Improving the mental health of the community through education, advocacy and support.

 

SUPPORT GROUP AFFILIATIONS


MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

Hosting Support Groups since 1981 

 

Tuesday 10:30 am          Wellness and Recovery  Support Group                   726-0026

                                             River House, 5940 Arlington Expressway                                                                                                 (behind Dept of Children & Families)             MHA-River Region partnership 

DEPRESSION BIPOLAR SUPPORT ALLIANCE (DBSA) 

 

Sunday 5pm                     Depression / Bi-Polar Support Group     Inge 728-5494/Marcia 241-4676

                                            Beaches Hospital, 1350 13th Ave, S. Jax Beach       Michelle 617-967-3383     

Monday 7pm                    Depression / Bi-Polar Support Group           Dave    724-9202 

                                            River Point Behavioral Health, 6300 Beach Blvd.                       

                                            Inpatient Bldg., Cafeteria                        

Tuesday 6 pm                   Depression / Bi-polar Support Group            Virgil     616-6264

                                 Baptist Hospital Downtown, 800 Prudential Drive, Debbie 294-5720

                                 Pavilion Bldg. 5th Floor, Classroom 3                   

Wednesday 5:30 pm     Depression / Bi-Polar Support Group             Ivette   469-9743

                                 River Point Behavioral Health, 6300 Beach Blvd.      Lora     343-6511

                                            Outpatient Bldg., Large Group Room                                             


POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)  
Monday 6:30 pm            PTSD Support Group                                       Anne   260-0450

                                            River Point Behavioral Health, 6300 Beach Blvd.      Trish   379-2625  

                                            Outpatient Building        


RECOVERY, INTERNATIONAL

 

Friday 6:30 pm            578 1st Ave. N., Room 102, Jacksonville Beach         Virginia  247-3299                                                     (Across from St. Paul's Catholic Church)

 


 

SUPPORT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

OF PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS

 

Thursday 7pm            National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

(Except 3rd Thurs.)     (NAMI) Support Group                                                724-7782

                                        Memorial Hospital and

                                        Ortega United Methodist Church Education Center

                                        Email namijaxgl@yahoo.com or visit http://jacksonville.nami.org/

                              

2nd Tuesday  7pm      Parents Offering Wisdom Enrichment, and Resources

                              (POWER) Support Group                                                                

                                        Mandarin United Methodist Church, 11270 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville    

                                                                                                                 Call for reservation:   724-7782  


SUPPORT FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD

THROUGH SUICIDE, ILLNESS, OR VIOLENCE  

2nd Monday                   The Compassionate Friends                                       Susan    308-7481 

7 - 9pm                             Southside United Methodist Church, 3120 Hendricks Ave.               suzeraine@hotmail.com

 


OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE FOUNDATION OF JACKSONVILLE        

1st Thursday                  Adult Support Group

7 - 8:45pm                    River Point, Hospital Dining Hall, 6300 Beach Blvd.      Laurie    728-7834         

 

2nd Thursday                MOCCA Support Group

7 - 8:45pm              (Parents of children & adolescents with OCD)                      

                                        The Ronald McDonald House, 824 Children's Way        Laurie    728-7834

CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER  

1st Tuesday                  CHADD Parent Support Group                                                                            994-0933

7 - 9pm                          The Ronald McDonald House, 824 Children's Way                      400-2629   

 

ALL ARE WELCOME! SUPPORT GROUPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Updated: October 5, 2010 

For more information please call (904) 738-8420 or email info@mhajax.org

For a PDF version of our support group list, please click here.

 

If you or someone you know is in crisis now, seek help immediately.

Call 1-866-318-0211 to reach a 24 hour crisis center or

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