Support groups

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Understanding Trauma – For survivors of sexual assault; free and open to men, women, adolescents, and caregivers of survivors. Offered by The Victim Rights Response Team of Lutheran Community Services. Call (509) 343-5060 to find a group that is right for you; call (509) 747-8224 or visit www.lcsnw.org for more information.

Ongoing

Mental Health Support Group – Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., at Opportunity Christian Church, 708 N. Pines Road. Call Marie at (509) 926-5247 or e-mail cornerstone4hope@yahoo.com.

Miracles Study Support group – For those suffering from anxiety and anger, helping by learning to share miracles. Meets each Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., 1911 W. Cleveland Ave.; (509) 489-5140.

MOPS Group (Mothers of Preschoolers) – Meets the first Tuesday of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m., starting Sept. 9, First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St. Childcare provided. Call Kim at (509) 701-0915 or e-mail kimberly032003@yahoo.com.

Mother-Baby Time Support Group – Wednesdays at the Sacred Heart Women’s Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Class times vary depending on the age of your child. Call (509) 474-2400.

Miracle Bonus Mothers of Multiples Support Group – Meets the second Monday of the month, 7 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2715 S. Ray St.; contact Joni Kirk, (208) 596-9327 or e-mail miraclebonus@gmail.com.

Multiple Myeloma Support group – Meets the fourth Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m., Cancer Care Northwest, 601 S, Sherman St.; Dan or Vicki Jones, (509) 324-2838.

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America – Meets the second Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Call Helen Anderson at (509) 921-5608.

Muscular Dystrophy Association – Offers free support groups for individuals and their families affected by neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), second Thursday of the month, 3-5 p.m., 140 S. Arthur St., fifth-floor conference room. Call Audrey Burr at (509) 533-5470.