SUPPORT GROUPS
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THIRST NO MORE Christ-centered recovery program. Free weekly Friday evenings 6-8:30 p.m., with Living Word Ministries, Questa. Call 575224-5263 or email gmart888@gmail. com
5-ACTIONS PROGRAM™ (NM5actions.com) is a digital program designed for adults (18 and older) to address challenges with alcohol, other drugs and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling, sex, technology, food). Free for New Mexico residents. Provided by the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMcrisisline.com) in partnership with ProtoCall Services, Inc. and Digital Therapeutics Group LLC. Funding provided by the New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 24-hour hotline is 575-758-3318. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 208 Camino de Santiago, Santiago Room, Taos.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS AND DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES meets Thursdays, 1 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 208 Camino de Santiago, Taos.
ALATEEN (for youth affected by another’s drinking): Thursdays, 5:306:30 p.m. at St James Episcopal Church, 208 Camino de Santiago, Creation Room, Taos.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY offers two programs in Taos. Look Good Feel Better teaches female cancer patients how to cope with appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The group meets the fourth Thursday of each month, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 413 Sipapu St., Taos. Call 575751-8927. Additionally, the Road to Recovery provides transportation for cancer patients to and from medical treatments. Call 800-227-2345 for more details on the latter program. ARTSTREAMS SUPPORT GROUP for family caregivers of people with dementia. Meets the second Thursday of each month from 4:30-6 p.m. at 214 Cruz Alta Road, Suite J, Taos. Call 575-758-4692 or 770-9874. BEREAVEMENT GROUP, especially for people who have lost loved ones in the last year. Taos Hospice sponsors the group at St. James Episcopal Church, 208 Camino de Santiago, Wednesdays, 10 a.m. Use west entrance. Refreshments served. Call 575-737-0681.
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP for those recently diagnosed, in and/ or after treatment. Every Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m., Holy Cross Hospital Community Services Office, 413 Sipapu, corner of Sipapu and Salazar. Call 575-751-8927.
CAREGIVERS GROUP for those caring for friends and family with cancer. Every Monday, 5-6:30 p.m., Holy Cross Hospital Community Services Office, 413 Sipapu, corner of Sipapu and Salazar. Call 575-751-8927. DRUG ADDICTS ANONYMOUS. Meeting every Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Tri-County Community Services: 105 Paseo del Cañon West. For more information, call 575-613-2264. FREEDOM MINISTRIES offers a weekly biblical 12-step program, Thursdays, 6-7 p.m. at 212 Paseo del Cañon East, Taos (behind the Potter’s House Church). For more information, call 575-779-9711.
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. Weekly support group for women who are domestic violence survivors. Meets Wednesdays 1-3 p.m., at CAV, 945 Salazar Road. Call 575-758-8082. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m., TriCounty Services, 111 Paseo del Cañón West. Call 575-758-3254. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets every Saturday, 9:30-10:30 a.m., at the west wing of Tri-County Mental Health Services, behind south Lotaburger, 111 Paseo del Cañon West. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Call 575-758-1937.
ROSES, THORNS AND BUDS is a peer-led support group for those providing caregiving services that meets at noon the fourth Monday of each month. The group is for full-time, part-time, local, long-distance, family or professional caregivers. Emotional, mental, spiritual and financial aspects of caregiving are discussed. El Taoseño Restaurant, 819 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. Free. Call Polly, 575737-5464, or Jeo, 770-1189.
TAOS PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Thursday of every month, 11 a.m. at the Youth and Family Center.
WOMEN’S NONVIOLENCE AWARENESS and anger management group, Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m., NonviolenceWorks, 1337 Gusdorf Road. Self-referred and court-referred women welcome. Includes discussion of stress-reduction techniques, assertive and compassionate communication skills and more. Call 575758-4297.