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: All conference call meetings: Sunday Parents AlAnon, 7p.m. 1-503-300-6851, Conf. Code 628355. Monday Fort Bragg Al-Anon, noon, 1-651369-9478, Conf. Code: 559765. Wednesday Mendocino Al-Anon, 6:30p.m. 1-651-369-9478. Conf. Code 798298. Friday Step, Tradition, and Concept Al-Anon, 11 a.m. 1-651-369-9478. Conf. Code 991951.
Coastal Street Medicine: health checks for homeless. every Wednesday, 9-11:30a.m., Hospitality Center, 101N. Franklin, Fort Bragg. Contact coastalstreetmedicine@gmail.com or 617-435-8412.
Compassionate Friends: for bereaved parents, 964-5229. Eating Disorders Anonymous, Wednesdays, noon-1p.m., St. Michael’s Church, 201E. Fir St., Fort Bragg. 964-4756. The only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from an eating disorder whether overeating, undereating or any other kind of disordered or emotional eating. Emotions Anonymous, Fridays, noon-1p.m., St. Michael’s Church, 201E. Fir St., Fort Bragg. 9644756. 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, 8 a.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: second Thursday, 10a.m., via videoconference. 937-3833.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA): Mendocino/Lake County hotline, 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 463-4357; Coast Crisis and Support Line, 964-4357(964-HELP), 24-hour crisis line.
Safe Passage Family Resource Center: 325E. Redwood Ave., Fort Bragg, 961-1100.
Senior Peer Counseling: Free telephone counseling for seniors during COVID-19, weekly, onehour, Redwood Coast Senior Center Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Morton, LCSW, 707-961-4310.
Women’s Cancer support group: 1st and 3rd Monday, noon, videoconference. 467-3828.