support groups

Idaho

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - 12-step fellowship based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Held Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., at Bonner General Hospital, 520 N. Third Ave., Sandpoint; Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., at Gardenia Center, 400 Church St., Sandpoint; Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., at Kootenai Medical Hospital, 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 265-4936 for more information.

Gamblers Anonymous Coeur d’Alene - Meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7-8 p.m. at St. Pius Catholic Church, 625 E. Haycraft Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Call (208) 503-3884 or (509) 342-4804 or email ga4cda@gmail.com.

Grief Support Group - For those who have lost loved ones; meets 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Kootenai Medical Center; (208) 666-3285.

HIV/AIDS Support Group - Meets 7-9 p.m. the first, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Hospice in Coeur d’Alene; (208) 769-6254.

Idaho Regional Children’s Mental Health Council Meetings - Meets third Friday of each month, 12:15-2 p.m., Fox Auditorium at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way. Call Marcey Day, (208) 704-3473; or visit www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.

Inland Empire Meth Alliance - Focuses on the education and support for family and friends of meth addicts. Meets the first and third Saturdays of the month, 11 a.m. at 3804 E. Pratt Ave. Contact: Judy Reid, Coeur d’Alene, (208) 659-2839 or email jreid66@msn.com.

Inland Northwest Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis - Monthly meetings are held in Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, Spokane Valley; (800) 344-4867 or (509) 484-2022.

La Leche League of Greater Coeur d’Alene - support for breastfeeding meets 10:30 a.m.-noon, the second Thursday of the month at Mother’s Haven, 2112 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; offers mother-to-mother support. For help or information, call (208) 777-9679.

Living Lightly - for those interested in permanently changing fat cells and creating a natural body weight; meets 6-7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of every month, Shoshone Medical Center, Kellogg; (208) 784-6771.

Mamas and Papas Group - Expectant parents and parents of newborns meet on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at the Moscow Food Co-op, 121 E. Fifth St., Moscow, Idaho, in the co-op deli for conversation and informal talks by experienced parents; (208) 669-0763; email babies@ moscowfood.coop.

Man to Man: Prostate Cancer Support Group - meets the first Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 765-5020 or (208) 666-3828.