Support Groups
Abused Women ~ 452-1315
Alcoholics Anonymous ~ 452-1234 (Benefis)
Alzheimer's ~ 455-5958
Anorexia ~ 455-2380 (Benefis)
Bereavement ~ 455-3040
Brain Injury ~ 455-2906
Cancer - Montana Cancer Institute ~ 455-3636 / 866-466-6822
Caregivers ~ 454-6990
Caregivers - serious/terminal illness ~ 455-3040
Children's Bereavement/MYMOM's ~ 455-3040
CODA (Codependents Anonymous) ~ 727-2244
Compassionate Friends ~ general support and learning group for any parent or prospective parent that has suffered the loss of a child of any age. 452-4197
Diabetes ~ 727-7717
Double Vision (Mother of Twins) ~ 453-0556
Easy Breathers ~ 771-0492
Eating Disorders ~ 727-7831 / 761-7079
Epilepsy Support ~ info and support for parents, families and friends impacted by epilepsy. Resources include a lending library which contains books & pamphlets on epilepsy. 771-5932 for more info.
Families of Mentally Ill ~ 453-6140 / 467-2070
Fathers Support Group ~ meets the fist Monday of each month. 454-6980 for more info.
Fibromyalgia Support Group ~ 452-6947 / 727-6949
Gamblers Anonymous ~ 455-2380 (Benefis)
Gamblers Anonymous ~ Precy 727-4138, Rita 727-2853, Leanna 771-1176
Gamblers Anonymous ~ Church of the Incarnation, 600 3rd Avenue North. Provides support & info to those with problems related to gambling. Support group meets every Monday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Step meetings are held Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Gastric Bypass Support Group ~ 727-1476
Grief ~ 455-3040
Head Injury Support Group ~ 453-6028
Huntington's Disease Society ~ 800-345-HDSA
Infertility ~ 455-5545
Internal Cardiac Defibrillator ~ 455-5770
LaLeche League ~ 453-2141 / 453-8586
Mended Hearts ~ 771-6645
Mothers of Twins club ~ 453-6433
Multiple Sclerosis Society ~ 454-2758
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) ~ Every Thursday evening, 7-9p.m. in the Ravalli Room at Benefis West. It is a non-profit, grass-roots, self-help, support, education and advocacy organization of consumers, families and friends of people with severe mental illness. Call Kim Boss for info (406)727-8272.
Narcotics Anonymous ~ 453-0740 / 452-3717
Ostomy Association ~ 454-1182
Overeaters Anonymous ~ 727-5890
Parent Group ~ Linda/Andrea 453-5415
ParenTalk ~ is a group for parents raising children in troubled times. They meet at St. Thomas Child and Family Center on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. with childcare provided. 761-6538
Parents Let's Unite for Kids (P.L.U.K.) ~ 454-0076
Parents without Partners ~ 727-2399
Parkinson's Disease Info & Referral Center ~ 455-2964
POST - Polio ~ 452-0722
Prostate Cancer (Man to Man) ~ 455-3636
Reach to Recovery ~ 455-3636
Spinal Cord Injury ~ 727-8558
Starting Over Single ~ 453-6546
Stroke ~ 455-5907
Suicide ~ 455-3040
TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly ~ 761-3549
Weight Reduction - helping resources:
Curves for Women Only - 771-7630
Health & Wellness Center, Malmstrom AFB - 731-1110
Tracy Burns, MS, RD - 761-3767
Weight Watchers - 1-800-651-6000
Young Parents Education Center ~ Linda Bennetts, 453-7881