Anxiety and Depression:
What You Should Know

An Overview of Anxiety and Depression

Late Life Depression

Successful Strategies for Overcoming Test Anxiety

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

PHOBIA & PANIC SUPPORT GROUP Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church 6000 Atlantic Highway, Room 6102 Montgomery, AL 36117 Contact: Peggy Batey Phone: (334) 270-1522 Meets 1st Thur. of each month from 7:00- 8:30pm.

Mental Health Association in Alaska 4045 Lake Ottis Pkwy, Suite 209 Anchorage, AL 99508 907-563-0880

ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP Mental Health Association of Arizona Life Care Center of Paradise Valley 4065 East Bell Road Phoenix, AZ. 85032 Contact: Linda Martin Phone: (602) 978-1870 Contact: Neil Russell Phone: (602) 277-3269

ANXIETY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Via Linda Senior Center 10440 East Via Linda Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Contact: Susan Wood Phone: (480) 551-1410 Meets every Thursday from 6:30 - 8:00pm. E-Mail Samw1222@aol.com

AGORAPHOBICS BUILDING INDEPENDENT LIVES (ABIL) Tuscon, AZ Contact: Ellen Phone: (520) 825-1615

Mental Health Association in Northwest Arkansas PO Box 1993 Fayetteville, AK 72707 479-575-2934

EMOTIONAL HEALTH ANONYMOUS. P.O. Box 2081, San Gabriel, CA 91778; Contact phone: 626/287-6260; email: sgveha@hotmail.com; website: http://www.flash.net/~sgveha Meetings daily.

OCD SUPPORT GROUP Calvary Church 1940 Virginia St. Berkeley, CA 94709 Contact: Norm Lewis Phone: (510) 841-3102 Meets once a month.

SOUTH BAY SUPPORT GROUP (Conducted in Spanish) Sharp Chula Vista Hospital & Medical Center 751 Medical Center Court (Admin. Conference Rm.) Chula Vista, CA 91911 Contact: Leslie Fadem Phone: (760) 944-6334 Wednesdays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm

EAST COUNTY SUPPORT GROUP Scripps Hospital – E. Main St. (Corner of E. Main and Oakdale Ave., upstairs) El Cajon, CA 92021 Phone: (760) 944-6334 Mondays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm

EAST COUNTY SUPPORT GROUP Scripps Hospital - East County 1460 E. Main Street (Corner of E. Main and Oakdale Ave., Room 206) El Cajon, CA 92021 Phone (760) 944-6334 Meets Monday from 7:00 - 8:30pm.

ANXIETY & PHOBIA GROUP OF NEVADA COUNTY 155 Glasson Way Grass Valley, CA 95945 Contact: Louise Anguiano Phone: (530) 265-2579

SAN DIEGO CENTRAL SUPPORT GROUP Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital Day Hospital Lounge 7850 Vista Hill Ave. San Diego, CA 92123 Phone: (760) 944-6334 Meets Tuesdays from 7:00 - 8:30pm.

RECOVERY, INC Los Angles Area Contact: Not available Phone: (323) 651-2170 Call for meeting times and locations.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP* Terry Jordan, LCSW 2001 S. Barrington Avenue, #202 Los Angeles, CA 90025 310-859-2241 Call for times

PHOBICS ANONYMOUS World Service Headquarters PO Box 1180 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Phone: (760) 322-COPE

PHOBICS VICTORIOUS Palm Springs, CA Contact: Rosemary Hartman Phone: (760) 770-0462 E-Mail: rosemary_jane@earthlink.net

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Meeting Location: TBD Pasadena/Arcadia Contact: Karen Muranko Phone: (626)289-4835 Email: Karen@AnxietyWellnessMentor.com Website: www.anxietywellnessmentor.com Fee: Donation of $10.00 - $20.00 per meeting

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Rolling Ridge Plaza 25550 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 212 Torrance, CA 90505 Contact: Pari Adil Phone: (310) 375-8759

PANIC ASSISTANCE LEAGUE (PAL) Beach Cities Health Center 3rd Floor, West Entrance 514 N. Prospect Ave. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Contact: Janice Held Phone: (310) 374-7407

ANXIETY & PANIC DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP Sacramento, CA 95815 Contact: Sue Nickelson Phone: (916) 684-8561 E-mail: DrSue5650@aol.com Meets twice a month at 7:00pm.

RECOVERY, INC Sacramento Area Contact: Not available Phone: (916) 483-5616 Call for meeting times and locations.

OCD SUPPORT GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO University of California, UC Medical Center San Francisco Contact: Paula Kotakis Phone: (415) 665-9172 E-mail: disi@igc.org

RECOVERY, INC San Francisco Bay Area Contact: Not available Phone: (510) 482-5808

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Kaiser Hospital 900 Kiely Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95051 Alternating months meet: Seton Medical Center Depaul Auditorium, Room 315 1850 Sullivan Ave. Daly City, CA 94015 Contact: Scott Granet Phone: (415) 337-4160

RECOVERY, INC. 700 Philippine Taft, CA 93268 Contact: Shirley Burke Phone: (805) 763-1755

RECOVERY, INC Kaiser Medical Center 1505 S. Main Street Lilac Building, Room 2 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Contact: Not available Phone: Not available Meets Mondays at 7:30pm and Saturdays at 1:00pm.

USING CBT AND TAOIST BREATH WORK TO HEAL ANXIETY Park Presido Counseling Center 5029 Geary San Francisco, CA 94118 Contact: Dorothy Fitzer, MFT, CFT Phone: (415) 385-3526

PANIC DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Monterey Park Hospital – Lower level conference room 900 South Atlantic Blvd. Monterey Park, CA 91754 Contact: Maria Gavaldon Phone: (323) 728-0643

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP 1039 U St. Fresno, CA 93721 Meets Thursdays from 7 to 9pm For Information: (559) 237-8304

FRESNO POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT GROUP A support group for police officers suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, panic disorder and depression. It is a collaborative effort between the Fresno Police Department, Fresno Police Officers Association, Alliance University and Police Chaplaincy Program Contact: Captain Robert Naverez Fresno Police Department (559) 621-2301

ATTACKING WORRY, ANXIETY, OCD AND DEPRESSION Two locations: 132 Leland Street Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Wednesday 7pm to 8:30pm And 35 Maria Drive Petaluma, CA 94954 Thursday 7pm to 9pm Contact: Dr. Doris Sami Phone: (707) 544-0821 ext. 2

WOMEN’S ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Campbell, CA Contact: Mary Russo, PhD Phone (408) 920-1992 Meets weekly on Tuesdays 5:30pm to 7pm

ANXIETY TREATMENT SERVICES 3880 South Bascom Avenue San Jose, CA 95124 408-559-9088 Tuesday evenings, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

FREE 12 STEP SUPPORT GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL PHOBIA
Meets every Tuesday (6:00 - 7:30pm), First Presbetyrian Church at 1820 15th Street, Boulder, Colorado in Room 260 (upstairs over the Church office). This is one block East of the Main Boulder Bus Station at 1820 15th Street. www.healsocialanxiety.com

FREE SUPPORT GROUPS IN COLORADO FOR OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) www.ocdcolorado.com (303)404-3747

CONNECTICUT SELF-HELP/MUTUAL SUPPORT NETWORK 389 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06511 Contact: Zannette Lewis Phone: (203) 789-7645

AGORAPHOBICS BUILDING INDEPENDENT LIVES, INC. (ABIL) South Windsor Recreation Center 150 Nevers Road South Windsor, CT 06074 Contact: Dawn Phone: (860) 644-0351 Meets every Monday from 7:00-8:30pm. Email: BTWatson@people.com

PANIC MANAGEMENT Mental Health Association 20-30 Beaver Road Wethersfield, CT 06109 Contact: Connie Nicol Phone: (860) 529-1970

OCD SUPPORT GROUP Mental Health Association of Connecticut Suite 108 20-30 Beaver Road Wethersfield, CT. Contact: John Griese Phone: (860) 571-8451 Meets the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 4:00 - 6:00pm.

BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP* SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Mental Health Clinic Howard University 530 College Street, NW Washington, DC 20060 Donna Barnes 202-806-7706 Call for times

Social Anxiety Support Group Greater Washington, DC area Meets 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30am. 1st Saturday at the Chevy Chase Pavilion Atrium Cafes, Chevy Chase, MD 3rd Saturday at Twinbrook Library in the downstairs meeting room, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD Contact: Mary Walter 301.770.1653 For more details please see website at http://www.angelfire.com/md3/socialanxietygroup

Mental Health Association in Delaware 100 W. 10th Street, Ste. 600 Wilmington, DE 19801 302-654-6833

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR WOMEN* "WONDERFUL WARM WOMEN" Sheila Kassewitz, LCSW, CAP 2000 South Dixie Highway, Suite 104 Coconut Grove, Florida 33133 305-860-0020 Monday's 7 - 9 PM Tuesday's 7 - 9 PM Wednesdays 1 - 3 PM Thursday 12 - 2 PM

SELF-HELP/SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS & PANIC Agoraphobia & Anxiety Recovery Center 401 Miracle Mile, Suite 309 Coral Gables, FL 33134-4926 Contact: Patricia Donley, PsyD Phone: (305) 529-1971

LIVING WITHOUT FEAR Columbia Hospital Daytona Beach, FL Contact: Richard Crosbee Phone: (904) 445-6263

LIVING WITHOUT FEAR St. Thomas Episcopal Church Palm Coast, FL 32135 Contact: Richard Crosbee Phone: (904) 445-6263

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER Mental Health Association of Broward County 7145 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33319 Contact: Marcy Turner Phone: (954) 962-6662 or (954) 746-2055 Patient led group with professional assistance for adults with OCD and family members. Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm.

AGORAPHOBICS BUILDING INDEPENDENT LIVES (ABIL, INC) First Unitarian Church 635 Prosperity Farms Road North Palm Beach, FL 33408 Contact: Karen at (561) 744-3277 or Paula at (561) 626-4062 Meet: Mondays from 7:00-8:30pm.

PANIC - ANXIETY - AGORAPHOBICS SUPPORT GROUP Bethel Lutheran Church 1801 62nd Street, North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 Contact: Faye Shouse Phone: (727) 576-3720 Meets twice a month at 7:30pm.

STRESS/ ANXIETY/ PANIC SUPPORT GROUP Aventura Library 2920 Aventura Blvd. Aventura, FL 33180 Contact: Stan Hyman, LCSW Phone: (305) 933-9779 Meets Tuesday at 7pm (twice monthly)

ANXIETY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP St. Joseph's Specialty Center 1155 Mt. Vernon Highway Suite 900 Atlanta, GA 30338 Contacts: Theresa (Terrie) McSorley at (770) 392-0107, or Sally at (770) 671-0862 Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Directions: Corner of Hammond & Mt. Vernon Perimeter Point Shopping Center, Sandy Springs. By Marta: Get off at the Sandy Springs station.

FREE ANXIETY AND STRESS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, The Anxiety and Stress Management Institute, 1640 Powers Ferry Rd., Building 9, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30067. Contact: 770-953-0080 ext. 302. www.stressmgt.net. Meets Tuesdays 6 - 7:15 PM.

SELF-HELP FOR ANXIETY* The Self-Help Center 405 S. State Street Champaign, IL 61820 217-352-0099 Call for times

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS Directory of Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups 188 W. Randolph, Suite 2225 Chicago, IL 60601 Contact: Marilyn Lusen, Community Services Manager Phone: (312) 368-9070, Ext. 22

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE FOUNDATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO 2300 Lincoln Park West Chicago, IL 60614 Contact: Judith Parenti, Executive Director Phone: (773) 880-2035 E-mail: ocfmetchgo@aol.com Contact for resource list of OCD and Related Disorders Support Groups in Illinois and Northern Indiana.

HELP OUR PANIC END (H.O.P.E.) Tinley Park, IL Contact: Shelly Evans Phone: (708) 614-9016 Meets weekly for anyone with Anxiety/Panic Disorder. Email: hopebox22@aol.com

OCD 12 WEEK PSYCHO EDUCATIONAL GROUP 115 S. Vine Hinsdale, IL 60521 Contact: Donna Mahoney, PhD. or Ric Vallina, M.A. Phone: (708) 203-0146 This group is designed to provide members with state of the art strategies for overcoming OCD symptoms. Meets one night a week, and is open to all persons.

OCD 12 WEEK PSYCHO EDUCATIONAL GROUP 522 W. Burlington La Grange, IL 60525 Contact: Donna Mahoney, PhD. or Ric Vallina, M.A. Phone: (708) 203-0146 This group is designed to provide members with state of the art strategies for overcoming OCD symptoms. Meets one night a week, and is open to all persons Interested in better managing their symptoms. There is a $30. per session charge.

AGORAPHOBIA, ANXIETY & PANIC DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP Idaho Falls, ID Contact: Rick Anderson Phone: (208) 522-9068

INDIANAPOLIS OCD SUPPORT GROUP: University Hospital, 3rd Floor, Adult Psychiatry Clinic, 550 North University Blvd., Suite 3124, Indianapolis, IN. Contact: Susan Ball or Dr. Jeffrey Lightfoot Phone: (317) 278-1346 or email jdlightf@iupui.edu. The group is free and open to individuals with OCD and meets 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (excluding holidays) from 6:15 - 7:15 pm. Professionally assisted group.

PHOBIA, ANXIETY AND PANIC DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Mental Health Association Activity Center 507 N. Webster Street Kokomo, IN 46902 Contact: Ann Campbell Phone: (765) 457-9757 Meets twice a month at 6:30pm.

FT. WAYNE OCD SUPPORT GROUP Good Shepard United Methodist Church Reed and Vance Ft. Wayne, IN 46815 Contact: Robert Phone: (260) 485-6687 Meets Mondays 7:00pm – 8:30pm

RECOVERY INC. First Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne, Room #207 Ft. Wayne, IN 46804 Contact: Judy Collier (260) 426-8021

Iowa Mental Health Association – Hamilton County PO Box 334 Hamilton, IA 50595 515-832-9548

OCD SUPPORT GROUP Menorah Medical Center 5721 West 119th Street. Overland Park, KS 66209 Contact: Jane Condra Phone: (816) 763-8174

ANXIETY/MOOD DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Cigar Factory Complex, Room 110 1100 Walnut Street Owensboro, KY 42301 Contact: Clara Heintz Phone: (270) 689-6749 Meet: Mondays at 7:00pm

NAMI Maine PO Box 5120 Agusta, ME 04332 800-464-5767

PANIC & ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP, Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center, 112 Bala Ave Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Contact: David Raush, PhD Phone: (610) 667-6490

AGORAPHOBIA SUPPORT GROUP OF MARYLAND 19 Old Sturbridge Road Arnold, MD 21012 Contact: Judy DeNardo Phone: (410) 721-7926

BALTIMORE/HOWARD COUNTY SOCIAL ANXIETY CBT GROUP Meeting location TBD Contact: Tom Phone: (410) 796 5888 Email: trlynn51@aol.com

THE PANIC AND ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP OF BALTIMORE Church of the Redeemer 5601 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21204. Contact: Nick Svesseze at 410-879-5909 or nsvezzes@bcpl.net. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month 6:30 PM. Must be pre-screened www.anxietyandstress.com/sys-tmpl/communityresources/

AGORAPHOBIA SUPPORT GROUP OF MARYLAND Piney Orchard Parkway Odenton, MD 21113 Contact: Judy DeNardo Phone: (410) 721-7926

SOCIAL ANXIETY GROUP OF MARYLAND AND DELAWARE 822 Country Club Road Havre de Grace, MD Contact: Rich Kay Phone: (410) 273-9562 Meets Saturday at 1:00pm. Group only for persons with Social Anxiety. www.geocities.com/social_anxiety_md/

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP Mid County Government Building 2424 Reedie Drive (Next to Wheaton Metro) Wheaton, MD Contact: Randy Bosin Phone: (301) 587-0937 E-Mail: rbosin@juno.com or Contact: Bruce Phone: (301) 497-1589 or Contact: Beth Phone: (302) 460-8815

OCD AND ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP St. Anne’s Church on St. Stephens St. Near Symphony Hall, in the basement off of the driveway. Boston, MA Contact: Shiffra Freewoman Phone: (617) 376-3653 Meets on Saturday from 10:30am – 12: noon. A free 12 step program support group. All are welcome.

OCD AND ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Episcopal Divinity School 99 Brattle St. Sherrill Library in Harvard Square Cambridge, MA Contact: Shiffra Freewoman Phone: (617) 376-3653 Meets on Tuesdays from 6:00-8:30pm A free 12 step program support group. All are welcome.

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP New Life Wellness Center 231 Pine Street Holyoke, MA 01040 Contact: Dale Platenik, PhD Phone: (413) 539-5929

MASSACHUSETTS PHOBIA SOCIETY Trinity United Methodist Church 361 Sumner Avenue Springfield, MA 01108 Contact: Rita Howie Phone: (413) 569-9121 or (413) 787-7443 during the day Meets weekly from 7:00 - 8:30pm. E-mail: howieziggy@yahoo.com

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE FOUNDATION LECTURE & SUPPORT GROUP McLean Hospital, de Marneffe Building Belmont, MA Phone: (617) 376-3784 Meets first Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 7:30pm

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) St. Athanasius Catholic Church 18720 Thirteen Mile Rd Roseville, MI 48066 Contact: Mary Ann Gogoleski Phone: (248) 547-0400

THE OCD FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN P O Box 510412 Livonia, Michigan 48151-6412 E-mail: OCDmiich@aol.com Website: ocdmich.org

ST ANASTASIA CHURCH 4571 John R. Road in Troy, MI between wattles and Long Lake Road Every Monday at 12:00 Noon. Call Michaeline at 248-618-1008 or office 248-670-8179

WARREN WOODS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 14300 13 Mile Road in Warren, MI Between Schoenherr & Hayes Every Tues. at 7:00 p.m. Call Pat at 586-228-9370 or office 248-670-8179

PEACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 17345 15 Mile Road in Clinton Township, MI Between Garfield and Grosebeck Every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Call Barb at 586-949-5987 or Office 248-670-8179

ST. ANASTASIA CHURCH 4571 John R. Road in Troy, MI Between Wattles & Long Lake Every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Call Michaeline 248-618-1008 or Office 248 670-8179

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) Sacred Heart Church 4300 Adams Auburn Hills, MI Contact: Audrey Phone: (248) 547-0400

THE P.A.R. GROUP 21320 Woodward Big Rapids, MI 49307 Contact: Darlene Hahn Phone: (616) 796-9027

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) Our Redeemer Lutheran 24931 Union Dearborn, MI 48124 Contact: Pete Phone: (248) 547-0400 ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL 159 Kercheval Avenue Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 Contact: Gail Frederick Phone: (313) 884-8600

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) Huntington Woods Lutheran 12935 West 11 Mile Road Huntington Woods, MI 48070 Contact: Mary, Mary Ann, Dawn Phone: (248) 547-0400

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) Faith Lutheran Church 3000 Five Mile Road Livonia, MI Contact: Robert Phone (248) 547-0400

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) 1719 Crooks Rd. Royal Oak, MI 48067 Contact: Mary Ann Gogoleski Phone: (248) 547-0400

AGORAPHOBICS WILL ACCEPT REGARDLESS OF ENVIRONMENT (AWARE) Highway Central United Methodist Church 1309 Ballenger Swartz Creek, MI Contact: Debra McManus Phone: (810) 635-3981

ANXIETY SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUP Delano Clinic (Portage Location) 7895 Currier Drive, 2nd Floor Classroom Portage, MI 49002 Meets Tuesday 6:15 – 8:00 PM Contact: Leo Kominek, PhD Phone: (269) 321-7090

THE OCD FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN P O Box 510412 Livonia, Michigan 48151-6412 Phone: (313) 438-3293 E-mail: OCDmich@aol.com Website: www.ocdmich.org List of Self-Help Support

UNITED WAY 211 (Information and Referral) 404 South 8th St. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Phone: (651) 291-0211 or just dial 211 for information about support groups and services in Minnesota.

BRIDGES (Building Recovery & Individual Dreams & Goals through Education & Support) Support Group for adults with mental illness Hinds Behavioral Health Services (enter from garage) St. Dominic Hospital 969 Lakeland Dr. Jackson, MS 39216 Meets every Monday at 6:00pm The support group is facilitated by mental health consumers and provides consumers a safe place for sharing hope, information, and coping skills. Contact: Ware Hodo and Carrie Roebuck Phone: (601) 924 – 6087 Email: metrobridges@aol.com

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE ANONYMOUS (OCA) TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM Behavioral Medicine Institute 1129 Macklind Ave. St. Louis, MO 63110 Contact: George M. Phone: (314) 394-2662 Meets every Tuesday at 7:00pm.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE ANONYMOUS (OCA) TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM Missouri Baptist Hospital Nursing School Building 3015 N. Ballas Rd. St. Louis, MO 63131 Contact: George M. Phone: (314) 394-2662 Meets every Sat. at 10:00am.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE ANONYMOUS (OCA) TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM Unity Hyland Behavioral Health System Hyland Center--Building A St. Anthony's Medical Center 10020 Kennerly Rd. St. Louis, MO 63128 Contact: George M. Phone: (314) 394-2662 Meets every Thursday at 7:00pm.

Montana Mental Health Association 25 S. Ewing, Ste. 206 Helena, MT 59601 800-823-6426

MHA of Nebraska 1645 North Street, Ste. A Lincoln, NE 68508 402-441-4371

NAMI Nevada 2600 Spinnaker Drive Reno, NV 89509 775-825-7023

ANXIETY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Wentworth Douglas Hospital Central Avenue Dover, NH 03820 Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm

WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR* MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, CODEPENDENCY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE Carrier Clinic Hannah Y. Scansaroli Community Relations Coordinator 908-281-1513 Belle Meade, New Jersey Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. FREE

ANXIETY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP South Jersey Hospital Bridgeton Division 333 Irving Place Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Contact: Bessie Tomlin Phone: (856) 825-3485

N.J. SELF-HELP GROUP CLEARINGHOUSE 375 E. McFarlan St., Dover, NJ 07801 Contact: Ed Madara, Dir. Phone: (800) 367-6274 (in NJ only), or (973) 989-1122 Fax: (973) 989-1159 Information on: (a) Depression & Anxiety Support Group of Camden County. (b) Anxiety & Panic Support Group of Morris County. (c) A New Beginning (panic attacks & agoraphobia) of Bergen County. (d) People Suffering from Depression & Anxiety Attacks of Sussex County. (e) Help for those interested in starting a new anxiety/phobia group.

GO OUT AND LIVE SERENELY (G.O.A.L.S) Catholic Charities 288 Rues Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Contact: Sara & Irwin Diamond Phone: (732) 906-9339

PUSH St. Mark's United Methodist Church Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Contact: Kitty Caldren Phone: (609) 291-0095

ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP Stratford, NJ 08084 Contact: David Raush, PhD Phone: (856) 482-5860 Meets every other Thursday evening.

PANIC ATTACK & RECOVERY PROGRAM P O Box 43082 Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Contact: Pat Steffens Phone: (973) 783-0007

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Upper Montclair, NJ Contact: Pat Steffens Phone: (973) 783-0007

P.H.O.B.I.A People Helping Others Become Independent Again St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 367 Route 9 Waretown, NJ 08758 Contact: Cathy Rohowyj Phone: (609) 971-9110 Meets every Wednesday from 7:00 - 9:00pm. phobia@comcast.net

ANXIETY AND PHOBIA SUPPORT GROUP 610 Sycamore St. NE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Contact: Sandra Edwards at (505) 842-6299, or Kristin Roush, PhD (facilitator) at (505) 266-3046

PANIC DISORDER/PHOBIA SUPPORT GROUP Bellport United Methodist Church Main Street Bellport, NY 11713 Contact Ellen MacCary Phone: (631) 226-3900 Meets once a week.

THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN SUFFORK COUNTY, INC. 199 North Wellwood Avenue Suite #2 Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Contact: Gina Phone: (631) 226-3900 Fax: (631) 226-1708 Groups listed for: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Anxiety; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; relatives and friends of the mentally ill.

AGORAPHOBICS IN MOTION (AIM) 8 Hillcrest Avenue Glens Falls, NY 12801 Contact: Lia Howard Phone: (518) 792-8029

ANXIETY AND PHOBIA PEER SUPPORT NETWORK 16 East 40th Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10016 Network has a newsletter, also an e-mail network that people can subscribe to. Contact: Kim Phelan Phone: E-mail: Hemob@ix.netcom.com

THE NIAGARA FALLS PANIC & ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP John Duke Senior Citizens Center Hyde Park Blvd. Niagara Falls, NY 12538 Contact: Mary Jeffords Phone: (716) 731-8187

AGORAPHOBICS BUILDING INDEPENDENT LIVES, INC. (ABIL) Eastwood Baptist Church Syracuse, NY Contact: Jim Phone: (315) 687-5773 Meet every Wednesday.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER ANXIETY & PHOBIA CLINIC SELF-HELP GROUPS Davis Avenue at East Post Road White Plains, NY 10601 Contact: Judy Lake Chessa, CSW, Coordinator Phone: (914) 691-1038 They have groups for: OCD, Panic, Social Anxiety and Phobia Call for days and times.

ANXIETY DISORDERS GROUP Holliswood Hospital Palermo Street Jamaica, NY Contact: Sheryl Phone: (718) 591-0724 This group is for all people who suffer from Anxiety Disorders And Depression Meets weekly from 10:00a.m. – 12:00p.m.

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP Freedom From Fear, 308 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305 Ken Dupey - 718-351-1717 ext. 24 Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Free

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP 32 Pasadena Pl. Mt. Vernon, NY 10552 Contact: Dr. Marvin L. Aronson Phone: (212) 879-2228

ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Ongoing weekly support group for individuals with anxiety and panic attacks. Jean Marie Furino-Mimmo, MPS, CSW 188 West Main St. Oyster Bay, NY 11771 Phone: (516) 628-8019 Email: mjjmbay@cs.com

DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP* Crossroads Depression Support Group MentalHealth Association in High Point 910 Mill Avenue High Point, NC Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

PANIC/ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP* Johnston Memorial Hospital Medical Mall in Health Quest Education Room Denise Daughtry 919-333-4912 2nd Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m Free

CHICKEN LITTLE Office Condominium 1903 Charlotte Drive Charlotte, NC. 28211 Contact: Cecil King Phone: (704) 367-0005 E-mail: cecilking@carolina.rr.com Meets semi-weekly at 7:00p.m. This group is for anyone with GAD and or OCD.

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN ORANGE COUNTY SUPPORT GROUP 302 West Weaver St. Carrboro, NC 27510 Contact: Cornelia V.MSeiffert, MA Phone: (919) 818 0759 (Voicemail) or (919) 942 8083 email: anxietydisordersnc@hotmail.com Meets at 7pm on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting in November 2003

Mental Health Association in North Dakota PO Box 4106 Bismark, ND 58502 800-472-2911

PANIC AND ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP River Center Clinic 5465 Main Street Sylvania, OH 43560 Contact: Elaine J. Bruckner, PhD Phone: (419) 885-8800 Meets the 2nd Monday of each month. E-Mail: ebruckner@wcnet.org

TOGETHER AGAINST PANIC (TAP) Glenwood United Methodist Church 2833 Valley View Drive Columbus, OH 43204 Contact: Ruthanne Vogel Phone: (614) 878-2697 Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30pm.

PANIC ATTACK SUFFERERS TOGETHER (PAST) PO Box 461 Girard, OH 44420 Contact: Bev Spicer Phone: (330) 545-6296

SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUP Cleveland, OH Contact: Mary Ann Phone: (440) 442-1739 Meets second and fourth Thursdays.

ANXIETY/PANIC DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m Christ Hospital Cafeteria, Level A. 2139 Auburn Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45219 Contact: Sheila Sims Phone: 513-287-8542 Email: anxietycincy@hotmail.com or anxietycincy@hotmail.com

ANXIETY/PANIC SUPPORT GROUP Consumer Council Building 1211 SW 59th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73159 Phone: (405) 447-7799

PHOBIA SOCIETY OF TULSA, INC. Tulsa, OK Phone: (918) 663-0257

ANXIETY DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center 24880 SE Stark Street Gresham, OR 97030 Contact: Patricia (Patty) L. Brost, RN Phone: (503) 674-1287

THE PITTSBURGH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP (GOAL) Contact: Dr. Andrea Schwartz Phone: (724) 444-0064

PANIC ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP OF PITTSBURGH & WESTERN PA. North Hills Outreach Center 1975 Ferguson St. Allison Park, PA 15101 (Pittsburgh-North Hills) Contact: Mari Lou Wong-Chong Phone: (412) 487- 6316

PANIC & ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP, Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center, 112 Bala Ave Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Contact: David Raush, PhD Phone: (610) 667-6490

PANIC ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Beaver County Geriatric Center Friendship Lane Beaver, PA 15009 Contact: Mary Ramanna Phone: (724) 869-5687

PANIC ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP OF GREENSBURG, PA University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus Student Activity Center, Room 214 Greensburg, PA 15601 Contact: Help Line Phone: (412) 578-2450

PANIC ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP OF PITTSBURGH-DOWNTOWN, OAKLAND - SHADYSIDE Friends Meeting House 4836 Ellsworth Ave. 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA (Oakland-Shadyside) Contact: Help Line Phone: (412) 578-2450

GIVING OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVES ANOTHER LIFESTYLE (GOAL), Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center, 112 Bala Ave Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Contact: Jonathan Grayson, PhD. Phone: (610) 667-6490

Pittsburgh Social Anxiety Support Group, meets alternate Mondays at 6:30 pm at UCP Community Service Center, 4638 Centre Avenue Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Email pittsburghsasg@gmail.com for web site http://pittsburghsasg.atspace.com

ANXIETY, SHYNESS, WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS* The Rhode Island center for Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy, Inc. 1130 Ten Rod Road Suite E305 North Kingstown, RI 02852 Judy Johnson 401-294-0451 Call for times Fee

GET OUT AND LIVE SUCCESSFULLY (G.O.A.L.S.) 1817 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02886 Contact: Margorie Foebes Phone: (401) 732-1088

Mental Health Association in South Carolina 3820 Bland Road Raleigh, NC 27609 888-881-0740

POST PARTUM DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP* Sioux Valley Hospital Sioux Falls, South Dakota Contact Person: Karla Harmon 605-328-4777 Bi-monthly, Monday at 7:30 at the Sioux Valley Wellness Center Free

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER GROUP* Centennial Medical Center 2300 Patterson Street, 3rd Floor Nashville, TN James Whatley - 615-262-1798 Third Thursday of each month 7 - 9 p.m. Free

DEPRESSION & RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT GROUPS* Counseling for Living 209 Henslee Drive, Suite D Dickson, TN 37055 615-446-2134 6 Week Sessions Sliding Scale Fee

AGORAPHOBIA SUPPORT GROUP South Knox Library Chapman Highway at Woodlawn Knoxville, TN 37920 Contact: Nina Margetson Phone: Not Available

RECOVERY, Inc. Meets Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Beaumont, Texas Contact: Mental Health Association in Jefferson County 409-833-9657 email: mhajc@eonet.net

BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP* Samaritan Counseling Center of West Texas, Inc. 10008 West County Road 116 Midland, TX 432-563-4144 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Free

DEPRESSION AND BIPOLAR SUPPORT GROUP* Bipolar Support Alliance of San Antonio 8026 Floyd Curl Drive San Antonio, TX 78229 210-682-2746 Monday evenings 7 - 9 pm Free

PHOBIA SOCIETY OF DALLAS/ABIL East Dallas, TX Contact: Carol Phone: (214) 327-8723 Meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 7:00pm.

THE SELF-HELP RESOURCE CENTER OF GREATER HOUSTON THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY, INC. 211 Norfolk Houston, TX 77098 Contact: Information & Referral Office Jackie Rose, Program Coordinator Phone: (713) 522-5161

ANXIETY & STRESS MANAGEMENT GROUP DePaul Center 301 Londonderry Drive Waco, TX 76712 Contact: Cindy Schoeppel Phone: (254) 772-0297 Meets twice a month from 6:30 – 7:30pm Group is for adolescents and adults who have an anxiety disorder.

ANXIETY DISORDERS/ DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP 3116 West 5th St. Fort Worth, TX 76107 Contact: Swan Richesin Phone: (817) 870 4842 Meets Tuesdays from 5pm to 6pm.

ENCOURAGING FRIENDS/SOCIAL ANXIETY Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 Contact: Carol Pennington Phone: (361) 937-0086 Email: zzbonita@yahoo.com

ADAPTING Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Support Group IHC Northwest Building 1134 N 500 W Classroom #4 Provo, Utah 84604 Meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Contact: David Email: adaptingmail@yahoo.com Web address: www.adapting.us

Vermont Association of Mental Health PO Box 165 Montpelier, VT 05601 800-639-4052

AGORAPHOBICS BUILDING INDEPENDENT LIVES, INC. (ABIL) 400 West 32nd Street Richmond, VA 23225 Phone: (804) 353-3964

ANXIETY TUESDAYS SUPPORT GROUPS Offered by David J. Kosins, PhD, CGP Space Available in four groups for adult patients involved in cognitive-behavioral therapy for OCD, SAD, Panic Disorder Groups meet monthly at 5:00pmm at the Montlake Professional Building in Seattle. The fee is $50 per group and no minimum commitment is required. Phone: 206-328-0910

Mental Health Association in Greater Kanawha Valley, Inc. WV One United Way Square Charleston, WV 25301 304-340-3512

PHOBIA GROUP 16035 Spruce Lane Brookfield, WI 53005 Contact: Liz Simon, MSW Phone: (414) 783-6283

PANIC AND ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP South Street Clinic 416 South Street Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Contact: Bradley C. Riemann, PhD & Lynn Croston Phone: (414) 567-7673

WCTC PEOPLE TO PEOPLE FEAR AND ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI 53072 Contact: Lynn Phone: (414) 547-5553