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SUPPORT GROUPS

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has weekly support groups at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at its clinic, 1590 W. Sunset Road, and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 6161 W. Charleston Blvd., Building 1 (310-5764).

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence has breast cancer support group meetings at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

University Medical Center hosts a weekly support group for cancer survivors and their friends and family. Make Today Count meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Family Resource Center, 1120 Shadow Lane (383-2713 or 383-2401).

A support group in Spanish for patients and families dealing with cancer, Ayudemonos Platicando, meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at Nevada Cancer Center, 1950 E. Desert Inn Road (296-1659).

A GriefShare Group, offering support to those grieving the loss of a loved one, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at New Song Church, 1291 Cornet Ave., Henderson (492-1771).

A grief support group meets at 6:30 p.m. the first, second and third Monday of each month at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson (564-9797).

A gay men's therapy group for ages 24 and older, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at 9402 W. Lake Mead Blvd. (285-9447).

Clutterers Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at 1420 E. Harmon Ave., Room 5 (660-2526).

SAA Feedback, a 12-step recovery meeting to help people overcome compulsive sexual behavior, meets at 6 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at 2160 W. Charleston Blvd. (212-7599).

Men's Purity Group for recovery from sexual addictions meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at New Horizons Christian Church, 3085 Raven Ave. (614-6045).

A Nar-Anon support group for family and friends of addicts meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at Hope House, 1401 N. Decatur Blvd., Suite 3 (646-1324).

A Nar-Anon support group for family and friends of addicts meets at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at 2 S. Pecos Road (233-2789 or 324-1986).

WeCare-Recovery Group for Women meets at 10 a.m. daily at 2216 S. Sixth St. (369-0613).

A 12-step addiction recovery program, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for those with a desire to stop addictive/compulsive behaviors, meets Mondays through Fridays at various locations (896-5650 or 385-1072).

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers an Alcoholics Anonymous group for women at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and at noon Wednesdays at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

The We Can Make It Family Group of Al-Anon, a support group for families and friends of alcoholics, meets at 1 p.m. Mondays at First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive, Room 6 (459-4341 or 642-7438).

Calvary Community Assembly of God, 2900 N. Torrey Pines Drive, has Celebrate Recovery and DivorceCare support groups at 6:30 p.m. Mondays (656-2900).

Divorced & Widowed Adjustment Inc. meets Mondays at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. Additional support group meetings are Wednesdays and Saturdays at various locations (735-5544).

The Better Breathers Club, sponsored by the American Lung Association for people with lung disease and their family and friends, meets at several locations (431-6333).

The Caregiver Support Project offers a weekly support group for high-functioning individuals with dementia and a support group for caregivers of dementia patients at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1707 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 200 (671-5073).

Chapter 277 of Mended Hearts Inc. is a support group for people who have had heart disease and their families (869-9531).

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW, a program for anyone suffering from compulsive eating, anorexia or bulimia, offers support group meetings (458-4271).

An eating disorder support group meets at Montevista Hospital Office Building, 6000 W. Rochelle Ave., Room 2 (203-8363).

Narcotics Anonymous has weekly support group meetings at various times and locations (369-3362).

Gamblers Anonymous has daily meetings throughout the community (385-7732). The Gam-Anon hot line is 655-8184.

The Society of Single Seniors and Widowed Persons has monthly meetings (645-5802).

Recovery Inc., a self-help support group for those 18 years and older with overwhelming stress, anger, guilt, fear, anxiety or depression, meets weekly at three locations (696-0050).

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society offers free support groups for those learning to live with blood cancer (436-4220).

Compiled by Melissa O'Neill. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Melissa O'Neill at 383-0265 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.

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