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SUPPORT GROUPS/Miscellaneous Information

Alzheimer.s Support Group - 2nd Tuesday/mo, 6:30 p.m., The StationBreak
Senior Citizens Center, 501 S. Main St.,-419-522-5050.

Breast Cancer Support Group - Knox County Hospital, meets monthly. Call
Becky Dangelo, RN, 393-5525 for dates and times.

Caregiver Support Group- The Station Break, 501 S. Main St.,
740-397-2417; 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Central Ohio Area Tourette Syndrome Support Group - P.O. Box 28345,
Columbus, OH 43228; 614-538-1777; www.tsaohio.org
Support and educational meetings for the public, family members and friends.
Group meets once a month (except during summer), 7:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Call for details.

Central Ohio Families for Effective Autism Treatment (COFEAT)
P.O.Box 14793, Columbus, OH 43214; 614-470-2976; www.cofeat.org
Resource for parents of children with autism. Call for meeting dates/time..

Epilepsy Foundation Central Ohio
- 614-261-1100 (800-878-3226)
Adult Support groups meet monthly; Parents of children with Epilepsy meets
monthly; Young Adult Activity Club; Teen Support Group. Call toll free for
information.

Gamblers Anonymous
614-262-9022 (T-Th meetings), 614-251-2400 (S-W meetings) Support
group meetings for compulsive gamblers and families and friends of
compulsive gamblers. Weekly meetings, call for schedule.

Hospice of Knox County - Adults - 397-5188
Men.s grief support group, meets monthly
Healing Hearts - a monthly luncheon group for those who have lost a spouse.
Expressions, a six week support group class for grief, offered 4 times/yr.

Hospice of Knox County - Children & Teens Bereavement - 397-5188
Angel Talk - meets 2nd Monday/month from September through May
Griefworks - meets 6 sessions, skipping weeks Angel Talk meets.
Camp Hope - weekend camp for children aged 8-16 years.

Mental Health America Knox County call 740-397-3088 for information
and to register.
Bipolar/Depression Support Group ; Parents Support Group; Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) Group; Schizophrenia.

Mental Health America Licking County, call 740-522-1341 for information
Bipolar Support Groups, Consumer/Family Support Groups, Families in
Touch Support Group, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Support Group,
Parent Support Group, and more.

NAMI of Licking and Knox Counties Chapter
Family to Family Education Program - a 12-week educational program for
families and friends of (adult) individuals with serious mental illness. Offered
in both counties. Call for information 740-587-4127.
Hand to Hand Family Education Program - a 9-week educational program for
parents (family members, caretakers, friends) of children diagnosed with
mental/emotional or neurological disorders. Offered at locations in both
counties. Call for information 740-397-3088 (Knox); 740-587-4127
(Licking).
NAMI Family Support Group, 3rd Monday/mo, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Newark.
Call 740-587-4127 for location/information.

New Directions Domestic Abuse Shelter - Liberation Classes
In our Best Interest.- call 397-4357 for-information
Women discuss battering as a system of abusive and controlling behaviors
used by their partners against them. The class also focuses on the
characteristics of a healthy, intimate relationship.

Parkinson's Support Group, Knox Community Hospital;
contact Jeanne Phillips, LSW, 393-9063
Support group for Parkinson.s patients and their spouses; 1:30 p.m., 3rd
Wednesday/mo, KCH private dining room. Call for information.

Rays of Hope Autism Intervention Center Parent Support Group
We offer parent support group meetings once a month held at Rays of Hope
Center. Please call 740-326-6748 for more information.

Suicide Prevention - The KUTO (Kids Under Twenty-One)
1-800-644-KUTO (5886)Toll free helpline staffed entirely by youth crisis
workers.

Truth and Life Pregnancy Loss - Heartbeats of Licking County,
740-349-7558
Support programs and groups for those losing children through miscarriage
and/or abortion - individual and group support available.

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