Support groups
EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Support Groups must be submitted in writing to The Blade-News, 6911 Laurel-Bowie Road, Suite 307, Bowie, MD 20715, or e-mail to sstewart@bladenews.com
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Rehab sharing
Rehabilitation Sharing Group meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7901 or 410-792-2270, ext. 77901.
Self-help
Self-help meetings for parents troubled by teenage behavior are held Mondays at 8 p.m. at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church, 10110 Greenbelt Road, Lanham. Call 301-350-0621 or 301-390-0932.
Sexaholics Anonymous
Sexaholics Anonymous, a 12-step program for people wishing to stop their sexually destructive behavior, meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in Bowie. Call 410-558-4510 or 703-866-6929 or visit www.sa.org.
Single parents
A group for single parents meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month at 4 p.m. at 14560 London Lane. Child care is provided. Call 301-262-4941.
Stroke support
A support group for survivors of stroke and their families is held the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m., at the YMCA, 3501 Moylan Drive. Call Doris Strange at 301-270-1620 or e-mail to tdstrange@aol.com.
Vulvar pain
Maryland Vulvar Pain Support Group meets the third Saturday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Crofton Library. Call 410-721-1583.
Addiction Recovery
Grace Overcomers, an addiction recovery support group, meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 7210 Race Track Road. Call 301-262-7077.
Adoption support
Diakon Adoption Services offers support groups for families who have adopted children, are waiting to adopt or are interested in becoming foster and/or adoptive parents the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road. Meetings are free; child care is available. Call 877-342-5667.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon meets Mondays at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road. Baby-sitting is available. Call 301-464-1904.
Al-Anon meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. Call 301-464-2628.
Al-Anon meets Fridays at 7 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7914 or 410-792-7636.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous meets weekdays at noon and 8:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 9 and 11 a.m. and 7 and 8:30 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. Call 301-464-2628.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets Sundays at 7 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7914 or 410-792-7636.
Alzheimer's support
An Alzheimer's support group meets the second Thursday of each month at HeartFields, 7600 Laurel-Bowie Road. An open discussion group at 6 p.m. is alternated with a speaker presentation. Reservations by the previous Monday are requested. Call 301-805-8422.
Amputee support
Amputee Support Group meets the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7901 or 410-792-2270, ext. 77901.
Bipolar support
Bipolar Support Group meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7914 or 410-792-7636.
Birthbonds
A support group for adoptees and birth parents in all stages of search and reunion meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church. Call 202-581-3632 or visit http://members.xoom.com/Birthbonds/.
CDA
Chemically Dependent Anonymous meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road; Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave.; and Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. at Village Baptist Church, 1950 Mitchellville Road. Call 888-232-4673.
Cancer support
Capital Hospital Bereavement support group for individuals dealing with cancer meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Doctors Community Hospital. The free program is for adults with cancer and their loved ones. Call Scott Berger, 301-883-0866.
A breast cancer support group meets at Doctors Community Hospital the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Call Mary Lingebach, 301-552-8209.
Light and Hope, an ovarian cancer support group, usually meets the second Wednesday of each month in Bowie. Cancer survivors and caregivers are welcome. Call 301-262-3880.
Caregivers support
Seton Parish, 1800 Seton Drive, Crofton, provides a caregivers support group the first Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The group, for anyone who cares for an ill loved ones at home or in a nursing home, offers companionship, moral support and information on ways to cope with this situation. Call 301-261-6838 or 410-721-5770.
ChADD
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Severna Park Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Road. Call 410-721-2468 or 410-850-9268.
Compassionate Friends
Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents who have had a child die, meets the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at United Parish of Bowie, Mt. Oak and Mitchellville roads. Call 301-627-7315 or 301-877-3484.
Diabetes support
A diabetes support group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Doctors Community Hospital. Call 301-552-5134.
A support group for adults with Type II diabetes meets the first Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. at 2905 Mitchellville Road, Suite 209. Friends or relatives are welcome. Call 240-354-7565.
Emotions anonymous
A support group for persons with unmanageable emotions meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. Call 301-464-2628.
Family Tree
Family Tree, formerly Parents Anonymous, seeks parents for its free, facilitated, weekly support groups. Parents can share stresses, help each other with problems and learn new ways to discipline. A group meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in Glenn Dale. Call 301-262-7654.
FIAT
Families for Intensive Autism Treatment meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 410-379-1998.
Food addicts
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Woodward Estate, 14997 Health Center Drive. Call 410-544-2229 or visit www.foodaddicts.org.
Forget Me Not
Forget Me Not, a support group for those grieving the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Woodstream Church, 9800 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville. Call 301-918-3894 or e-mail fmnsupport@aol.com.
Grief support
Stephanie Roper Foundation, a support group for families and friends of homicide and vehicular manslaughter victims, meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at 14750 Main St., Upper Marlboro. Call 301-952-0063 or 877-942-8461.
HANDS
Healing Autism through New Discoveries and Support, a support group for parents of children with autism, meets at 8 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the Bowie/Mitchellville area. Call 301-464-8653 or 301-262-4254.
Hospice grief support
Hospice of Prince George's County offers an ongoing bereavement support group for children and teenagers who are coping with the death of a loved one. Meetings are the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at St. George's Church, 7010 Glenn Dale Road. A parent/guardian support group meets simultaneously. Preregistration is required. Call 301-572-2489.
Mocha Moms
Mocha Moms, a support group for stay-at-home mothers of color, meets Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Lake Arbor Community Center, Mitchellville. Call Shalaun Newton, 301-352-6920, Aisha Ortiz, 301-390-0528 or visit www.mochamoms.org.
Mother's support
A nondenominational mother's support group meets Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at St. Matthew's Church, 14900 Annapolis Road. A nursery is provided, including snack and crafts. New members are welcome. Call 301-464-5058.
Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon, for families and friends of drug users, meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 410-451-3489.
Nar-Anon meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Road, Laurel. Narcotics Anonymous meets at the same time. Call 301-512-5151 or 410-788-9422.
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6600 Laurel-Bowie Road and Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. at Unity Place, 8610 Railroad Ave. Call 800-543-4670.
Narcotics Anonymous meets Mondays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-497-7914 or 410-792-7636.
Parkinson's support
Bowie Parkinson's Disease Support Group meets the fourth Monday of each month at 10 a.m. at the senior center, 14900 Health Center Drive. Call Ed Wiese, 301-262-0947 or Carter Rardon, 301-412-0835.
Parkinson Support Group meets Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. at Laurel Regional Hospital. Call 301-776-3426.
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Rising, for those who have lost a spouse, is an active group that enjoys socializing. Picnics, trips to the theater, potluck meals and more are featured. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Bowie Knights of Columbus Hall. Call 301-262-2748.
PWPS
Patuxent Widowed Persons Service meets the second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church on Riverdale Road. Six-week support/discussion groups for newly widowed persons are offered in January, May and September. Register at 301-464-6848. Call 301-931-8475.
