Social Services and Support Groups Directory

Category List

• Community Support Groups
• Outside Web Sites

Community Support Groups

ADHD: CHADD of Northern California, Silicon Valley Chapter

Check web site or call (888) 759-9758
http://chaddnorcal.org/calendar/ (opens new window)

ADHD: Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

Call (650) 723-5511 for information.

Aging: Aging and Adult Services, San Mateo County

Information and Referral Services for San Mateo County. Check web site or call (650) 363-4000.
http://smchealth.org/aas (opens new window)

Aging: Santa Clara County on Aging Network of Care

List of Support groups serving Santa Clara County
Aging: Santa Clara County on Aging Network of Care Website (opens new window)

Alcohol and Drugs: California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs

Resource for information and referral
http://www.adp.cahwnet.gov/RC/rc_sub.shtml (opens new window)

Alcohol/Drug Groups: Al-Anon/Alateen

Fremont Tri-City Area. For families and friends of alcoholics. Find a local group meeting on their Web site.
http://www.ncwsa.org/district-17.html (opens new window)

Alcohol/Drug Groups: CODA, Co-dependency groups

Check website for local groups - co-dependency - or call: 888-444-2359 888-444-2379 (Spanish)
http://www.coda.org (opens new window)

Alcohol/Drug Groups: Women's Recovery Association

Groups for women, children, codependency (650) 348-6603
http://www.womensrecovery.org/ (opens new window)

Alcohol/Drug: AA, Parents of AL-ANON, at Trinity Church in Menlo Park

Located at Trinity Church in Menlo Park. Call 650-326-5530 or visit web site. Hold AA, Mens recovery, Parents of AL-ANON meetings.
Alcohol/Drug: AA, Parents of AL-ANON Website (opens new window)

Alcohol/Substance Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous

Find a meeting in the East Bay Area on their Web site. 24/hour helpline (510) 839-8900.
http://www.eastbayaa.org (opens new window)

ALS: ALS Association

ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease resources. Check website for local support groups or call 1-800-782-4747
http://www.alsa.org/community/support-groups/ (opens new window)

ALS: ALS Association Greater Bay Area Chapter

Check web site for dates and information or call (415) 904-2572.
http://webgw.alsa.org/site/PageNavigator/GW_8_SupportGroups.html (opens new window)

Alzheimer's Support Group for Caregivers, Fremont Tri-City Area

Washington Hospital call 1-800-963-7070 for information

Newark Senior Center call 510-742-1012 for information

Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's Association (Northern California), Support Groups

Check website for local groups or call: National: 800-660-1993 Northern California: 1-800-272-3900 Local office: 650-962-8111
http://www.alz.org/ (opens new window)
http://www.alz.org/apps/we_can_help/support_groups.asp (opens new window)

Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group through Stanford

Located at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. Offers caregiver group and Mild cognitive impairment group. Check web site or call (650) 493-5000 ext. 66121 for information.
http://svalz.stanford.edu/caregiver.html (opens new window)

Alzheimer's: Caregivers Support Group at Avenidas

Call 650-289-5400for information.
http://bit.ly/Nr3HW8 (opens new window)

Alzheimer's: for Caregivers at El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556
Alzheimer's: for Caregivers at El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Anxiety Disorders: Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Web site provides information on support groups in your area.
http://bit.ly/N0dFnq (opens new window)

Anxiety Disorders: County Resources and Support Groups

Santa Clara County: 408-885-6100 San Mateo County: 650-573-2662

Anxiety Disorders: NAMI San Mateo County

National Alliance on Mental Illness. Call 650-683-0800
http://www.namisanmateo.org/groups.asp (opens new window)

Anxiety Disorders: NAMI Santa Clara County

Check web site or call (408) 453-0400 for information. Alternate Number: (408) 583-0001.
http://www.namisantaclara.org/groups.htm (opens new window)

Aphasia Group: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 650-696-4883 for information.

Arthritis Group: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website for meeting or call 1-800-654-9966.
Arthritis Group: Mills Peninsula Health Care System Website (opens new window)

Arthritis: Arthritis Foundation of San Francisco

Check website for local groups or call 1-800-464-6240 or 415-356-1230
http://www.arthritis.org/index.php (opens new window)

Asthma: Parents of Asthmatic Children Support Group

Breathe California. Check web site or call (408) 998-5865
http://www.lungsrus.org/Programs/Asthma/p_a_c.htm (opens new window)

Autism/Asperger's: Autism Society of America

National Number - (800) 328-8476. Local Chapter is the San Francisco Bay Area Autism Society: (650) 637-7772

Autism/Asperger's: Children's Health Council

Offers parent support groups. Check website or call 650-326-5530
http://www.chconline.org/specialties/autism-spectrum-disorders (opens new window)

Autism/Asperger's: PARCA (Parents of Children with Autism)

Check web site or call (650) 312-0730 for information on support for parents of children with autism.
http://www.parca.org/our-programs/family-support-services (opens new window)

Autism/Asperger's: Parents Helping Parents

Check web site or call (408) 727-5775. Hold parents and sibling groups and have Spanish resources.
http://www.php.com/support (opens new window)

Better Breathers Club - California Club Listings

Sponsored by the American Lung Association. Better Breathers Clubs offer the opportunity to learn ways to better cope with COPD while getting the support of others who share in your struggles. These support groups give you the tools you need to live the best quality of life you can.
Better Breathers Club Website (opens new window)

Brain Tumor: Acoustic Neuroma Association

Check website or call 1-877-200-8211
http://www.anausa.org (opens new window)

Brain Tumor: Children's Tumor Foundation (Neurofibromatosis)

Check website or call 1-800-323-7938 for information
http://www.ctf.org/Chapters-Affiliates/california-chapter.html (opens new window)

Brain Tumor: National Brain Tumor Society

Check web site or call 1-800-934-2873 or 415-834-9970
http://www.braintumor.org/patients-family-friends/find-support/ (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: El Camino Hospital

A preparation and support group. Check web site or call (650) 940-7302
Breastfeeding: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: Good Samaritan Hospital

Check web site or call (408) 559-2229
http://www.parentingandbreastfeeding.com/supportgrp.htm (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: La Leche League

Check web site for listing of local meetings
Breastfeeding: La Leche League Website (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966 for information
Mills-Peninsula Health Services Breastfeeding Services (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: Nursing Mothers Council

Check web site or call: Santa Cruz Area: 831-688-3954 San Francisco Bay Area: 650-327-6455
http://www.nursingmothers.org/ (opens new window)

Breastfeeding: The Lactation Education Center, Sequoia Hospital

Call 650-367-5597 for information
https://www.sequoiahospital.org/Classes_And_Events/index.htm (opens new window)

Cancer Complementary Therapies: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Healing Imagery, CARE Support groups, Exercise for Energy & nutritional classes for cancer patients
http://www.pamf.org/cancercare/focusonliving/

Cancer Support Group, General - Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Check web site or call 650-853-2960 for information.
Cancer Support Group, General - Palo Alto Medical Foundation Website (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: American Cancer Society

Check website or call for information National office call 1-800-227-2345; Santa Clara Office call 408-871-1062; San Mateo Office call 650-578-9902
http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/SupportProgramsServices/ (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: Cancer Support Community

National Organization with local sites in Walnut Creek and Mountain View. Check web site or call (650) 968-5000 for Mountain View or (925) 933-0107 for Walnut Creek locations.
http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/default.aspx (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: CANCERCARE

Telephone and online support. Call 1-800-813-4673
http://www.cancercare.org (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: Center for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center)

Check web site or call 408-553-6950 or (408) 243-0222 for information
Center for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center) Website (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: Children's Hospice International

Check web site or call for information. 800-242-4453
Children's Hospice International Website (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556 for information
http://www.chionline.org (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: KARA

Check website or call 650-321-5272 for information
KARA Website (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO) -

Check web site or call 415-989-9747 for information
http://www.nawho.org (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: Stanford Hospital and Clinics Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-723-4268 for information.
Stanford Hospital and Clinics Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer Support Groups, General: Washington Hospital, Fremont

Check web site or call 1-800-963-7070
http://www.whhs.com/supportgroups (opens new window)

Cancer, Bladder: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)

Check web site or call 888-901-2226 or 301-215-9099.
http://www.bcan.org/ (opens new window)
http://www.bcan.org/facing-bladder-cancer/support-groups/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Blood and Marrow Transplant: Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Check web site or call (650) 723-3022
Stanford Hospital and Clinics: Blood & Marrow Transplant Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Breast: Breast Cancer Connections

Check web site or call 650-326-6686
http://www.bcconnections.org/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Breast: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 800-216-5556 for information.
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/Cancer_Center/Breast_Cancer (opens new window)

Cancer, Breast: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456
Cancer, Breast: Stanford Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Breast: Vida con Esperanza (Union City)

Latina women coping with breast cancer. Meets Thursdays, 5-7 pm, Centro de Servicios, 525 H St., Union City. (510) 471-5880. Mujeres de Latina que hacen frente al cáncer de los breats. Vida Con Esperanza-Latina breast cancer support group and education Reuniones jueves, 5-7 P.M., Centro de Servicios, St. de 525 H, Union City.

Cancer, Breast: Washington Hospital

Check web site or call 510-608-1356 for information
http://www.whhs.com/supportgroups (opens new window)

Cancer, Colorectal: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9457
Cancer, Colorectal: Stanford Cancer Center (opens new window)

Cancer, Gynecologic: National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Check website or call 1-888-682-7426
http://www.ovarian.org/default.aspx (opens new window)

Cancer, Gynecological Cancer: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456
Gynecological Cancer: Stanford Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Head and Neck: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-4765
Cancer, Head and Neck: Stanford Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Head and Neck: Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC)

Check website or call 1-800-377-0928
http://www.spohnc.org/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Kidney: Kidney Cancer Association

Provides online resources. Check web site or call 1-800-850-9132
http://www.kidneycancer.org/index.php (opens new window)

Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma: Lymphoma Research Foundation

Check website or call 1-800-500-9976
http://www.lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=bkLTKaOQLmK8E&b=6298225 (opens new window)

Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call (650) 725-7055 to register.
Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma: Stanford Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Check website or call 1-800 955-4572 SF/Peninsula 415-625-1100; Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay Area 408-490-2666 or 408 626-7331; For a Spanish speaking Group in San Jose call 408 280-0811
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (opens new window)
www.lls.org

Cancer, Local: Chinese, Donaldina Cameron House, San Francisco

Check web site or call for information. 415-781-0401
http://cameronhouse.org/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Lung: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call (650) 725-9456 for information.
Cancer, Lung: Stanford Cancer Center (opens new window)

Cancer, Multiple Myeloma: Bay Area Multiple Myeloma Support Group

See web site for local listings
http://www.sfbayareamyelomasupport.org/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Multiple Myeloma: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456 for information
Cancer, Multiple Myeloma: Stanford Cancer Center Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Pancreatic: The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research

Offers information and referrals. Check web site or call 866-789-1000 or 510-803-2304
http://www.lustgarten.org/ (opens new window)

Cancer, Prostate - Man to Man offered by Prostate Cancer Support Group & American Cancer Society

Held in San Jose. Offers group support and one-on-one visitation. Spouses are welcome to attend support group. Support group is co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the San Jose Prostate Cancer Support Group. Check web site of call 408-871-1062
Cancer, Prostate - Man to Man Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Prostate: Avenidas, Informed Decisions

Round table format in cooperation with local medical provider. Call 650-289-5400 for information.

Cancer, Prostate: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556
http://www.elcaminohospital.org/Cancer_Center/Cancer_Center_Calendar (opens new window)

Cancer, Prostate: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966
Cancer Prostate:Mills Peninsula Health Care System Website (opens new window)

Cancer, Prostate: Prostate Cancer Support Group, held at VA Palo Alto

Group for patients and families. Call 650-852-3223 for information.

Cancer, Thyroid: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

Check website, or call 1-877-588-7904
http://www.thyca.org/support.htm (opens new window)

Cancer: General- Latinas Contra Cancer

Check web site or call (408) 280-0811 for information and support.
http://www.latinascontracancer.org/ (opens new window)

CancerCare

For information check website or call 1-800-813-4673
http://www.cancercare.org/support_groups (opens new window)

CarbDM

resources for families with type 1 diabetes
http://carbdm.org/ (opens new window)

Caregiver: Avenidas

Check website, or call 650-289-5438 or 650-289-5433.
http://www.avenidas.org/services/health-wellness/support-groups (opens new window)

Caregiver: California Pacific Medical Center, Caregivers Cafe, Community Health Resource Center

Check web site or call 415-923-3155

Caregiver: Day Break Respite and Caregiver Support Services

Through Catholic Charities in Santa Clara County. For Respite call (408) 270-4900 or visit web site for information. For Caregiver Support Services call (408) 282-8601. For program for Asian Seniors call (408) 282-8604.
http://www.catholiccharitiesscc.org/our-services (opens new window)

Caregiver: Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center

Check web site or call for information. For Santa Cruz call (831) 459-6639; for Monterey County call (831) 424-4359; toll free call (800) 624-8304.
http://www.delmarcaregiver.org/resources_sub_pages/support_groups.htm (opens new window)

Caregiver: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556
Caregiver: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Caregiver: Family Caregiver Alliance

Check website or call 1-800-445-9106 or 415-434-3388
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=347 (opens new window)

Caregiver: National Family Caregiver Support Program

Department of Health & Human Services, Administration on Aging. Offers information and resources. Check website or call Local Office at (415) 437-8780
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx (opens new window)

Caregiver: Older Adult and Family Center

A joint program through the VA and Stanford for those caring for individuals with memory loss. Call (650) 721-1024 or (800) 943-4333 for information.
http://oafc.stanford.edu/ (opens new window)

Celiac: Celiac Disease Foundation

Check web site for information on local groups and contact numbers.

Cerebral Palsy: United Cerebral Palsy Association

Check web site or call 1-800-872-5827 for information. Local: 650-917-6900 or 650-878-8272. Currently no support groups in Santa Clara County, but do offer information
http://www.ucp.org/ (opens new window)

Children's Services/Parent Support: Children's Health Council

Parent support groups, therapy groups. Check web site, or call 650-326-5330 or (866) 242-6789 for information and services available.
http://www.chconline.org (opens new window)

Children's Services: Abilities United

Formerly CAR. Programs for developmentally disabled children and adults. Check web site or call for information. 650-494-0550.
http://abilitiesunited.org (opens new window)

Children's Services: Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Bay Area

Check web site or call (415) 503-4050 for information.
http://www.bbbsba.org (opens new window)

Children's Services: Friends of Children with Special Needs

FCSN serves individuals with special needs and their families with comprehensive programs and support groups. Check web site or call 510-739-6900.
http://www.fcsn1996.org/ (opens new window)

Children's Services: Jewish Family & Children's Services, Parents Place

Check web site or call 650-688-3040 for Palo Alto, 650-931-1840 for San Mateo.
http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/ (opens new window)

Children's Services: Touchstone/Parents Helping Parents

Serves children and families of children with special needs. Check website or call 408-727-5775 for information.
http://www.php.com/support (opens new window)

Children's Services: VIA Rehabilitation Services

Serves individuals with disabilities and special needs. Check website or call 408 243-7861 for information.
http://www.viaservices.org/content/resources#firststep (opens new window)

COPD Support Group, Fremont Tri-Cities Area

This monthly support group is open to the community. First hour includes a presentation on a scheduled topic. Second hour involves group sharing and problem solving. ~ Location: Kaiser Fremont Medical Center (510) 248-3455

Crohns Disease/Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

Check web site or call for information: National: 1-800-932-2423 San Francisco: 415-356-2232
http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/northerncalifornia/#groups (opens new window)

Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Check website or call for information. National: 800-344-4823 Northern California: 415-989-6500 Sout Bay: 408-723-3525
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/nca/ (opens new window)
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/southbay/ (opens new window)

Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute (CFRI)

Check website or call 650-404-9975 for information.
http://www.cfri.org/home.shtml (opens new window)

Deaf Seniors Group

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 10:30-3, Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont.

Depression: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Group meets at VA Palo Alto. Check web site or call 650-326-6313 for information.
http://dbsapaloalto.org/?page_id=29 (opens new window)

Depression: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), San Mateo County

See web site for information on local support groups. Call 650-638-0800 for information.
http://www.namisanmateo.org/groups.asp (opens new window)

Depression: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Santa Clara County

Check web site for information on support groups. Or call 408-453-0400.
http://www.namisantaclara.org/groups.htm (opens new window)

Depression: Phoenix North County Self Help Center

Sponsored by Santa Clara County's Mental Health Administration Consumer Affairs. Offers multiple groups and programs. Call 650-462-2811 for information.

Diabetes Classes & Events: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

The diabetes program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) includes comprehensive counseling and education for people with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.
http://www.pamf.org/diabetes/education/

Diabetes, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Visit web site or call 415-977-0360 for resources on local groups.
http://www.jdrfbayarea.org/outreach/intake.php (opens new window)

Diabetes: American Diabetes Association

Offers educational information and resources. Check web site or call (800) 342-2383.
http://www.diabetes.org/ (opens new window)

Diabetes: Community Health Partnership, Community Diabetes Project

Community Diabetes Project - programs and information including Latinos Living with Diabetes/Fiestabetes (monolingual Spanish speaking support group). Call for information on current programs-408-556-6605
http://www.chpscc.org/Home.htm (opens new window)

Diabetes: Diabetes Society

Groups for Teens, Parents, Adults and Women. Check website or call (408) 287-3785 or (800) 989-1165 for information.

Diabetes: El Camino Hospital

Check website or contact 1-800-216-5556 for information.

Diabetes: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966 for information.
Diabetes: Mills Peninsula Health Care System Website (opens new window)

Domestic Violence: CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse)

Check website or call 1-800-300-1080 or 650-312-8515 (24 hour hotline).
http://www.corasupport.org/ (opens new window)

Domestic Violence: Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence

Check web site or call (408) 501-7546 for information.
http://www.nextdoor.org/services/support-groups/ (opens new window)

Domestic Violence: SAVE (Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments)

Check website or call 510-794-6055.
http://www.save-dv.org/services.html (opens new window)

Domestic Violence: Support Network for Battered Women

Check website or call 1-800-572-2782 (crisis line) or 408-541-6100 (office line)
http://www.supportnetwork.org/ (opens new window)

Drug Abuse: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

For people with questions about their own or a loved one's alcohol/drug abuse. For information check web site or call 650-853-2904.
http://www.pamf.org/psychiatry/services/groups/drugabuse.html

Eating Disorders: Eating Disorder Resource Center

Check web site or call (408) 356-1212 for information and support group listing. Web site lists groups located around the Bay Area, free and fee-based.
http://www.edrcsv.org/index.php/resources/support-groups.html (opens new window)

Eating Disorders: Overeaters Anonymous

Check web site for information on local support groups.
http://www.oa.org/meetings/find-a-meeting.php (opens new window)

Epilepsy: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556 for information.
Epilepsy: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Epilepsy: Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California

Check website or call for information. 800-632-3532 415-677-4011
http://www.epilepsynorcal.org/template.php?pid=12 (opens new window)

Family Resource Center (FRC)

http://www.fremont.gov/index.aspx?NID=228 (opens new window)

Fibromyalgia: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966 for information.
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/arthritis/arthritis_classes.html#Support%20Groups (opens new window)

Fibromyalgia: National Fibromyalgia Association

Check website or call for information. San Francisco: 415-661-3807 or 415-552-2296
National Fibromyalgia Association Website (opens new window)

Fremont Senior Care Services

Senior Help Line: 510-574-2041
http://www.fremont.gov/index.aspx?NID=218 (opens new window)

FUN (Fremont, Union City, Newark) Mothers' Club

A social and support group for moms with children ages 0-5 in Fremont, Union City, and Newark. General meetings monthly featuring social activities or guest speakers. Call for meeting schedule and location. Nursing infants welcome at these meetings. Grou
http://www.funmothersclub.org (opens new window)

Gamblers Anonymous, Northern California

Find a local group meeting on their web site. Northern California Hotline Number: (800) 287-8670
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/mtgdirCA.html#CAno%207.html (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Center for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center)

Check web site or call 408-243-0222 for information
Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Center for Living with Dying Website (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Corstone (formerly Center for Attitudinal Healing)

Group for young people losing their parents. Check web site or call 415-331-6161 for information
http://www.corstone.org/html/about/index.cfm (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556 for information
Grief/Bereavement/Loss: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: HAND (Helping After Neonatal Death)

Check web site or call for information. National: 800-908-4263 Local: 650-367-6993; 24-hour hotline: 888-220-7575
http://www.handonline.org/ (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Hospice of the Valley

Check web site or call 408-559-5600 for information.
http://www.hospicevalley.org/services.html (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: KARA

Check web site or call 650-321-5272 for information and listing of groups.
Grief/Bereavement/Loss: KARA Website (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Mills Peninsula Heath Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966 or 650-696-5600
Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Mills Peninsula Heath Care System Website (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Mission Hospice, San Mateo

Check website or call 650-544-1000 for information
http://www.missionhospice.org/happenings.shtml (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Pathways Home Health and Hospice

Check website or call 888-755-7855 or 650-948-4252 for information on support groups.
http://pathwayshealth.org/grief-support/index.html (opens new window)

Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Seton Hospital

Offer bereavement classes and grief support groups. Check web site or call 650-991-6439 for information.
Grief/Bereavement/Loss: Seton Hospital Website (opens new window)

Headache: National Headache Foundation

Check website or call 888-643-5552 for information
www.headaches.org

Heart: American Heart Association

For information check website or call: National: 800-242-8721 San Jose: 408-977-4950 Burlingame: 650-259-6700
http://bitly.com/bNcHoA (opens new window)

Heart: El Camino Hospital Heart to Heart

Check website or call 800-216-5556 for information
Heart: El Camino Hospital Heart to Heart Website (opens new window)

Heart: Mended Hearts

Check website or call: National: 888-432-7899 Santa Clara County: 408-379-0844 San Mateo County: 650-583-9662
http://www.mendedhearts.org (opens new window)

Heart: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 800-654-9966 for information.
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/heart/education/ (opens new window)

HelpSCC

Database directory of social and health services in Santa Clara County
http://www.helpscc.org/ (opens new window)

Hepatitis, American Liver Foundation, Northern California Chapter

Check website or call 800-292-9099
http://www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/northernca/resources/ (opens new window)

Hepatitis: Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Check website or call 650-498-5426. Support for transplantation process, information and resources.
Hepatitis: Stanford Hospital and Clinics Website (opens new window)

Herpes: ASHA Herpes Resource Center

Check website or call 408-296-1444
http://www.herpesrx.com/support_groups.html (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: AIDS Program, San Mateo County

Check website or call 650-573-2346 or 650-573-2385 for information.
http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/portal/site/health (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center

Provides information, referrals, counseling and support groups. Check website or call 408-293-3040
http://www.defrankcenter.org/ (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: CDC Information Line

Check web site or call for information. 800-232-4636 TDD: 888-232-6348
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: Centre for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center)

Check website or call 408-243-0222 for information.
HIV/AIDS: Centre for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center) Website (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: Ellipse, Peninsula AIDS Services

Call 650-572-9702 for information

HIV/AIDS: Neil A Christie Living Center

Check web site or call 408-961-9850
http://www.healthtrust.org/thelivingcenter/index.php (opens new window)

HIV/AIDS: Santa Clara County AIDS Project

Call 408-792-5030 for information.
www.sccgov.org

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556 for information.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Insulin Pump: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check web site or call 650-696-4913 or 800-654-9966 for information.
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/diabetes/education.html#Support%20Groups (opens new window)

Kidney Disease: American Association of Kidney Patients

Check web site or call 800-749-2257
http://www.aakp.org/outreach/ (opens new window)

Kidney Disease: National Kidney Foundation

Check web site or call . Provides information and resources. National: 1-800-622-9010 Local Chapter: 415-543-3303 (SF)
http://www.kidney.org/site/index.cfm?ch=503 (opens new window)

Lupus: Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.

Northern California Chapter: check web site or call 1-877-225-8787 National: check web site or call (800) 588-0121
Lupus: Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (opens new window)
http://www.lupus.org/newsite/index.html (opens new window)

Lyme Disease: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556 for information.
Lyme Disease: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Mental Health: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Visit web site or call for information, 650-326-6313
http://www.dbsapaloalto.org/ (opens new window)

Mental Health: National Alliance of Mental Illness, San Mateo County

Check web site for information on local support groups.
http://www.namisanmateo.org (opens new window)

Mental Health: National Alliance on Mental Illness, Santa Clara County

See web site or call (408) 453-0400 for information on local support groups.
http://www.namisantaclara.org/ (opens new window)

Mental Health: Network of Care

Serves San Mateo County. Check website for information and resources.
http://sanmateo.networkofcare.org (opens new window)

Mental Health: Network of Care, San Mateo County

Serves San Mateo County. Provides information about mental health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools, support and other features. Check web site or call 650-638-0800 for information.
http://www.namisanmateo.org/groups.asp (opens new window)

Mental Health: Network of Care, Santa Clara County

Serves Santa Clara County. Provides information about mental health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features.
http://santaclara.networkofcare.org/mh (opens new window)

Mental Health: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Offer a variety of therapy groups, fee involved. Check web site or call 650-853-4726.
http://www.pamf.org/psychiatry/services/groups/

Mental Health: Phoenix North County Self Help Center

Sponsored by Santa Clara County Mental Health Administration Consumer Affairs. Offers multiple groups and programs. Call 650-462-2811 for information.

Mind Over Mood: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety

Treatment Group - Check website or call 650-853-4726
http://www.pamf.org/psychiatry/services/groups/depression.html

Mothers of Twins/Triplets/Multiples: Coastside Mothers of Twins Club

Check web site for information.
http://coastsidemotc.homestead.com/ (opens new window)

Mothers of Twins/Triplets/Multiples: Mid-Peninsula Parents of Multiples

Check web site or call for information. 650-599-2022
http://www.mppom.org/ (opens new window)

Mothers of Twins/Triplets/Multiples: NOMOTC (National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs)

Check web site for information or call (408) 440-8142. Local: Gemini Crickets Parents of Multiples
http://geminicrickets.org (opens new window)
http://www.nomotc.org (opens new window)

Mothers of Twins/Triplets/Multiples: The Triplet Connection

Check web site for information. Based in Utah
http://www.tripletconnection.org/ (opens new window)

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Check website or call 650-328-0179 or 650-853-2960 for information.
http://bit.ly/11QrEh7 (opens new window)

Multiple Sclerosis: National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Check web sites for information. Local Chapter is the Northern California Chapter, phone number is (800) 344-4867 or (415) 230-6677.
Multiple Sclerosis: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Website (opens new window)
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ (opens new window)

Muscular Dystrophy: Muscular Dystrophy Association

Check website or call: National: 1-800-572-1717 San Francisco: 415-673-7500 San Jose: 408-423-9345
http://www.mda.org/ (opens new window)

Narcotics Anonymous, Alameda County

Find a local meeting on their Web site.
http://www.naalamedacounty.org (opens new window)

Narcotics Anonymous: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check web site or call 650-696-5400 for information.
http://bit.ly/XfwZNL (opens new window)

Neonatal Death: HAND, Helping After Neonatal Death

Check web sites for information.
http://www.handonline.org/ (opens new window)

Network of Care - Seniors

Internet-based resource for the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities, as well as their caregivers and service providers.
Network of Care - Seniors Website (opens new window)

Neuropathy: Northern CA Chapter of The Neuropathy Assn. (NCCNA).

Check website or call (877) 622-6298.
http://www.pnhelp.org/ (opens new window)

New Mothers: Children's Health Council

Check web site or call 650-326-5530 or 866-242-6789 for information.
http://www.chconline.org/ (opens new window)

New Mothers: Coastside Mothers Club

Check website for information.
New Mothers: Coastside Mothers Club Website (opens new window)

New Mothers: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 650-940-7302 for information.
New Mothers: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

New Mothers: Las Madres

Check website or call 1-877-527-6237
New Mothers: Las Madres Website (opens new window)

New Mothers: Mid-Peninsula Parents of Multiples

Check website or call 650-599-2022
http://www.mppom.org/ (opens new window)

New Mothers: Mother and Baby Morning at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

Check web site or call 650-497-8000 for information. Fee involved, nine month program.
http://calendar.lpch.org/lpchEventDetails.aspx?eid=6659 (opens new window)

New Mothers: NOMOTC (National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs)

Check website for information. Or call 248-231-4480
Web site for local club http://geminicrickets.org/main/ (opens new window)
http://www.nomotc.org//index.php?option=com_clubsearch&Itemid=7 (opens new window)

New Mothers: O'Connor Hospital

Check website or call 800-220-0182 for information.
New Mothers: O'Connor Hospital Website (opens new window)

New Parent: Sequoia Hospital

Check web site or call 650-367-5998 for information.
Listing of classes and groups (pdf) (opens new window)
https://www.sequoiahospital.org/Classes_And_Events/index.htm (opens new window)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Check web site for information on support groups.
http://www.namisanmateo.org/groups.asp (opens new window)
http://www.namisantaclara.org/groups.htm (opens new window)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation

Check web site or call 617-973-5801 for information and listing of support groups.
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ (opens new window)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Check web site or call 650-853-4726 for information.
http://www.pamf.org/psychiatry/services/groups/compulsive.html

Osteoporosis: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 650-696-5400 for information
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/arthritis/arthritis_classes.html#Support%20Groups (opens new window)

Osteoporosis: National Osteoporosis Foundation

Check web site or call for information on nearest support group: National: 1-800-231-4222 Local: 650-363-5206
http://www.nof.org/ (opens new window)

Ostomy: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Call 650-696-5400 or 1-800-654-9966 for information.

Ostomy: Silicon Valley Ostomy Support Group

Check website or call 408-532-0440. Affiliated with United Ostomy Associations of America
http://www.svosg.org/ (opens new window)

Overeater's Anonymous - East Bay Unity Group

Serving Contra Costa & Northern Alameda Counties, this support group is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating.

Pain: American Chronic Pain Association

Call 510-655-3278 or 800-533-3231 for information. Located in Oakland, they hold an East Bay Chronic Pain Group at Rockridge Public Library.
http://theacpa.org/33/SupportGroups.aspx (opens new window)

Pain: American Council for Headache Education

Check web site for information.
http://www.achenet.org/ (opens new window)

Pain: American Headache Society

Check web site or call 1-856-423-0043
http://www.achenet.org/ (opens new window)

Pain: American Pain Foundation

Check web site or call 1-888-615-7246. Provides information and resources.
http://www.painfoundation.org/ (opens new window)

Pain: For those In Pain

Group held at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. Check web site or call 650-367-5998 for information.
http://www.forthoseinpain.org/ (opens new window)
https://www.sequoiahospital.org/Classes_And_Events/index.htm (opens new window)

Pain: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966

Pain: National Headache Foundation

Check web site or call 888-643-5552 for information.
http://www.headaches.org/ (opens new window)

PAMF's Managing Anxiety and Stress Group

Offers therapy group, fee involved. Check web site or call 650-853-4726 for information.
http://www.pamf.org/psychiatry/services/groups/anxiety_stress_group.html

Parent Groups: 4C's-community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County, Inc.

Provides information and resources in the community. Visit web site or call (408) 487-0747.
www.4c.org

Parent Groups: Children's Health Council

Check web site or call 650-326-5530
http://www.chconline.org/ (opens new window)

Parent Groups: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 650-940-7302 for information.
Parent Groups: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Parent Groups: Jewish Family and Children's Services, Parents Place

Check web site or call 650-688-3040 (Palo Alto) or 650-931-1840 ( San Mateo).
http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/ (opens new window)

Parent Groups: Parents Helping Parents (PHP)

Check web site or call 408-727-5775. Offers a variety of support groups.
http://www.php.com/support (opens new window)

Parent Groups: Parents' Club of Palo Alto and Menlo Park

Check website for information.
http://www.pampclub.org/ (opens new window)

Parent Groups: PFLAG (Parents of Lesbians and Gays)

Check web site, or call: 415-921-8850 (San Francisco) or 408-270-8182 (San Jose/Peninsula)
http://community.pflag.org/page.aspx?pid=209 (opens new window)
http://www.pflagsanjose.org/meetings.php (opens new window)

Parkinson's: Parkinson's Patient Support Groups, Inc.

Offers comprehensive listing of local support groups. Check web site or call 408-998-5865 or 408-738-2505 for local groups and contact information.
http://www.ppsg.org/Support_Groups.html (opens new window)

Parkinsons: American Parkinson's Disease Association, Inc.

Check web site or call 1-800-223-2732 Local chapter APDA at Stanford: 1-866-250-2414

Post-Partum Mood And Anxiety: Post-Partum Support International (PSI)

Check website or call 1-800-944-4773 (Depression hotline) Web site offers online information and support as well as contact information for support groups.
http://www.postpartum.net (opens new window)

Post-Partum: Bay Area Mothers Groups

Check website or call 510-868-2617 for information on resources.
http://www.supportgroupformothers.com/ (opens new window)

Post-partum: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 650-988-7841 for information. Offers a Maternal Outreach Mood Services group program, therapy group for mothers.
Post-partum: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Post-Partum: Parents Place

Check website or call: 650-688-3040 (Palo Alto) or 650-931-1840 (San Mateo)
http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/ (opens new window)

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Atypical Parkinson's: Cure PSP-Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Check web site or call National organization at 1-800-457-4777 for meeting locations. A local group meets in San Mateo, call 650-814-0848 for information. Local groups are for caregivers.
http://www.psp.org/mission/support/ (opens new window)
http://www.psp.org/mission/support/in-person-support-groups.html#CA (opens new window)

Repetitive Strain: California Pacific Medical Center, Davies Campus

Check web site or call 415-923-3166
Repetitive Strain: California Pacific Medical Center Website (opens new window)

Repetitive Strain: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Call 1-800-654-9966 for information.

Restless Leg Syndrome: Stanford Sleep Disorder Clinic

Check web site or call 650-723-6601. A.W.A.K.E. group focuses on sleep apnea but have presentations on Restless Leg Syndrome as schedule permits.
http://www.ecomagic.org/apnea/ (opens new window)

Restless Leg: Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation

Check website or call: 507-287-6465 (national), 510-652-4667 (Oakland Group), 415-459-1609 (Marin Group)
http://www.rls.org/ (opens new window)

San Mateo County Network of Care

Listing of support groups.
San Mateo County Network of Care Website (opens new window)

Santa Clara County Mother of Twins Group

Call 408-333-9062

Scleroderma: Bay Area Scleroderma Support Group

Check web site for information
http://www.bayareasclero.org/ (opens new window)

Scleroderma: Scleroderma Foundation

Check web site or call: 800-722-4673 (National); 916-832-1102 (Northern California); 415-256-9004 (San Francisco)
http://www.scleroderma.org/ (opens new window)

Seizure: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556
Seizure: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

SIDS Alliance of Northern California

Check the website for information
www.sidsnc.org

SIDS: California SIDS Program

Check website or call 1-800-369-7437 or 916-851-7437
http://www.californiasids.com/Universal/MainPage.cfm?p=32 (opens new window)

SIDS: FirstCandle (formerly SIDS Alliance)

Check web site or call 1-800-221-7437
http://www.sidsalliance.org/ (opens new window)

SIDS: National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center

Check web site for information and resources or call 1-866-866-7437.
http://www.sidscenter.org (opens new window)

SIDS: The Compassionate Friends

Check web site or call 1-877-969-0010 (National)
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/ (opens new window)

Sleep Apnea, A.W.A.K.E, East Bay

Group held at Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Fremont. Call 510-505-9228 for information.

Sleep Apnea: A.W.A.K.E groups held at Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Groups held at the Mountain View and Fremont locations. Check web site or call 650-934-7373 for information.
Mountain View meeting, Silicon Valley A.W.A.K.E
Fremont East Bay A.W.A.K.E

Sleep Apnea: A.W.A.K.E., Sequoia Hospital

Check web site or call 650-367-5137 for information.
Sleep Apnea: A.W.A.K.E., Sequoia Hospital Website (opens new window)

Sleep Apnea: Stanford Sleep Clinic, A.W.A.K.E.

Check website or call 650-723-6601
http://www.ecomagic.org/apnea/ (opens new window)

Smoking, Nicotine Anonymous

Check web site or call: San Francisco/North Bay: 415-995-1938 South Bay: 408-236-2196 East Bay: 510-658-5323
http://www.nica-norcal.org/index.shtml (opens new window)

Spinal Cord Injury: National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Check web site or call (800) 962-9629
http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/?stateid=5 (opens new window)

Spinal Cord Injury: Spinal Cord Injury Network, Santa Rosa

Check web site or call 1-800-548-2673, or 1-707-577-8796. Provides information, links to research, legislation and resources.

Stroke: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check web site or call 1-800-654-9966 or 650-696-5400
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/heart/education/ (opens new window)

Stroke: Peninsula Stroke Association

Check web site or call 650-565-8485 for local listings of support groups.
http://www.psastroke.org/SupportGroups.html (opens new window)

Transplant Recipient: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556
Transplant Recipient: El Camino Hospital Website (opens new window)

Traumatic Brain Injury Services of California

Traumatic Brain Injury Services of California (TBISCA) is a coalition comprised of seven organizations serving persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) throughout California.
http://www.tbisca.org/ (opens new window)

Traumatic Brain Injury: Independent Living Resource Center

Check web site or call 415-543-6222.
http://www.ilrcsf.org/resources/groups.shtml (opens new window)

Traumatic Brain Injury: Mid-Peninsula Brain Injury Support Group, Menlo Park

Call 650-851-0925 for information. Group is for survivors and caregivers.

Traumatic Brain Injury: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Group, San Jose

Check web site or call 408-793-6428 for information.
http://www.tbimatters.org/local.html (opens new window)

Trigeminal Neuralgia: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556
http://bit.ly/Nr3ceF (opens new window)

Triplet Connection, The

Offers information and educational programs. Check website for information.
http://www.tripletconnection.org/ (opens new window)

Weight Loss Surgery: Palo Alto Medical Foundation Support Group

Check web site or call 650-364-9818 or 650-853-2985 for dates and location
http://www.pamf.org/wls/program/support/

Weight Management/Weight Loss Surgery - Mills Peninsula Health Care

Check website or call 650-696-4190 or 696-4196
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/obesity/supportgroup/ (opens new window)

Weight Management/Weight Loss Surgery: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556
http://bit.ly/MV9YPU (opens new window)

Weight Managment: Stanford

Check web site or call 650-736-7102 or Surgery at 650-736-5800 for information.
http://bit.ly/OwEds4 (opens new window)

Women's Group: Deborah's Palm

Counseling and Peer Support. Check web site or call 650-473-0664
http://www.deborahspalm.org/counseling.php (opens new window)

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Outside Web Sites

Spinal Cord Injury: National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Check web site or call (800) 962-9629
http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/?stateid=5 (opens new window)

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