To search for a support group outside of NJ
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/selfhelp.php?id=859
Addiction
Mental Health & Emergency Services - Addiction Services
Adoption Support Groups
Maternal/Prediatric/Adolescent - Services/Programs for Adults
Aging
AARP www.aarp.org/states/nj/
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Assoc. Greater NJ www.alznj.org/
ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease
ALS Association www.alsa.org/community/fssg.cfm?CFID=2192342&CFTOKEN=58641611
Anxiety
Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives www.anxietysupport.org/b001menu.htm
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org/
NJ Anxiety Support Groups www.anxietypanic.com/newjersey.htm
Panic Survivor www.panicsurvivor.com/
Recovery, Inc. www.recovery-inc.com/
Apraxia
Apraxia Network of Bergen County www.speechville.com/communication-station/new-jersey-network.html
Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program www.arthritis.org/events/getinvolved/ProgramsServices/arthritisselfhelp.asp
Bereavement
Bereavement Services
Borderline Personality
BPD Central www.bpdcentral.com/
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of NJ www.bianj.org/support-groups
Brain Tumor Foundation www.braintumorfoundation.org/btsm_supportgroups.php
National Brain Tumor Foundation www.braintumor.org/supportLocal/
Cancer
Valley Hospital Programs:
Cancer Source Education Center
www.valleyhealthcancercenter.com/
Oncology Support Groups www.valleyhealth.com/SupportPrograms.aspx?id=586
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
CancerCare www.cancercare.org/
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov/
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship www.canceradvocacy.org/
Prostate Cancer Support Groups www.phoenix5.org/supportgroupsNJ.html#Bergen
Thyroid Cancer Survivors Network www.thyca.org/
Caregivers
Caregivers NJ, Dept. of Health & Human Services www.state.nj.us/caregivernj/resources/support.shtml
CaringRoad Support Network www.caringroad.org/index.cgi
Children of Aging Parents www.caregiveraction.org
ElderCare Online www.ec-online.net/community/Activists/can.htm
ElderCare Rights Alliance - Training Manual www.eldercarerights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3D86538E-2EEE-45C3-806D-5FC28B2BBD91}
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=347
National Family Caregivers Association www.thefamilycaregiver.org/connecting_caregivers/
Well Spouse Foundation www.wellspouse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=8&itemid=37
Children/Adolescents with Living with a Chronic or Life Threatening Illness
Valley Health System's Butterflies Program www.valleyhealth.com/Valley_HomeCare.aspx?id=62
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cfs/support/states/supp_nj.htm
CFIDS Association of America www.cfids.org/community/support-groups.asp
Fibromyalgia Network www.fmnetnews.com/
NJ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Assoc. njcfsa.org/MEETINGS.html#bergen
Crime Victims
End DWI www.enddwi.com/
MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving www.madd.org/nj
National Center for Victims of Crime www.victimsofcrime.org/
National Organization for Victim Assistance www.trynova.org/
Take Root (Child Abduction) www.takeroot.org/
Crohn's and Colitis
CCFA - NJ Chapter www.ccfa.org/chapters/newjersey/
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org/chapters_and_care_centers/index.cfm
Cystic Fibrosis Worldwide www.iacfa.org/
Depression
Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance NJ www.dbsanewjersey.org
Mood Disorders Support Group - New York City www.mdsg.org/
Diabetes
Valley Health System Programs:
Valley Home Care's Diabetes Support Services
www.valleyhealth.com/Valley_HomeCare.aspx?id=72
PrimeTime www.valleyhealth.com/VH_ps_vhPrimeTime.asp
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
Defeat Diabetes Foundation
www.defeatdiabetes.org/self_management/text.asp?id=Diabetes_Support_Gro
Diabetes Public Health Resource - CDC www.cdc.gov/diabetes/
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation www.jdrf.org/
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders www.niddk.nih.gov/
Dialysis
Dialysis Seminar and Support Group of NJ www.dssgnj.org/
Disability
Family Support Center of NJ www.fscnj.org/
Heightened Independence and Progress www.hipcil.org/
S.H.A.G. (Self Help Amputee Group)
Rich McAllister: 973-941-4653
Divorce
Divorce Source of NJ www.divorcesource.com/groups/newjersey.shtml
Family Counseling Center of Ridgewood www.cafsnj.org/services/family/support.html
Stepping Stones Counseling Centers for Stepfamilies www.stepfamilies.com/services.html
Woman in Transition - Wayne Counseling & Family Services www.waynecounselingcenter.org/Hyperlinks/Women_in_transition.htm
Eating Disorders
Eating Addictions Anonymous - SANE Fellowship www.dcregistry.com/users/eatingaddictions/main.html
Eating Disorders Anonymous www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org/
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center www.edreferral.com/states/nj.html
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders www.anad.org/
NJ Self-Help Clearing House www.medhelp.org/njgroups/eat.htm
Overcomers Outreach, Inc. www.overcomersoutreach.org/page3.html
Employment/Retirement
Business and Professional Women/USA www.bpwusa.org
National Association of Working Women www.9to5.org/
NJ WINS - Work Incentive Programs www.njwins.org/
Workforce NJ Public Information Network wnjpin.net
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of NJ www.efnj.com/index.shtml
National Epilepsy Foundation www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
Family Support
Attachment Disorder Network www.radzebra.org/
BPD Central www.bpdcentral.com/
Family Support Organization of Bergen County www.fsobergen.org/
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health www.ffcmh.org/
Intensive Family Support Service www.cbhcare.com/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill www.nami.org/
Headaches
American Council for Headache Education www.achenet.org/
Cluster Headaches www.clusterheadaches.com/
National Headache Foundation www.headaches.org/consumer/supportgroups.html
Heart Disease
Valley Health System's Cardiology Support Groups www.valleyhealth.com/SupportPrograms.aspx?id=582
Mended Hearts
3rd Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Hackensack University Medical Center, Cafeteria
Barbara Cecco: 201-265-9296 (day)
Pulmonary Hypertension Association www.phassociation.org/
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C Information Center hepatitis-central.com/hcv/support/main.html
Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America www.lupus.org/chapters/locator.asp
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Network www.lymenet.org/SupportGroups/UnitedStates/NewJersey/
Mental Illness
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health www.ffcmh.org/
Mental Health Support Groups mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Bergen www.naminj.org/affiliates/bergen.html
Recovery Inc. www.recovery-inc.com/
Mental Health & Emergency Services - Mental Health Services
West Side Presbyterian Church
Support group for sharing experiences, resources and coping strategies in a spiritual, compassionate and confidential setting. Meets first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 - 9:00 after Taize worship in Room 308. No registration necessary. Call Pat McGlade, Parish Nurse at 201-652-1966, ext. 35, for questions, or email her at pat@westside.org
6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Mesothelioma
The Mesothelioma Center www.asbestos.com
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America www.msaa.com/programs/programs.html
National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nationalmssociety.org/sourcebook-MD.asp
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association www.mda.org/
Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy Research, Inc. www.parentprojectmd.org/
S.M.D.I www.nsnet.org/smdi
Networking for Ill/Disabled
C.U.S.A www.cusan.org/
Friends' Health Connection www.friendshealthconnection.org/index.php
National Parent to Parent Network www.netnet.net/mums/
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
NJ Affiliate of the OCF www.njocf.org/
Trichotillomania Learning Center www.trich.org/
Overweight
Food Addicts Anonymous www.foodaddictsanonymous.org/meetings.htm
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous www.foodaddicts.org/meetings.html
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance www.naafa.org/
North Jersey Intergroup Overeaters Anonymous www.njioa.org/
Overeaters Anonymous www.oa.org/index.htm
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S) www.tops.org/
Family Education/Support
Valley Health System Programs:
Birth Doula Program
www.valleyhealth.com/ChildBirth.aspx?id=436
Breastfeeding 24 Hour Helpline
201-447-8722
Breastfeeding Support Group
Every Thursday (except holidays) 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
at The Valley Hospital Center for Family Education
140 E. Ridgewood Avenue, 3rd Floor North
Paramus, NJ
201-291-6151
Family Education Classes
www.valleyhealth.com/parenteducation/
Cafe Mom: A Place for Moms www.cafemom.com
Children's Aid & Family Services Baby Basics/Parenting Skills Program www.cafsnj.org/services/index.html
Lactation Resources www.lalecheleague.org/
Single Parent Group
Positive, informal group discussions on raising children on your own with regular guest speakers. No charge. Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call 201-445-7015, ext. 215.
Family Counseling Service, 128 Prospect Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Time to Talk www.timetotalk.org
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease Foundation www.pdf.org/
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
American Red Cross 9/11 Recovery Programs www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/911DirectoryServices.pdf
National Center for PTSD - US Dept. of Veterans Affairs www.ncptsd.va.gov/
National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
Pulmonary Support
Pulmonary Support Groups www.emphysema.net/Rehab-Support/Support/support.htm
Scleroderma
Scleroderma Foundation www.scleroderma.org/support.shtm#NJ
Self Mutilation
Discovery Health - Teens and Cutting www.health.discovery.com/centers/teen/cutters/cutters.html
Sexual Orientation
COLAGE: Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere www.colage.org/
COURAGE www.couragerc.net/
DignityUSA www.dignityusa.org/
Family Equality Council www.familyequality.org
Gay and Lesbian Political Action and Support Group www.gaypasg.org/GayPASG/index.htm
International Foundation for Gender Education www.ifge.org/
PFLAG of Bergen County www.pflag-bergennj.org/
Rainbow Families of NJ www.rainbowfamiliesnj.org/
Straight Spouse Network www.ssnetwk.org/
Short/Tall
Human Growth Foundation www.hgfound.org/
Little People of America www.lpaonline.org/
Magic Foundation www.magicfoundation.org/
Tall Clubs International www.tall.org/
Speech/Stuttering
National Stuttering Association www.westutter.org/
U.S. Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication www.ussaac.org/
Stroke
American Stroke Association http://www.strokeassociation.org
National Stroke Association www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOME
NJ Stroke Activity Center www.njsac.org/
Post-Stroke & Disabled Adult Support Group www.co.bergen.nj.us/bcdhs/pdfs/Post Stroke.pdf
Thyroid
Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association www.thyca.org/
Thyroid Foundation of America www.tsh.org/
Transplant Recipient
Second Wind Lung Transplant Association www.2ndwind.org/
Transplant Support www.transweb.org/people/recips/resources/support_index.htm
Transplant Recipients International Organization www.trioweb.org/
Trauma
Trauma Anonymous www.bein.com/trauma/index.html
Survivors of Trauma and Victimization (Women only) www.giftfromwithin.org/
Veterans/Military (also see Trauma)
Blinded Veterans Association www.bva.org/
EX-POSE (Ex-Partners of Service Members for Equality) mysite.verizon.net/vzeeer88/
National Center for PTSD - US Dept. of Veterans Affairs www.ncptsd.va.gov/
National Gulf War Resource Center www.ngwrc.org/
Society of Military Widows www.militarywidows.org/
United Spinal Association www.unitedspinal.org/how-we-serve
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) www.taps.org/resources/
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. www.vva.org/
Women's Issues
Business and Professional Women/USA www.bpwusa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
National Organization for Women now.org
NOW-NJ (National Organization for Women of NJ) www.nownj.org/
Older Women's League www.owl-national.org/index.htm
SOWN (Supportive Older Women's Network) www.sown.org/
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