NAMI Sacramento: Support Groups

Support Groups

Support groups are typically organized by nonprofessional peers to provide a place where people with issues in common can meet and share information. This is a place to be with people who have been or are in the same situation with their illness or a family member's illness as you. Support groups are usually good places to learn about coping strategies and resources that others have found that have helped them. Some of these groups are established national organizations that are described further in Global Resources. Others are Sacramento groups only.

Bereavement Network Resources of Sacramento, Inc. Sharing Group [local]
	For:	Grieving persons only.
	When:	2nd, 4th and 5th Thursdays of each month, 7:30 - 9:00 PM

	For:	Educational meetings open to the public
	When:	1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, 7:30 - 9:00 PM

	Where:	Sutter Center for Psychiatry (see map) 7700 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
	Contact:	(916) 557-5882

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Support Group [national]
	For:	People dealing with their own or a family member's depression, bipolar and other mood disorders.
	When:	2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 7:30 - 9:00 PM
	Where:	Sutter Center for Psychiatry (see map) 7700 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
	Contact:	Andrea Hillerman: (916) 366-4601 Marilyn Hillerman: (916) 684-1358 Tina and Terry Imai: (916) 686-7063

Emotions Anonymous [national]
	For:	People working toward recovery from emotional difficulties.
	When:	Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:030 PM (new hours as of 11/30/07)
	Where:	Wellness Center 3815 Marconi Ave., Sacramento
	Contact:	(916) 366-0699
		OR
	When:	Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
	Where:	Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 1615 Morse Ave., Sacramento Meet in the choir room
	Contact:	(916) 366-0699 or http://allone.com/12/ea/

Friends for Survival, Inc. Support Group [national]
	For:	Anyone who has survived the loss of a loved one by suicide.
	When:	3 meetings per month
	Where:
	Contact:	Contact Person: Marilyn Koenig (916) 392-0664 (800) 646-7322

Human Resource Consultants (HRC) Support Group [local]
	For:	People coping with their own mental illness and their family members.
	When:	Last Wednesday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
	Where:	Conference Room Human Resources Consultants (see map) 2220 Watt Ave., Suite B, Sacramento
	Contact:	Deborah Short: (916) 485-6500, ext. 260

NAMI Sacramento – Two Family Support Groups [national]
	For:	People dealing with a family member's mental illness.

	When:	3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
	Where:	3135 Woodmark Ct., Sacramento CA 95821 (see map)
	Contact:	Facilitator Heidi Sanborn: (916) 485-7753 NOTE: No meeting in September, 2007.
		OR
	When:	2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
	Where:	Natomas Service Center 3291 Truxel Road #26 (Truxel and San Juan) Sacramento CA 95833 (see map)
	Contact:	Facilitator: Pat Pavone (916) 397-7831

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group [local]
	For:	People coping with their own or a family member's obsessive-compulsive illness.
	When:	every Monday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
	Where:	Sutter Center for Psychiatry (see map) 7700 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento
	Contact:	Jim: (916) 223-6541 Steve: (916) 456-8239

Recovery, Inc. Support Group [national]
	For:	People diagnosed with mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and personality disorders, as well as people who have not been diagnosed, but who are having difficulty dealing with the problems of everyday life.
	When:	Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
	Where:	Click here for location information
	Contact:	(916) 483-5616

Sacramento Borderline Personality Disorder Non-BP Support Group [local]
	For:	People who have a family member or friend who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder.
	When:	2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
	Where:	to be announced
	Contact:	www.meetup.com or call Lee Gassaway at 421-7354

Meetup.com Groups [local]
		You may find other informal groups that keep their own schedules at www.meetup.com. Search for a diagnosis to find a group of people that share your interests.
If you are aware of other support group meetings that could be posted here, please let us know. NAMI Sacramento does not necessarily endorse the organizations and groups listed above. This information is offered as a convenience for namisacramento.org site visitors.