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Bangor area support groups | ||||
| Support group | Meeting times | Meeting place | Contact | Comments |
| Al-Anon | (800) 344-2666 | |||
| Alcoholics Anonymous | (800) 737-6237 or www.aamaine.org | |||
| ALS | 1 p.m.-3 p.m., third Friday of each month | OHI, 25 Freedom Park, Hermon | (207) 947-0558 | |
| Alzheimer's support group for those in early stages | 7 p.m., second and last Thursdays of each month | Westgate Manor, 750 Union St., Bangor | (207) 947-0558 | |
| Autism support group for parents and professionals | 6 p.m.-8 p.m., third Wednesday of each month | Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St., Bangor | (207) 973-3587 | |
| Bipolar | 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays | The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 973-6057 | |
| Brain injury support for survivors and caregivers | 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Maine Center for Integrated Rehabilitation, 12 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 942-1492 | |
| Breast cancer | Encore Plus, YWCA, 17 Second St., Bangor | (207) 941-2808 | ||
| Celiac sprue | 7 p.m., third Tuesday of each month | Old firehouse, Center Street, Bangor | (207) 827-2733 | |
| Attention deficit disorder | 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., second Tuesday of each month | Penobscot Room, The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 990-1555 | For children and adults |
| Community bereavement group | 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays of each month | Brookings-Smith Family Center, Center Street, Bangor | (207) 262-1810 or (207) 843-7521 | |
| Diabetes | 1 p.m.-2 p.m., first Thursday of the month | Willette Conference Center, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway, Bangor | (207) 262-1836 | For those with diabetes and their relatives |
| Dual Recovery Anonymous | 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Mondays | Osprey Room, The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | For those with chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness | |
| Eating disorders | 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Thursdays | The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 973-6064 | For those with bulimia or anorexia and their relatives and friends |
| Fibromyalgia | 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday of each month | HealthSouth, 12 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 945-2946 | |
| Gastric bypass | 5 p.m.-7 p.m., second Wednesday of each month; 4 p.m.-6 p.m., first Friday of each month; 1 p.m.-3 p.m., third Saturday of each month | Mason Auditorium, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-6383 or (207) 827-1987 | |
| Parkinson | 2 p.m.-4 p.m., third Sunday of each month | Osprey Room, The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | Family and caregivers also welcome | |
| Gynecological cancer | 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., second Wednesday of each month | YWCA, Isaac Farrar Mansion, Second Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | |
| Heart valve | 10 a.m.-noon, second Friday of each month | Forsyth Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | ||
| HIV/AIDS | (207) 990-3626 | |||
| Interstitial cystitis | 6 p.m.-8 p.m., second Tuesday of each month | Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 825-4457 | Family and friends also welcome |
| Lyme disease | 1 p.m.-3 p.m., second Monday of each month | Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 732-3448 | |
| Lymphedema | Noon-1 p.m. or 5 p.m.-6 p.m., third Wednesday of each month | St. Francis Boardroom, former fire house, Center Street, Bangor | (207) 262-2212 | |
| Lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma | 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., second Wednesday of each month | CancerCare of Maine, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | Family and friends also welcome |
| MIGHT: Mental Illness Group Helping Themselves | 6 p.m.-8 p.m., second and fourth Monday of each month | Leonard Conference Room, The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 947-9208 | |
| NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays | Osprey Room, The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 223-5686 | For family and friends of those with a mental illness |
| Narcotics Anonymous | 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Saturdays | Brandow Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 827-6682 | |
| Narcotics Anonymous | 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday | Community Health and Counseling Services, 42 Cedar St., Bangor | (207) N/A | Step meeting on Tuesday, open discussion other days |
| Narcotics Anonymous | 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Thursdays | The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 989-6024 | Open discussion |
| Narcotics Anonymous | 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Sundays | Little Lads Basket conference room, Main Street, Bangor | (207) 989-6024 | Open discussion |
| Nicotine Anonymous | 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Thursdays | Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 843-7563 | |
| Cancer | 10:30 a.m.-noon | CancerCare of Maine, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | Family and friends also welcome |
| Overeaters Anonymous | 10 a.m., Mondays | Hospice Entrance, Building 2, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway, Bangor | (207) 973-6815 | |
| Overeaters Anonymous | 5 p.m., Thursdays | Brown Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-6815 | |
| Overeaters Anonymous | 9 a.m., Saturdays | Church of Universal Fellowship, Orono | (207) 973-6815 | |
| Overeaters Anonymous | 4 p.m., Sundays | Second-floor conference room, St. Joseph Hospital, 360 Broadway, Bangor | (207) 973-6815 | |
| Passages: Bone marrow and pre- and post-stem call transplant recipients | 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., last Tuesday of each month | Brandow Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | |
| Pathfinders: grieving children | 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m, Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 2002, through Dec. 10, 2002 | Bangor Christian School, Outer Broadway, Bangor | (207) 973-8269 | |
| PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays | (207) 667-5621 | |||
| Prostate "Us Too" | 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., first Wednesday each month | Room 2D, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | For men who have had prostate cancer, and their family and friends |
| Serenity Recovery Group: Recovering alcoholics, adult children of alcoholics and those living with an alcoholic | 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays | Room 15, Bangor Baptist Church, Outer Broadway, Bangor | (207) 947-6576 | |
| Spruce Run: women affected by partner abuse | (207) 945-5102 or (800) 863-9909 | |||
| Women Coping with Advanced Cancer | 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., second and fourth Thursday of each month | CancerCare of Maine, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State Street, Bangor | (207) 973-7476 | |
| Women's HIV | 10:30 a.m.-noon, third Wednesday of each month | (207) 990-3626 | Topics include child care and housing | |
| Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse | 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., Tuesdays | The Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave., Bangor | (207) 973-6057 | Not therapy. Call before attending. |