Jean Marcoux, M.D. at 872-7222 for more information
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

Battering Intervention and Prevention Program for Men
The PIVOT Project
2990 Richmond, Suite 205
Houston, TX
For more information, call (713) 524-4357 - 524-HELP
PIVOT is a battering intervention and prevention program whose primary service is to men who have been violent and/or abusive in intimate relationships.
Groups are held in Harris, Galveston and Montgomery counties. PIVOT provides opportunity for men to work toward making the family a safe place for women and children. Group sessions are held with trained facilitators once a week, for a minimum of 18 weeks, to work toward these ends.
Groups are available in English and Spanish.

Bay Area Single Parents Support Group
For more information, call (713) 639-7491. Education, seminars and much more.

Bay Area Turning Point
Ed White Youth Center Seabrook
Meets each Wednesday at 6:30 pm - For more information, call (713) 333-4357 A support group will address self-esteem, violence in the home, survivors of abuse, co-dependency, life management and building positive relationships.

Behavioral Medicine Patients
Memorial Hospital Southwest
10 floor
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Contact Jimmie at 776-5070 to register
This family support group is limited to patients and former patients of behavioral medicine. Meets each Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

Better Breathers Club
Memorial Hospital Southwest
7500 Beechnut
Suite 227
Houston, TX 77074
Contact Kay Walker 776-5285
Support group for respiratory patients and their families.
Meets every Friday from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.

Memorial Hospital The Woodlands
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Call 364-2458 for more information
Support group for respiratory patients and their families.
Meets the last Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm

Memorial Hospital Northwest
1635 North Loop West
Houston, TX 77008
Call 867-3331 for information and registration
Support group for respiratory patients and their families sponsored by the Cardio-Pulmonary Department. (COPD) Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease
Meets the third Monday each month from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
No fee.
Better Breathing Clubs
American Lung Association
For more information, call (713) 968-5800.
Support group for people with chronic lung disease.

Cancer Support
Casa Hospital
1803 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
Call Gary Jones at 796-2272
Meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30pm
American Cancer Society Dialogue support group is for cancer patients and family.

Houston Northwest Medical Center
Physician's Dining Room
710 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX
440-2332, Ms. Barnes
Meets every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Provides an opportunity to learn about all types of cancer at any stage and share related problems in a warm, caring atmosphere.

Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Day Surgery Conference Room
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call 827-2074 for more information
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

American Cancer Dialogue Support Group
St. John Hospital
conference room.
For more information, call Mary Greeley (713) 331-4049.
Meets the first Thursday of every month 7:30 to 9:00 pm
Meetings are free and open to the public.

Cancer Counseling Group
4101 Greenbriar, Suite 340
Houston, TX 77098
Call 520-9873 for information
Meets each Tuesday at 5:45 pm
Free drop-in group for cancer patients and their families.

Breast Cancer
Memorial Hospital Northwest
1635 North Loop West
Houston, TX 77008
Contact Cindy or Linda at 867-4472 or 867-4657 for further details.
An American Cancer Society support group.
Meets the third Thursday each month from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Memorial Hospital Southwest
Learning Center B of Two Memorial Southwest
POB II
7737 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Call 222-CARE
An American Cancer Society support group.
Meets the first and third Monday each month from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

Spring Shadows Medical Plaza, 2600 N. Gessner, Suite 234
Call (713) 895-7722 for more information.
Mondays 6:00 pm

Dialogue on Cancer
Memorial Hospital Northwest
Professional Building, 2nd floor
Houston, TX 77008
Call 867-4472 or 867-4657 for information and registration
A support group sanctioned by the American Cancer Society.
Meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
No fee.

Memorial Hospital Southwest
6th floor
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Contact Jean Morgan 776-5670
Meets every Tuesday from 12:00 noon
1:00 pm and from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

Look Good Feel Better Cancer Support
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Cancer Resource Center, 6th floor
222-CARE
An American Cancer Society cosmetic program for appearance enhancement for patients undergoing cancer therapy.
Meets first Wednesday of each month from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Cardiac Rehabilitation & Risk Reduction
Memorial's Institute for Total Wellness
Mind/Body Medical Institute at Memorial
7500 Beechnut, Suite 321
Houston, TX 77074
Call 776-5020 for additional information and fees
Meets Wednesdays 5:30pm - 8:30pm
A 13-week program designed for people who have been diagnosed with stable angina or coronary artery disease, suffered a heart attack, or have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery or a balloon angioplasty. The fee for this course may be covered by medical insurance if certain conditions are met.
Physician referral is necessary to participate in the program.

Mended Hearts
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Cafeteria - Concourse Level
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
222-CARE
Support group for cardiac patients and their families
Meets third Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm/td>
Memorial Hospital Northwest
1635 North Loop West
Houston, TX 77008
Call 867-3331 for information and registration
Meets every Tuesday and Friday from 7:30 - 8:30 am
Sponsored by the Cardio-Pulmonary Department (MUST HAVE A PHYSICIAN REFERENCE)

Care Groups, Twelve-Step, AA, Grief Recovery and Others
Pilgrim Lutheran Church For more information, call (713) 666-3693.

Caregivers Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Meets at 7737 Southwest Freeway
Learning Center A
Houston, TX 77074
Call 776-5100 for registration or more information
Taking care of an elderly or disabled individual is a challenge. Information on important caregiving issues, such as the normal process of aging, financial / legal matters, stress management, and community services. Group members can discuss difficulties and share success stories.
Daytime group 10am Evening group 7pm

St. John's Hospital
Call 333-5503 for more information

Chronic Fatigue Immune System Dysfunction
HCA Medical Center Hospital
8081 Greenbriar, 4th floor
Houston, TX 77054
Call (713) 790-8408 for information
Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00am
For patients and their families.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group
St. John's Hospital
Conference room
For more information, call Margaret Tyler (713) 486-7135.
Meets the second Thursday of every month 7:30 to 9:00 pm
The meetings are free and open to the public.

Houston Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFIS
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Hospital Conference Center, 1st floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Hotline (713) 623-4935
Meets the last Monday of each month at 7:00 pm
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction

Co-dependency Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southeast
Classroom 2A, 2nd floor
Memorial Hospital Southeast
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Dewey at 871-1346
Meets every Thursday at 7:00 pm

Co-dependents Anonymous
University Baptist Church
16106 Middlebrook Dr., 2nd floor,room 216.
Meets at 6:45 pm on Sundays
For more information, call Frank, (713) 286-0147

Living World Lutheran Church
1351 South Mason Rd.
Houston, Texas
For more information call (713) 392-3933
12-step support program meets from 7:30 to 8:30 pm Sundays.

COPD
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Conference Room, 2nd floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call Ernest Moreno 859-7013 or 932-3555 for more information.
Meets the last Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm
Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease

Coping with Physical Illness
Mainland Center Hospital
Institute for Living.
For more information, call (713) 996-5000 Ext. 5474 or (409) 938-5474.
Meets every Thursday 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Meetings are free.
Support group for patients and outpatients and their families whose lives have been emotionally affected by physical illness.

Depressive/Manic Depressive Association
Memorial Hospital Southwest
10th floor
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
222-CARE
Support groups meets every Tuesday at 7:30 pm

Diabetes Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southwest
6th floor
Memorial Hospital Southwest
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
222-CARE
Meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 1:00 pm

Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Hospital Conference Room on 1st floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call 932-3891
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm
Does not meet in Feb, May, Aug, or Nov

Memorial Hospital Southeast
Staff Development Classroom
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Grace at 929-6154
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm

Memorial Hospital The Woodlands
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Call 364-2458 for more information
Meets the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm
The Diabetes Support Group
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
3816 Bellaire Blvd.
Call 791-3964 for more information
The meeting, sponsored by St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is free. Meets the first Thursday of each month from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Teen Diabetic Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southeast
Staff Development Classroom
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Robin at 922-1841 for more information
Meets the second Monday of each month at 6:00 pm
Parents of Children with Diabetes
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Hospital Conference Center, 1st floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call 932-3530 for more information
Meets the second Monday, every second month at 7:30 pm
(Group does not meet in summer.)

Disabled Victims Against Crime
Del Oro Hospital
8081 Greenbriar
Staff Dining Room
Houston, TX Call John Young at 869-2662 or 864-1401 for dates Meets 6:30 - 8:30pm

DivorceCare Support Group
First Baptist Church Pasadena
7500 Fairmont
Pasadena, TX
Call 475-1231 for information
Meets 7:30 - 9:00pm Thursdays.

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Assoc. of America
Texas Chap
Call Latasha Williams at 635-2331 for more information
Quarterly support groups for affected families.
EB is a rare hereditary skin disease. It is a blistering disease which can cause pain upon slightest touch.
The Texas Chapter of the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bulosa Research Association of America provides networking for medical professionals as well as parents and distributes current EB information to Texas' medical facilities and EB families. The chapter has established a grant for EB children.

Easy Does It Al-Anon
Medical Center Hospital
504 Medical Center Blvd.
Conroe, TX
Call Elizabeth at (409) 446-1185
Meets Thursdays at 7:00pm
For family, friends and spouses of alcoholics.

Eating Disorders
West Oaks Eating Disorders Program
Southwest Houston
Call 778-8888 for information
Meets every Monday from 7:30-8:30pm
Support group for anoxrexia nervosa, bulemia and compulsive overeating.

Wetcher Clinic
For more information, call Wetcher Clinic at (713) 488-1703.
Meets Mondays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
A support group for those struggling with bulimia, anorexia, binge eating, addiction to diets and being overweight. Associated with the National Association for Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.

O-ANON (Overeaters Anonymous)
For more information, call (713) 474-4814 for a list of meetings in your area.

O-ANON (Overeaters Anonymous)
Spring Branch Hospital
8850 Long Point, Room 2025
Houston, TX 77055
For more information call Paul at (713) 921-5105
Support group meets on Tuesdays at 8:30PM An organization for family members and friends of those with an eating disorder.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
For more information, call (800) 932-8677.
An international, non-profit support and research group for the obese.

Weight Down Workshop
Area churches
Call (800) 844-5208 for information and locations
Groups focus on spiritual reasons for overeating and offer ways to change the inner self. The program doesn not include dieting in any form. Participants pay for 12-hour sessions that include a manual and 12 audiotapes. Led by volunteers.

Emotional Challenges of Caregiving
Memorial Hospital Southwest
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Call 222-CARE (222-2273) for resevations or more information
Taking care of an elderly or disabled individual is a challenge.
Understand and cope with the emotional challenge of caring for them. Free.

Epilepsy Support Group
Memorial Hospital The Woodlands
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Call 364-2458 for more information
Meets the first Saturday of each month at 3:00 pm

St. John's Hospital
St. John Hospital conference room.
For more information, call Sylvia Braga (713) 480-1742.
Meets every third Thursday of every month 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Meetings are free and open to the public.

Grief
S.O.L.A.C.E.
Survivors of Loss: Assistance, Comfort, Encouragement
Houston Northwest Medical Center
710 FM 1960
Houston, TX
440-2824
Meets every second and fourth Tuesday each month, 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
A free support group to help deal with the death of a loved one or other personal losses.

THEOS Grief Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southwest
University Place
7480 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Contact Kay Gooch at 437-9381 or 776-5698 for more information
Support group for widows and widowers.
Meets the second Sunday of each month from 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Grief Ministry
St. Maximillan Kolbe
For more information, call Deacon George Trosclair, (713) 955-7324.
Support for those suffering the loss of a loved one.

Southeast Church of Christ
For more information, call Dr. Ron Hubbard, (713) 946-3737.
Support for death, divorce or loss of a family member.

Memorial Hospital The Woodlands
9250 Pinecroft
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Call 364-2458 for more information
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm

Picadilly Cafeteria
Northwest Mall
Houston, TX
Call 771-2663 for more information
Meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00 pm
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 11:20 am
Lifeline Grief Support Group
Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church
2525 Seagler
Houston, TX 77042
Call 688-0841 for information
Meets first Thursday each month at 7:30pm
Support group for widows and widowers.
Life After Loss
Memorial Hospital Northwest
1635 North Loop West
Professional Building, 2nd floor
Classroom A
Houston, TX 77008
Call 222-CARE (222-2273) to register
Five week seminar and support group offered to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one in the past two years, regardless of the cause of the loved one's death. Talk about your experiences, hear from others, and learn about the grieving process. Free.

Memorial Hospital The Woodlands
Meets at:
1440 lakefront Circle, Suite 150
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Call 222-CARE (222-2273) to register
Five week seminar and support group offered to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one in the past two years, regardless of the cause of the loved one's death. Talk about your experiences, hear from others, and learn about the grieving process.
First Thursday of every month at 7pm Free.

Head Injury Support Group
Bayland Community Center Call 729-5162 after 7pm for more information
Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:15 pm
Social gatherings and meetings for patients, including people who use wheelchairs and walkers.

HCA Medical Center Hospital
Staff Dining Room
8081 Greenbriar
Houston, TX 77054
Call (713) 665-3276 for information
Meets first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm
Houston chapter of The Texas Head Injury Association and the Del Oro Institute for Rehabilitation coordinate meetings.

Memorial City Rehabilitation Hospital
Spring Shadows Pines Conference Room 4
821 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Contact Christy Lewis for more information at (713) 460-3061
Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 pm

Memorial Hospital Southeast
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 770894
Call 484-9973 for more information
Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm

Health Support Group
Ashford Baptist Church
For more information, call Lucy Guerra, (713) 531-1927.
For those with long-term (incurable) health problems.

HIV/AIDS Support Group
Casa Hospital
1803 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
796-CASA
Thursdays, 6:30 pm
Support group for patients, friends and family.

Mothers Helping Mothers
Casa Hospital
1803 Old Spanish Trail
Houston, TX 77054
796-CASA
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
For mothers of HIV positive individuals.

Hyperactivity Disorder Parent Support Group
Memorial Drive Methodist
12955 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas
For more information call (713) 965-7028
Meets at 7PM the first Thursday of every month for discussion and the third Thursday of every month to hear a speaker

Hyperthyroidism Support Group
Memorial Lutheran Church
5800 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77056
Call 496-4460 for more information
Meets first Thursday of every month from 7:00 - 8:30pm
Patients and family members affected by Graves Disease.

Impotence Seminar
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Hospital Conference Center, 1st floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call 932-9902 for more information
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm

Interfaith Ministries
3217 Montrose
Houston, TX 77006 Call 520-9110 answered 8 a.m.
5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Youth Victim / Witness Program for domestic violence, abuse.

Interstitial Support Group
St. Michaels Church
1801 Sage
Houston, TX 77056
For more information call Geneva Tillian at (713) 488-1234 or Lou Stevens at (713) 488-0698.
Meets at 7PM on the first Wednesday of each month in room 27

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
Memorial Hospital Southeast
Cafeteria
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Diana at 997-9657
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

Mothers Against Drunk Driving
18935 Interstate 35 North,
Spring
(713) 353-1707 answered 9:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m. Monday
Friday
Hotline (713) 589-6233
Mothers of Multiples
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Wilson Turner Auditorium
Call 639-4157 for more information
Meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm

National Stuttering Project
Westminster United Methodist Church
Call Michael at (713) 266-1659 for more information
Meets first Thursday and last Wednesday of each month 7:00 pm
Westminster United Methodist Church

Neonatal Support Group for Parents
UTMB Galveston
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
First floor of the Child Health Center in room CIT2.
For more information, call Rose Lefber or Celia Christie (409) 772-1541.
Meets at 5:30 pm
Support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child by miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. There is no attendance fee.

New Mother's Focus Group
Faith Lutheran Church
4600 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, TX 77401 Call 665-0550
Meets second Monday every month from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Free program for first-time moms.

Osteoarthritis Club
Arthritis Institute
7800 Fannin, Suite 106
Houston, TX 77030
Call 796-1389 for reservations or information
Meets first Thursday each month from 11:00am - 12:00 noon

Osteoporosis Support Group
reSearch for Health
902 Frostwood #315 (I-10 and Gessner)
Houston TX 77024
Call 932-1234 Ext 0 for reservations and information
Meets 2nd Thursday each month
reSearch for Health is now taking reservations for attendance at Houston's first Osteoporosis Support Group. Learn more about this condition, hear interesting speakers and have fellowship.

Parent Support Groups
DePelchin Campus
100 Sandman, near Memorial and Shepherd
For more information, call (713) 861-8136 Ext. 236.
Meetings are from 10:00 to 11:30 am on the last Saturday of each month at the DePelchin campus A parent support group to strengthen family support and provide education to parents about the special needs of children.

Houston Northwest Medical Center
Women's Atrium
710 FM 1960
Houston, TX
Call 440-7799 to pre-register
Meets 11am - 1pm
New moms bring their baby and lunch for this support group.

Parents Anonymous
Abundant Life Cathedral Church
11230 Harwin
Houston, TX
Call Chris at 861-4847 for more information
Meets each Thursday from 7:00 - 8:30pm
Parents and children are invited.

Parents Anonymous
First Presbyterian Church Pasadena
1211 E. Harris
Pasadena, TX 77020
Call Chris at 861-4847 for more information
Meets each Thursday from 7:15 - 8:45pm
Parents and children are invited.

Parents Anonymous
Richmond Plaza Baptist Church
Ferris and Bissonnet
Bellaire, TX 77401
Call Chris at 861-4847 for more information
Meets each Tuesday from 7:00 - 8:30pm
Parents and children are invited.

Parents of Asthmatic Children
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Lone Star Room
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Contact Kay Walker at 776-5285
Meets the first Tuesday of even months from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Parents of Murdered Children
Houston Chapter
1105 Berthea, #2
(713) 522-9045 answered 24 hours

Parents of Premature Babies Support Group
Women's Hospital
Texas Medical Center area
Houston, TX 77030
Call 791-7262 for more information
Meets every Wednesday evening.
Sponsored by the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Family Education
Series. Open to all family members.

Parents of Teens Support Group
Bay Area Council Office
18201-A Egret Bay Blvd.
For more information, call Harriette Asycue (713) 333-2311.
Meets on Thursday afternoons 4:30 to 5:30 pm
A support group focusing on the challenging task of parenting a teenager. Cost is $10.00 per session.

Parents Without Partners International, Inc.,
Dept. N,
401 North Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
Call 800-637-7974 to learn more or for a membership application.
Parents Without Partners is the largest single parenting organization in the world. It offers members many benefits including social opportunities and financial advice. There are educational programs; recreational activities for adults and families; a newsletter/"maga-paper"; access to group insurance; purchasing discounts; and scholarship programs. .

Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson Foundation Exercise Class
Westbury Hospital
Senior Care Program
5556 Gessner
Houston, TX 77035
For more information, call 729-4688
Meets every Friday at 1:00pm
An exercise therapy class and support group for people with Parkinson's Disease. Classes are free and open to all Parkinson patients and caregivers.

The Parkinson Foundation of Harris County
5075 Westheimer; Suite 683
Houston, Texas 77056
(713) 552-0858
Has a number of services available without charge including:
* Weekly Exercise Therapy Classes
* Supplemental Speech Therapy
* Lecture Meetings
* Monthly Newsletter, Informational Literature, Nutritional Information
* Lending library and Referral Service Information
* Loan of Medical Equipment
* Medical Advisory Board
* Social Activities
* Speakers Bureau

Houston Area Parkinsonian Society
3935 Westheimer, Suite 301
Houston, Texas 77027
626-7114
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
2nd floor Conference Room
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Meets the second Sunday of each month at 1:30 pm

Pediatric Allergy Support Group
Memorial Hospital Memorial City
Conference Room, 2nd floor
920 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Call 973-9424 for dates
Meets once a quarter

Project Safe Place
The Children's Center
Call (800) SAFE-338 for information
Helps young people in crisis.

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southwest
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Call 222-CARE

Rape Crisis Program Counseling
For more information, call Molly Pitkin (713) 528-6798.
Training volunteers to counsel Bay Area sexual assault survivors.

Rehabilitation Patient Support Group
For more information, call (713) 947-5461. Meets Thursdays 11:00 am
A support group for patients and families who have endured strokes or neurological disorders.

RSDS Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southeast
Classroom 2A - 2nd floor
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Pam at 270-1011
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month

United Scleroderma Foundation
Bluebonnet Chapter
Citizens National Bank Leisure Club Room
5217 Cedar
Bellaire, TX 77401
Call 486-5972 or 997-7470
Meets second Thursday of odd numbered months.
Scleroderma is a difficult to diagnose disease affecting 700,000 people in the U.S. The foundation exists to provide patient support, increase public awareness and support research.

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People
Aramco Services Building
909 W. Loop South
For information call (713) 785-3655
Meets the third Saturday of every month 7:00 pm

Sexual Assault Support Group
The Bridge
For more information and for the 24-hour hotline, call (713) 473-2801.
Sexual assault support hotline Sponsored by The Bridge, a crisis intervention center for Southeast Harris County.

Houston Dept Health and Human Services
Call 794-9360
The Sexual Assault Program provides individual and group counseling to sexual assault survivors of all ages, their families and friends. Other services include professional and community education programs.

Smoking Cessation Support Groups
Institute for Preventative Medicine
Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin
Houston, TX 77030

SOAR Amputee Group
Stepping Out and Reaching Amputee Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Cafeteria
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Call Pat Tracey at 665-4829 or Janis Praiswater at 452-1188
Meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 pm. Amputees, their families and friends are invited to attend.

Spenders and Debtors Anonymous
Bethany Christian Church
3223 Westheimer, Room 223
Houston, TX 77098
12-step fellowship for those having problems with money and debt.
You may attend meetings without contacting anyone.
Monday, 12 noon Business Owners meeting. Contact Robin at 522-3278
Tuesday, 6:30pm Contact Bruce E. at 661-6086

Cumberland Presbyterian Church
2119 Avalon, First floor
Houston, TX
Contact Paula S. 465-4934
12-step fellowship for those having problems with money and debt. You do not have to contact anyone before attending. Thursday, 6:30pm Visions Meeting, where we talk about our dreams and the future instead of our debts and the past.

Post Oak YMCA
1331 Augusta, near San Felipe
Post Oak Room, third floor, near the elevator
Houston, TX 77056
Contact Dwayne at 956-0392
Friday, 7:15pm
12-step fellowship for those having problems with money and debt.
You do not have to contact anyone before attending.

St. Luke's United Methodist Church
3471 Westheimer, Room 206
Houston, TX 77027
Saturday, 9:00am
12-step fellowship for those having problems with money and debt.
You do not have to contact anyone before attending.

Partners for People in Crisis
Stephen Ministry
St. Mark Lutheran Church.
For more information, call Sharon Lem, (713) 468-2623.

Stroke Groups of Texas Support Groups
Call 622-6655 for more information and locations
Offers free weekly support group meetings to help stroke survivors and their families deal with medical, speech, cognitive, emotional and mobility problems. Groups meet throughout the Houston, Pasadena, Galveston, Livingston, Tomball, Baytown, Katy, Bear Creek and Spring Branch areas.
Free.

Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 10AM to 11AM on Tuesdays
Memorial Presbyterian Church (Memorial at Blalock), 1PM to 2:30PM Tuesdays
Memorial City Rehabilitation Center (3303 N. Gessner), 1:30PM to 3PM Thursdays
Spring Branch Healthcare Center (8955 Long Point), 10:30AM to 11:30AM Fridays

Memorial City Rehabilitation Hospital
Spring Shadows Pines Conference Room 4
Memorial City Rehabilitation Hospital
821 Frostwood
Houston, TX 77024
Contact Dana Bernard for more information at (713) 744-3044
Meets every Thursday from 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Memorial Hospital Southeast
Dining Room A
Cafeteria
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Keith at 929-4238
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 2:30 pm

Support Group for Women
Interfaith Caring Ministries
Highway 518 and St. Christopher Lane in League City.
For more information, call (713) 333-4357 or 332-3881.
Meets from 6:30 to 7:30 pm every Monday
The group is open to women 18 years old and older.
The support group will address: violent personalities, self-esteem, children and violence in the home, ending the cycle of violence in the home and survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Incest Survivors
Survivors of Incest
For more information, call (713) 473-2801.
Meets on Mondays.
An assessment is necessary. This group is to help the survivor with emotional and physical recovery.

Survivors of Incest Anonymous
St. John Hospital conference room. For more information, call Mary Alice, (713) 332-8650
The meetings are free and open to the public.
Meets from 6:00 to 7:30 pm every Sunday

Oaks of Righteousness
For more information, call The Bridge at (713) 524-4257
Meets on Tuesdays
This is a special group for incest survivors that is done from a deep spiritual perspective. The survivor must be referred through his/her pastor.

Survivors of Suicide
Memorial Hospital Southwest
Dining Room A & B
Concourse Level
7600 Beechnut
Houston, TX 77074
Call Crisis Intervention of Houston at 527-9864 to register
Meets the first and third Thursdays of each month.

Teen View
Wetcher Clinic
For more information, call the Wetcher Clinic (713) 488-1703.
Meets Thursdays 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Group focuses on personal growth, relationships with parents
and friends and life issues.

Teenage Survivors of Sexual Assault
The Bridge
For more information, call (713) 473-2801
The Bridge is a crisis intervention center for Southeast Harris County. Support group for teenage survivors of sexual assault and their friends and family.

Texas Pain & Stress Center
HCA Medical Center Hospital
8081 Greenbriar
Houston, TX 77054
Call (713) 795-5999 for information
Meets third Thursday of each month at 6:30pm
Free meeting of the pain and stress recovery group.

The Divorce Recovery Group
Judith Miller Counseling Center
701 N. Post Oak
Houston, TX 77056
Call 688-8669
Meets at noon on Thursdays. Cost is $10 per session.

Toughlove
Brentwood Baptist Church
Southwest Group
13033 Landmark, Annex C
Houston, TX 77019
Call 433-9889 or 721-1023 for information
Meets every Thursday at 7pm
Self-help program for the parents of unruly youth and for professionals who work with these youth.

San Jacinto Group
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
4116 Pasadena Blvd.
For more information, call (713) 480-1995.
meets every Thursday 7:30 to 9:45 pm
Support group for parents of adolescents who display unacceptable behavior.

Spring Woodlands Church of Christ
1021 Sawdust Rd.
Call 480-1995
Meets Thursdays at 7:20pm
A support group for persons dealing with their children's
unacceptable behavior.
Admission free, optional materials $25

Westside Parents Support Group
St. Thomas Presbyterian Church Outreach Center
14100 Memorial Drive
For more information call (713) 493-1146
Support group for parents of adolescents who display unacceptable behavior.

Tourette Syndrome Support Group
Memorial Hospital Southeast
Dining Rooms A & B - Cafeteria
Memorial Hospital Southeast
11800 Astoria
Houston, TX 77089
Contact Nata at 486-7776
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm

United Ostomy Association Support Group
Humana Hospital
Clear Lake
Classroom 3.
For more information, call (713) 482-6079.
Meets at 2:00pm on the first Sunday of each month
A support group for ostomy patients and their families.

Vestibular Disorder Support Group
Rice Temple Baptist Church
6409 Greenbriar
Houston, TX 77030
Call 242-0620 for information
Meets first Monday from 7pm - 8:30pm
Vestibular disorder is an inner ear disorder that causes imbalance problems and dizziness that can be severe enough to change lifestyle.

Victims Assistance Centre, Inc.
49 San Jacinto, Room 502 (713) 755-5625 answered 8:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday

Widows Support
Sponsored by Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
For more information, call (713) 668-0463.
Meets on a Sunday of each month
Support group for widows.


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