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Parent
Support Groups |
Support
groups for parents of children or family members dealing with various
disabilities from ADD/ADHD and Autism to Mental Illness and Substance
Abuse. Support group listing is in order by county in Oregon.
| COUNTY: | DOUGLAS |
| Group Name: | ADD/ADHD Support Group |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Umpqua Valley disAbilities Network |
| Meeting Address: | 419
NE Winchester Street |
| Meeting Day, Time: | 2nd
Thursday of each month, 12:00-1:00 p.m. 4th Thursday of each month, 7:00-8:00 p.m. |
| Contact Telephone, E-mail: | 541-672-6336, uvdn@uvdn.org |
| Additional Information: | For adults with ADD/ADHD and parents of youth with ADD/ADHD. |
| COUNTY: | MARION |
| Group Name: | Parent Support Group |
| Meeting Information: | Meets every Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. |
| Meeting Site: | Salem
YWCA 325 13th Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 |
| Contact Information: | 503-581-9922 |
| Additional Information: | This group is designed to help parents talk about their parenting issues and discuss things with other parents who understand what they are going through so they improve their parenting. Group is led by a trained expert in parenting issues. Cost is free and childcare is free during the meetings. |
| CONDADO: | MARION (Grupo en español) |
| Nombre del grupo: | Grupo de apoyo para padres |
| Información general: | Grupo de apoyo para padres se reúne cada jueves de las 6:00 a 8:00 de la noche |
| Lugar dónde se reúne: | Salem
YWCA 325 13th Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 |
| Información de contacto: | Llame al número 503-581-9922 para más información |
| Información adicional: | El propósito de este grupo de apoyo es para ayudar a que los padres hablen acerca de sus habilidades sobre la crianza de sus niños y compartir estas habilidades y pensamientos con otros padres que enfrentan las mismas cosas para que todos puedan mejor su forma de criar niños. El grupo está dirigido por un experto entrenado en los asuntos que enfrentan a los padres. |
| COUNTY: | MULTNOMAH |
| Group Name: | Gimme a Break (GAB) |
| Agency/Organization: | United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| Meeting Information: | 2nd
Thursday of the month 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 11731 NE Glenn Widing Drive Portland, OR 97220 |
| Contact Person: | Susan Blanchard, 503-777-4166 ext. 232 |
| Additional Information: | Group for parents and family members of children with any disability. RSVP to reserve on site childcare. |
| COUNTY: | MULTNOMAH |
| Group Name: | Talk It Over |
| Agency/Organization: | Trillium Family Services and Swindells Family Resource Center |
| Meeting Information: | Last
Wednesday of the month 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Providence Child Center Providence Portland Medical Center 830 NE 47th Avenue, Portland, OR 97213 |
| Contact Person, Telephone: | Margaret Puckette, 503-813-7741 or mpuckette@trilliumfamily.org |
| Additional Information: | A support group for families with a child or teen with mental illness, substance abuse, or a serious behavior problem. Group is not designed for child/teen but other family members. We invite all family members (parents, siblings, etc.) to participate. |
| COUNTY: | WASHINGTON |
| Group Name: | ADHD Parent Support Group |
| Agency/Organization: | Hillsboro Satellite of CHADD |
| Meeting Information: | 2nd
Tuesday of the month 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. 5234 NE Farmcrest Street, Hillsboro, OR 97124 |
| Contact Person: | Karen, 503-459-2073, kade@adhdadvantage.com |
| Additional Information: | Parents, grandparents, teachers and other caregivers are welcome. |
| COUNTY: | WASHINGTON |
| Group Name: | Autism Society of Oregon (ASO) |
| Meeting Information: | 3rd
Sunday of every month, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Hillsboro Presbyterian Church |
| Contact Persons: | Jenny
Schoonbee, 503-327-9228, asoregion8@gmail.com Stacy Cayce, 503-407-2879, asoregion8@gmail.com |
| Additional Information: | Childcare provided |
| COUNTY: | WASHINGTON |
| Group Name: | GAIN…Grandparents of Autistic Individuals Need Support |
| Meeting Information: | Monday,
October 6, 2008, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Elmer’s Restaurant in Beaverton 1250 Waterhouse Ave., Beaverton, OR 97006 |
| Contact Organization: | Autism Society of Oregon (ASO), 503-636-1676, info@oregonautism.com |
| Additional Information: | GAINS will be a quarterly breakfast meeting at Elmer’s Restaurant and will rotate to the east and west sides of the Willamette River in an attempt to serve the greater Portland metropolitan area. Each meeting will provide a speaker and time to interact with other participants. The first meeting of this support group will be Monday, October 6th. Please RSVP by Monday, September 29th by calling ASO office at 503-636-1676 or e-mail info@oregonautism.com. |
| COUNTY: | STATEWIDE |
| Group Name: | Tourette
Syndrome Assoc. of WA & OR Portland Area Support Group |
| Meeting Time, Dates: | All
meetings from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. -Saturday, 03/15/2008 -Sunday, 05/18/2008 -Sunday, 07/20/2008 |
| Meeting Location: | Legacy
Good Samaritan Medical Building 2nd Floor Conference Room 1040 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97210 |
| Coordinator: | Erin, 503-293-5050, tsaoregon@yahoo.com |
| Washington Contact: | tsawashingtonchapter@yahoo.com |
| Web site: | www.tourette.net/wa |
| Additional Information: | Adults only, please. The Medical Building is located directly across from Good Samaritan Hospital on NW 22nd Avenue between Lovejoy and Marshall streets. Enter the front of the building and go up the stairs to the 2nd floor, conference room is on the left. |
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