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| A Safe Place shelter for battered women |
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| Offers services, support and shelter for battered women and their children. Offers ongoing support groups in Portsmouth, Dover, and Salem NH for those who have experienced or are currently experiencing physical or emotional abuse from a partner. For more information, dates and locations, please call (603)436-7924. |
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| Aids Response to the Seacoast |
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| Offers a variety of support groups for people with HIV and Aids and their families and partners. For more information, please call 603 433-5377. |
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| Al-Anon |
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| Support Group for families and friends of alcoholics. Meets Mondays at 7:00 PM and Wednesdays at 7:30 PM at St. Georges Episcopal Church in York. For more information, please call 800 498-1844 or 207 284-1844; or go to their website at www.gwi.net\maineldc. |
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| Al-Ateen |
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| Support group for teenagers of alcoholics. Call 800 498-1844 for meeting times and locations; or visit their website at www.gwi.net\maineldc. |
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| Alcoholics Anonymous |
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| Meets every Saturday at 8:00 PM in York Hospital's Hall House, and on Sundays at 7:30 AM at the Lion's Club, Kittery. For other times and locations nearest you, call 1-800-73-SOBER; York/Saco, ME area: 800-737-6237, in NH, dial 603 622-6967. |
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| Alzheimers Support Group at York Hospital |
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| This support group for families and caregivers of Alzheimers patients is run by York Hospital. It meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:00 AM. For more information, call 207-351-2384 |
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| Breast Cancer Support Group |
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| Meets the third Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 PM in York Hospitals Ellis Conference Room. Contact Jean Smith, RN at 207 646-1364. |
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| Cancer Support Group |
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| This support group meets the second Wednesday of the month at York Hospital at 6:00 PM and is open to anyone with cancer or loved ones. Please call 351-3777 for more information. |
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| Care Link Childcare Referrals |
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| Childcare referrals, provider training and voucher program for all of York County. Call Cheryl Lambert at (888)917-1100 or email carelink@cybertours.com. |
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| Congestive Heart Failure Support Group |
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| Meets monthly at the Heart Health Institute. Call 207-351-3700. |
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| CPR/First Aid |
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| Classes are ongoing at the Heart Health Institute in York, ME. Please call 207 351-3700 for more information or to register. |
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| Diabetes Support Group |
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| Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in York Hospitals Ellis Conference Room. For more information, please call 207 351-3702. |
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| Grief Support Group/Hospice of York |
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| LIVING WITH LOSS, a support group open to anyone who has lost a loved one. Free to all. Meets Thursdays, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM at York Hospital's Medical Office Building lower level meeting room. Call(207)363-7000 for more information. |
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| Grief Support Groups/Seacoast Hospice |
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| Seacoast Hospice of Portsmouth, NH offers a variety of grief support groups. For more information, please call (800) 416-9207 or visit their website at info@seacoasthospice.org. |
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| Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Support |
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| Meets the third Thursday of the month 1:00pm at the Heart Health Institute in York. For more information or to register, please call 207-351-3700. |
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| InfoLink |
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| InfoLink is a FREE information and referral service serving Southern York Counties and Rockingham/Strafford Counties in NH. Please call toll free 1-888-499-2525 Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM-6:00 PM, or visit their website at www.infolinknh.org. |
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| Manic Depression |
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| Meets at the Portsmouth Pavillion every Sunday from 7:00 -8:30 PM. For more information, call 207 439-5081 |
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| MS Self Help Group |
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| Become more informed about MS. Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month from 7:00-9:00 PM in York Hospital's Ellis Conference Room. For more information, please call group facilitator Lisa Hugo at (207)363-1913. |
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| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
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| A non-profit organization formed to help people with mental illnesses and their families. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Kittery Youth Connection (next to the Kittery Post Office). For more information, please call Sally Andre at (207)351-1095. |
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| Ostomy Support Group |
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| York Hospital is pleased to offer a support group for ostomy patients, which combines teaching with active participation. The group meets every other month on the 2nd Sunday (September, November, January, March, May, July) from 2:00-4:00 PM. Meeting places vary, so please call Jerra Sullivan at (207)351-3456 for further information. |
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| Overeaters Anonymous |
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| Meets every Friday at 10:00 AM in York Hospital's Medical Office Building lower level, and Saturdays from 9:00 AM in the Ellis Conference Room at York Hospital. Also, a group meets at Wells Public Library every Wednesday at 6:45 PM. For more information, please call (603)433-5464. |
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| Parkinsons Support Group |
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| This group provides information, education and mutual support to those with Parkinsons and those who care for someone with the disease. This free support group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 1:00-2:30 PM at the Community Council of Senior Citizens, 7 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, NH. For further information, please call the Caring Program at (603)431-1980. |
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| Partners of People with HIV |
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| Support group meets Wednesdays 6-7:30pm at Seacoast Mental Health Center, Sagamore Avenue in Portsmouth, NH. For more information, please call (603)431-6703. |
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| Pulmonary Support Group |
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| Meets at the Heart Health Institute in York on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:15 PM. Group often has guest speakers, including Pulmonologist Donald Cvitkovich, MD. Light refreshments are served. For more information, please call Lester Darigan or Debbie O'Leary at 207-351-3700. |
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| Sexual Assault Support Services |
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| Offers support groups for anyone who has been a victim of sexual abuse and their families. For more information, please call 603 436-4107. |
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| Stroke Support Group |
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| For stroke patients and their families. Meets in York Hospital's Ellis Conference Room on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 3:00-4:30 PM. Free transportation is available for those living in the hospitals service area. Please call the Physical Health Desk at (207)351-2360 for more information. |
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| Widowed Guidance Group |
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| Widowed Guidance Group meets the 4th Saturday of each month from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM at York Hospital. Please ask for meeting location at the front desk. The group is facilitated by Louise Pike, along with Volunteer Coordinator, Angela Rines. For more information about this free support service, please visit their website at www.seacoastwidowedpersons.org or call 1-800-391-1977.
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