Support Groups

Please send listings to events@advocate-news. com. All phone numbers are area code 707, unless listed otherwise.

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous):

877-546-9286. Al-Anon Meeting Friday Step, Tradition and Concept Al-Anon—IN PERSON meeting at the Mendocino Community Center 11 a.m.

“Anticancer Living” Book Discussion Group via Video Conference:

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 5p.m. Open to all. Call 707-467-3828for more information.

Coastal Street Medicine:

health checks for homeless, every Wednesday, 9-11:30 am, Hospitality Center, 101N. Franklin, Fort Bragg. Contact: 707-345-4012 Compassionate Friends: for bereaved parents, Cynthia Wall at 707-357-1019 Emotions Anonymous, Fridays, noon-1p.m., St. Michael's Church, 201E. Fir St., Fort Bragg. 707964-4756. The only requirement for membership is the desire to be well emotionally.

Grief Support Group:

Meets every Thursday from 3-5p.m., at the Gathering Place in the Company Store, oceanside, corner of Redwood and Main, Fort Bragg, Sponsored by Friends of Health.

Hospitality Center: drop-in services, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3p.m., 101N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, 961-0172.

Mendocino Coast Marijuana Anonymous:

Saturdays, 3 p.m. Zoom meetings only. Call 707409-0091or email mendocinocoast.ma@gmail.com for Zoom meeting access information. mendocinocoast-MA.org. 305 E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg.

Mendocino County Behavioral Health Warm Line:

telephonebased non-crisis support that provides emotional support and compassion for Mendocino County residents. Monday-Friday, 8a.m.-5p.m. 472-2311. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis (a danger to oneself or others) and need help right away, call 1-855-838-0404, 24/7 toll-free crisis line.

Men's Cancer Support Group via Video Conference:

1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 5 p.m. Call 707-467-3828for more information.

Men's In-Person Cancer Support Group:

2nd Thursday of each month, 10a.m. Location is subject to change. Call 707-9373833for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA):

Mendocino/Lake County hotline, 707-485-9110.

National Alliance on Mental Health:

24-hour helpline: 1-800950-6264. Overeaters Anonymous, Zoom meeting, 707-964-8985, email hart4clrvision@gmail.com.

Project Sanctuary: domestic violence/sexual assault services, Inland Crisis and Support Line at 707-463-4357; Coast Crisis and Support Line, 707-964-4357 (964-HELP), 24-hour crisis line. Senior Peer Counseling, Free counseling is available for seniors on the North Coast. Weekly sessions are provided by trained paraprofessional counselors. Contact Helen Jacobs. Program Coordinator at Redwood Coast Seniors, 707-961-4312.

Shema North Coast, A monthly online support group for adults living with a chronic health condition and/or physical disability. Two facilitators (one with a neuromuscular disease and the other a psychotherapist) will help guide the group with deep listening, meaningful discussion, and resource sharing. Email for Zoom meeting information:

ShemaNorthCoast@gmail.com. Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 8:30— 9:00AM — weigh-in; 9;00AM -short meeting. Duncan Place Multipurpose Room, 301 Cypress St., Fort Bragg. Please contact (707)964-0922.

Women's Cancer Support Group via Video Conference:

1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 11a.m. Call 707-4673828 for more information.