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The Special Needs Support Center

Family Support Groups

ADD/ ADHD Support Group
For Parents of children with ADHD, Anxiety, OCD and Related Conditions. Meet 4th Wednesday 6:30- 8:30 pm at CCBA in Lebanon. Contact Vicky MacAlister at 523-7496 or Philip Eller at SNSC - 448-6311 Or P2PNH@valley.net.

Alcoholics Anonymous
Meetings are held daily in Claremont: Call (800) 593-3330 for information. Upper Valley: various times and places. Contact Headrest 448-400 for information.

Al-Anon and Al-Ateen
Various times and places. Contact Headrest 448-400 for Upper Valley information. Claremont: call (866) 972-5266 for information. Al-Anon meets at Gifford Medical Center, Randolph: Wednesdays at 8 pm.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Springfield, VT group for adults with ADHD and group for parents meets a number of times throughout the year. Call (802) 885-5719 for information.

Bereavement Programs of the VNA and Hospice of VT and NH.
Contact: Amanda Quicksall for Information (888) 300-8853, ext. 2035.

BIA (Brain Injury Association)
2nd Wednesday 6:30 pm DHMC. Call Donna Crowley 650-7339.

Caregiver Support Group
Meets at Center for Elder Services Lebanon. Call Jane Conklin at ServiceLink (603) 448-1558.

Child Advocacy Center
For caregivers and non-offending parents of child sexual abuse victims. Call The Family Place (802) 649-3268.

DEAF
A support group for families of deaf or hard of hearing children, meets at DHMC in Lebanon. Call (603) 643-7778.

Depression and Bipolar Support Group of the Upper Valley
Meets Thursdays from 6-8 pm in room 2B DHMC in Lebanon. Call (603) 632-7493 or e-mail dbsa@valley.net for information.

Fatherhood Discussion Group
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6 pm at the Visiting Nurse Association in Lebanon. Pizza and soda provided. Call (603) 443-5154 or e-mail fatherhoodnetwork@hitchcock.org for more information.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anon
Meets Mondays from 7-8:30 pm at Sharon Congregational Church and in Hanover at Friend's Meeting House on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 pm. Contact Janet Maxfield (802) 295-5109 on Tues., Wed., & Thursdays.

Good Beginnings of Sullivan County
Dana Love Center for Children and Families, 169 Main St. Claremont. Teen Mothers Support Group, meets Mondays, 6-7:30 pm. Fathers Support Group, meets Mondays, 6-7:30 pm. Young Mothers Support group for mothers over 21, meets 1st Monday of the month, 6-7:30pm. Mothers Journaling Group , for mothers who want to write about their experiences. Meet 3rd Monday ot the month 6-7:30 pm. Dinner and on-site child care provided for all groups. To register or for more information, call (603) 542-1848.

Military PTSD Partner
For partners and family of military members dealing with PTSD. Meets Fridays, 11 am at the VA Medical Center in WRJ. For more information call (802) 295-9363 Lisa Harmon, ext. 5757 or Ann Kraybill, ext. 5653.

Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 6 - 7:30 pm at the Women's Health Resource Center, on the mall in Lebanon. To register call (603) 298-8399. Ext 2035.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Upper Valley Support Group
Friends and family meet 2nd Monday of each month 7-8:30 pm at West Central Behavioral Health, Rivermill Complex, 85 Mechanic St. in Lebanon. Call Donna Stamper at(603) 863-2621.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
"Parents Meeting the Challenge" support group. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 7-9 pm at Horse Meadow Senior Center in N. Haverhill. Call (603) 989-5476 for information.

National Alliance for the Mental Ill
WRJ family support group, meets the last Monday of each month 6pm at the VA Medical Center. For more information call Rose Hewes at (802) 763-8030.

National Alliance for the Mental Ill
Child and Adolescence Network, for parents and caregivers, meet first Thursday of each month at noon at West Central Services, Claremont. Call (603) 542-5449, ext. 3222.

New Beginnings Women's Group
Call (802) 885-2368.

Next Step Peer Support Center
MH and substance abuse - programs and help lines available. Call (603) 448-6941.

Parent Talk
For information call Gail Mears at (802) 674-7120.

STEPS
Lebanon- Next Step Peer Support Center MH and substance abuse - programs and help lines available. Call (603) 448-6941.
Claremont - Stepping Stone MH and substance abuse - programs and help lines available. Call (603) 543-1388.

Upper Valley Food Allergy
Meets four times a year at DHMC. Call CHaD Family Center at (603) 653-9899.

WISE
Lebanon. For women who have/or had a difficult relationship and for children who have witnessed domestic violence. Call (603) 448-5922.

Wit's End
A support Group for families with adolescents using drugs. Meet with licensed counselors on Mondays 6 pm at the Turning Point Club, WRJ. Call (802) 295-5206.

Young Moms and Young Moms-to-Be
Support group meets on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at the Junction on Main St., WRJ. Informal dinner provided for those ages 15 to 25. Call 295-2612.

  
  
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