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, 7 p.m. 1-503-300-6851, Conf. Code 628355. Monday Fort Bragg Al-Anon, noon, 1-651-369-9478, Conf. Code: 559765. Wednesday Mendocino Al-Anon, 6:30 p.m. 1-651-3699478. Conf. Code 798298. Friday Step, Tradition, and Concept Al-Anon, 11 a.m. 1-651-3699478. Conf. Code 991951.
“Anticancer Living” Book Discussion Group via Video Conference: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 5 p.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-1 p.m., St. Michael’s Church, 201E. Fir St., Fort Bragg. 707-964-4756. 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, 1-3 p.m., 101 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg, 9610172.
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. MondayFriday, 8 a.m.-5 p.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, 10 a.m. Location is subject to change. Call 707937-3833 for more information.
Narcotics Anonymous (NA): Mendocino/Lake County hotline, 707-485-9110.
National Alliance on Mental Health: 24-hour helpline: 1-800-950-6264.
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, 707-9644357 (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 Susan Bridge-Mount, LMFT. Program Coordinator at Redwood Coast Seniors, 707961-4312. 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;00 AM -short meeting. Duncan Place Multipurpose Room, 301Cypress St., Fort Bragg. Please contact (707)964-0922.
Women’s Cancer Support Group via Video Conference:
1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 11 a.m. Call 707-4673828 for more information.