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SUPPORT GROUPS

Overeaters Anonymous, a 12-step program for compulsive and other eating disorders, meets at 9:30 a.m. Fridays in the library at Green Valley United Methodist Church, 2200 Robindale Road, Henderson (866-6682).

A cancer survivors support group meets at 6 p.m. Fridays at University Medical Center, 2040 W. Charleston Blvd. (383-2401).

Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step support program for those struggling with anger, fear, anxiety, depression, grief or worry, meets at 6 p.m. Fridays and 9:30 a.m. Saturdays (221-0744).

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers the Divorced Divas Support Group at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Friday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

Highland Hills Baptist Church, 615 College Drive, Henderson, offers a Gamblers Anonymous support group at 7 p.m. Fridays (566-0200).

Celebrate Recovery meetings are at 6 p.m. Fridays at Valley Christian Center, 3140 S. Durango Drive, No. 105 (292-0439).

Celebrate Recovery meetings are at 7 p.m. Fridays at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road (658-2722).

Summerlin TGIF Al-Anon meets at 11:30 a.m. Fridays at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 Pavilion Center Drive (838-2908).

Meetings of Friends and Family of Incarcerated Persons are at 7 p.m. Fridays at Christ Episcopal Church, 2000 S. Maryland Parkway (223-6600).

The no-cost Breast Cancer Counseling Support Group meets at 9 a.m. Saturdays at the Center for Compassionate Care, 4141 Swenson St. (796-3167).

The Eating Disorders Recovery Support Group for people suffering from anorexia, bulimia or using food as a drug, meets at 9:15 a.m. Saturdays on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

Divorced & Widowed Adjustment Inc. offers divorce support group meetings at 10 a.m. Saturdays at First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive, Room 4 (735-5544).

Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4131 Swenson St., offers a Spanish-speaking bereavement support group at 11 a.m. the last Saturday of each month (796-3167).

An Alateen Support Group meets at noon Saturdays in the Garden Room on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

The Al-Anon Family Group's Women's Step Study meets at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays at Community Lutheran Church, 3720 E. Tropicana Ave. (456-4938).

Serenity Finders meets at 7 p.m. Saturdays at the Take It Easy Club, 329 N. 11th St. (387-9282).

The Agape Women's Support Group meets the fourth Saturday of each month (732-2052).

Nicotine Anonymous, a 12-step program for those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, meets Saturdays at Stairway II Club, 3443 N. Rancho Drive.

The Rape Crisis Center's support group for male victims of sexual violence meets at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Sunday of each month at the Rape Crisis Center, 6375 W. Charleston Blvd., Building B, Room 149 (385-2153).

HALT, a 12-step recovery support group for alcoholics and drug addicts, meets at noon Sundays through Fridays at the Montevista Hospital Professional Building, 6000 Rochelle Ave. (804-1943).

An Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 6 p.m. Sundays on the Siena campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospital, 3001 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson (616-4900).

The Desert Dogs Family Group AA, Al-Anon and Alateen meet at 11 a.m. Sundays at 6000 W. Rochelle Ave. (523-1380).

Al-Anon groups for friends and relatives of alcoholics meet at 8 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays at 4600 S. Nellis Blvd. (438-0482).

Dual Diagnosis Anonymous, a 12-step support group for both substance abuse and mental health issues, meets at 1 p.m. Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Turning Point Club, 21 E. California St. (375-0944).

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.

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