Support groups

Victims of clergy abuse

7 p.m. Thursdays in Pine River. For info, PO Box 633, Pine River, MN 56474 or call 587-5830.

Crisis Line-Referral Ser.

Available free 24 hours. Call 828-HELP, or 1-800-462-5525. Confidential and anonymous. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7009877

Alzheimer's Support Group

3:30 p.m. third Tuesday at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in the Kingwood Court Dining Room., Sandy Johnson, 829-1407. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012906

Marriage Encounter

If you have attended a Marriage Encounter and would like to meet with lakes area community couples, call Pete and Colleen at 828-0032 or Jan and Dean at 765-3420.

Caregiver Support Groups

BAXTER --1:30-3 p.m. first Wednesday at Good Neighbor Home Care office. 829-9238.

Brainerd Co-dependents Anonymous (CODA)

NOTE NEW LOCATION: 4:30 p.m. Mondays at 1601 Oak Street. 829-0834.

Healing Center

The Healing Center, located on 1626 Oak Street, Brainerd. No appointment necessary. Open Tuesdays from noon to 2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Call 825-7347 for more information.

Diabetic Support Groups

BRAINERD -- 7 p.m. second Tuesdays during Sept.-May at Central Lakes College, Room C-228. 828-1981.

AITKIN -- 1 p.m. second Thursday at Riverwood Health Care Center-Lower Level-Mtg.Rm.2 in Aitkin. 927-5520.

CROSBY -- 6 p.m. first Wednesday at the Hallett Community Center. 845-2477 or 829-4065.

Chron's and Colitis

support group

7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month at St. Joseph's Medical Center. Call Dean at 764-2649.

Empty Arms Group

Miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. 828-4402. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7010205

Suicide Grief

Support Group

7 p.m. fourth Thursday, St. Joseph's Medical Center. 829-2561.http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012212

St. Joseph's Grief Support Groups

No preregistration or fee. Call 828-7442 for more information or schedule.

Grief Support Group

CROSBY -- HUGS (Hope & Understanding for Grief Stricken), meets 6 p.m. first & third Tuesdays at Cuyuna Range Community Center. Call Kay at 546-5863. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012125

Chronic Pain Group

CROSBY -- 1-3 p.m. first & third Mondays at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Joyce, 546-8077 or Dick, 534-3627. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012561

Brain Injury Group

7-9 p.m. last Wednesday, Center of Possibilities, 810 NW 7th St., next to Curves. Call Meredith at 829-4492.

Organ Transplant Group

Kathy Bahma, 829-0839.

Minnesota Adoption

Support

Minnesota and Adoption Support and Preservation's group for Crow Wing, Aitkin and Morrison Counties, from 7-9 p.m. third Tuesday at Brainerd Public Library large meeting room. Call 877-699-5937 for more information.

Brainerd Area Mothers

of Multiples Group

Meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday (excluding December) at Lord of Life Church in Baxter. Contact Kim Anderson at 568-3168.

Family Support Network

Promoting positive parenting and healthy families. Meetings are from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Campus Playhouse Childcare center next to Central Lakes College, Brainerd. Call 828-4485 Mail Address: PO Box 297, Brainerd MN 56401. Three Groups: Adults, children and young adolescents.

Families Anonymous

7:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Francis Parish Center, 412 N. 8th St., 828-1457.

7-8 p.m. Fridays at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hwy. 371, Pequot Lakes, 587-5658.

Youth Resiliency Group

4 p.m. Wednesdays at Brd. Public Library, Crosby Public Library, and Pequot Lakes School. 18 yrs. or less. 828-4383.

LaLeche League

10 a.m. first Thursday at the Brainerd Public Library. Call Anne, 828-0809. Pregnant women, babies and moms.

Battered Women Support

Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. 828-1216.

Young Women's

Support group

Free, 10 week, open support group for young women 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Sexual Assault Services, Downtown Mall. Open to young women who would like information on coping with everyday struggles and meet other women dealing with similar issues. Any questions, call Deanna at 828-0494.

Emotions Anonymous

7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Salvation Army Building, 208 South 5th Street, Brainerd. Use North door.

Eating disorder

support group

6:30 p.m. first Monday at the Fireside room at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. For more information, call Margie at 829-3509.

Overeaters Anonymous

5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Salvation Army Chapel, 208 S. 5th Street, Front Street entrance. 828-3383.

Gamblers Anonymous

7 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at Salvation Army Church, 208 S. 5th St., use side door. Contact Scott at 833-1468.

Narcotics Anonymous

8 p.m. Thursdays at Upfront Alano Club.

Sex Addicts Anonymous

For information, write P.O. Box 454, Ironton, MN 56455.

C-I Mental Health Problems

Support Group

CROSBY -- C-I Mental Health Problems Support Group at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Crosby-Ironton Presbyterian Church. 546-6520.

Mental Illness Support

Group and Advocacy

NAMI-Brainerd Lakes Area (National Alliance of the Mentally Ill chapter) meets monthly. Call Martha at 568-4091 for time and place. Support for consumers, family members and providers.

HIV-AIDS Support Group

Noon on first and third Thursdays at St. Joseph's Home Care Office. 828-7444, or 1-888-235-2049. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7011925

Cancer Support Group

4 p.m. first Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Aitkin. Call 927-2028.

Cancer Support Group

3-5 p.m. first Wednesday at Brainerd American Cancer Society Office, 17 Washington Street, Suite B. Call 829-6212, 877-381-8787 or Pat Hassett at 829-1683.

Breast Cancer Support

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. second Friday at St. Joseph's Medical Center. SJMC, 828-7610, or Pat Hassett, 829-1683. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012568

Man to Man: Prostate

Cancer Support

7 p.m. second Thursday, St. Joseph's Medical Center. 828-7421 or 829-8245.

Fibromyalgia Groups

PEQUOT LAKES -- 1-3 p.m. first Thursday at St. Alice Catholic Church. 568-5621. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012569

STAPLES -- 7 p.m. first Monday at Greater Staples Care Center. 894-0332 or 1-800-525-8344. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012911

Multiple Sclerosis

Support Groups meet at 9 a.m. second Tuesday at (Embers) Sawmill Inn. Vonnie, 828-9151. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7010062

Muscular Dystrophy Group

12:30 p.m. last Friday of the month at Bonanza. Michelle Mike, Health Care Service Coordinator, Northland Chapter MDA, 727-3466, or Caroline Schroemel at 829-1883 in the Brainerd area. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012571

Myasthenia Gravis

support group

1:30-3:30 p.m. third Tuesday of the month at Park United Methodist Church. No meetings December through February. Call 562-4594 or e-mail mgcorn@uslink.net.

Parkinsons Support Group

1:30 p.m. third Tuesday at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin. Louise Hasskamp, 927-2623, or Trix Wyant, 845-2394. http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012908

Gay Mens Group

7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (218) 575-2116, email brainerdmensgroup2@yahoo.com or visit http://lakesarea.brainerddispatch.com/?__id=7012570