Support Groups
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website Alzheimer’s Association – 23215 Commerce Park Many support 216-231-1340 www.alz.org/cleveland Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) Dr., Suite 300 groups offered 1-800-272-3900, - Please call ahead. Beachwood, OH 24 hour help line
Amputee Support Group Sarah Hendrickson Please call ahead. MetroHealth 216-778-3602 Trauma Survivor’s Network
Amputee Support Group Family Health Center Every other Marc Simmons, call [email protected] Cleveland Clinic Independence 5001 Rockside Road, month 7:30a.m. – 4:30p.m., 216- Please call ahead. Crown Centre II 445-0863 Lower Level, Room A Independence, OH
Amputee Empowerment Partners Hanger Prosthetics & Varies Carrie Davis, www.empoweringAmputees.org (Cuyahoga County) Orthotics 1-866-355-911 Please call ahead.
Arthritis Foundation Cleveland Office Call for (216) 831-7000 www.arthritis.org/ohio/neo.php 4630 Richmond Road, time/locations of 1-800-245-2275 Please call ahead. Ste. 240 groups Cleveland, OH 44128
Brian Injury Support Group Sarah Hendrickson Please call ahead. MetroHealth 216-778-3602 Trauma Survivor’s Network Brain Injury - Hanson House Hanson House TBI Various locations 440 234-9900 www.hansontbiclubhouse.com (Cuyahoga County) Clubhouse 173 Front and meeting E-mail: Please call ahead. Street Berea, OH times [email protected]
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website Brain Injury East Side Support Euclid Hospital Lake 2nd Tuesday of Dan Chambers www.euclidhospital.org Group (Cuyahoga County) Erie Room (off Each month 216-738-1806 Please call ahead. cafeteria) 18901 Lake 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Shore Blvd.
Heads Up, No Boundaries Brain Edwin Shaw Hospital Friday, Nancy Brown [email protected] Injury Support Group (Summit Co) Board Room A 1:00 – 2:30p.m. 1-330-673-8347 Please call ahead. 1621 Flickinger Road Akron, OH
Brain Injury Support Group Christ Church Last Sunday of Pastor Don Berdell Mary Beth Ballenger, Columbia Station (Lorain Co) 23080 Royalton Rd. the month, 5 – 440-236-8282, x204 440-829-2490 Columbia Station, OH 7:00p.m. Please call ahead.
Brain Injury Insight Group – Board Room Usually monthly Laura Blanca, LSW Please call ahead. Trumbull County 8747 Squires Lane, NE 6:30 – 8:00p.m. 330-842-3757 Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital Warren, OH 44484
Brain Injury Support Group Canton Baptist Temple 2nd Thursday of Lyla Kepler Please call ahead. (Stark County) 515 Whipple Ave., NW each month (G or 330-455-7969 Canton, OH H doors are accessible) Brain Injury Association of Ohio Website of support 1-800-444-6443 www.biaoh.org (Statewide) groups in all of Ohio Please call ahead.
Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group Medina County Varies Pam Hunt Please call ahead. Community Building 330-725-1373, x268 2413 Medina Rd. Medina, OH
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website Brain Tumor Support Group (open Cleveland Clinic Found Call to confirm – Kathy Lupica, CNP http://my.clevelandclinic.org/cancer/p to all brain tumor patients, family 9500 Euclid Ave., 4th Wed. each 1-800-223-2273, x56910 atient-education-support/support- members and friends) Taussig Cancer month, 5- [email protected] groups.aspx Center, Bldg. R, 3rd flr 7:00p.m. Please call ahead.
Burn Support Group 2500 MetroHealth Dr. Every Thursday, 216-778-7800 www.metrohealth.org MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH 11:00a.m.- Please call ahead. (Cuyahoga County) Conf Room H577, 12:30p.m. & Last Hamann Bldg., 5th flr Tues. of mth, 6:00-7:00p.m
Cancer Support Groups – The Beachwood east side Varies 216-595-9546 www.touchedbycancer.org Gathering Place (Cuyahoga Co) Westlake west side Please call ahead.
Cancer Support Groups Cleveland Clinic Varies Cancer Institute www.clevelandclinic.org/cancer (Cuyahoga County) 1-866-223-8100 Please call ahead.
www.psa10a.org Caregiver Support Program who Western Reserve Area 216-621-0303 or Please call ahead. care for persons age 60 or older Agency on Aging, 925 1-800-626-7277 Euclid Ave. Cleveland 44115
Caregiver Support Group Granger Lake Owners Second Wed. of Linda Grajzl [email protected] Lounge, 200 Granger months 1-330-858-6352 Please call ahead. Rd., Medina, OH 44256
Caregiver Support Group – all Dover Senior Center 2nd Monday of Pat Lake Please call ahead. types of disabilities – Tuscarawas 425 Prospect Street, each month, 1-800-945-4250 x303 or County Dover 12:00 – 1:30p.m. 1-800-932-7277, x4901
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website
Diabetes Partnership At Cleveland MetroHealth – Two times per Marti Marshall, R.N. 216- www.diabetespartnership.org (Cuyahoga County) Buckeye, 2816 E. 116th year – Spring & 957-4023 Please call ahead. Fall
Epilepsy Association of Cleveland Lake Health’s West Second Wed. of 216-579-1330 www.epilepsyinfo.org (Cuyahoga County – Support Medical Center, 36000 the Mth, 6:30- 1-800-653-4300 Please call ahead. groups held in (Lake Co) Euclid Avenue, 8:30 p.m Willoughby
Fibromyalgia – NE Ohio Fibro On line at: Amy 440-623-9618 Friends Support Group (NEOFF) [email protected] Swindermanm
Lupus Support Groups 2500 MetroHealth Dr. Last Sat. of the Lupus Foundation of www.Lupuscleveland.org MetroHealth Medical Center Cleveland, OH, R-176 month, 11:00 – America Please call ahead. CALL FIRST to RSVP Call 440-717-0183 12:30p.m. 1-888-665-8787
Lupus Support – Cleveland 12930 Chippewa Rd. Varies w/ group 1-888-665-8787 or 440- www.Lupuscleveland.org Chapter Brecksville OH 44401 location 717-0183 Please call ahead.
Multiple Sclerosis Society – Ohio 6155 Rockside Rd., Multiple groups 216-503-4183 www.nationalmssociety.org Buckeye Chapter Suite 202 throughout Ohio 1-800-344-4867 Click on “find a chapter,” then choose Independence, OH Ohio Buckeye.
Muscular Dystrophy Association 7050 Engle Road Director of (440)816-0916 www.mda.usa.org (Cuyahoga County) # 106 Health Care [email protected] Please call ahead. MIDDLEBURG Services HEIGHTS, OH 44130 Jacqueline Simcic-Becker
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website
Peer Support Group – Physical Services For Indepen - Call Martin 216-731-1529 www.sil-oh.org disabilities dent Living, 25100 Holleran for Please call ahead. Euclid Ave. 44117 details
Physical Trauma Support Group - Old Brooklyn Campus CALL for Cheryl Crahen, Benjamin [email protected] MetroHealth Medical Center 4229 Pearl Rd. schedule S. Gerson Resource Please call ahead. Support Trauma & Recovery Terrance level Center (STAR) Cleveland, OH 216-778-2388 For all types of physical trauma – 1-866-339-9775 amputee, spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, etc.
Spinal Cord Injury - MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Campus CALL for further Kathy Murany, RN [email protected] Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio 4229 Pearl Rd., information 216- 957-3604 (Cuyahoga County) Cleveland Herb Werner
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group 330-436-0966, Stephanie Please call ahead. Edwin Shaw Hospital (Summit Co) 405 Tallmadge Rd., 2nd Monday of Cuyahoga Falls 44221 month, 7:00p.m.
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group Rehabilitation Hall 2nd Monday of Sue Joy, B.S.N. Please call ahead. – Mahoning Valley in Trumbull Co. 8747 Squires Lane, NE the Month, 330-841-3744 Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital Warren, OH 44484 5:00p.m.
Stroke Support Group Senior Health and Call for schedule Shelley Amato, R.N. www.metrohealth.org MetroHealth Medical Center Wellness Center – Old 216-778-3663 Please call ahead. (Cuyahoga County) Brooklyn Campus, 4229 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44109
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website
Cleveland Stroke Club Disciples Christian 1st Wed. of the Dottie www.clevelandstrokeclub.wordpress.com (Cuyahoga County) Church, 3663 Mayfield Month – CALL! 440-338-1136 Please call ahead. Rd., Cleveland Hts, OH
Stroke Support Group (Westlake 29694 Center Ridge 1st Mon. month Sue Venick, www.cityofwestlake.org in Cuyahoga Co.) Westlake Ohio 440-899-3544 Click on “City Departments,” then for survivors, family/friends “Community Services,” then “Monthly Calendar”
Stroke – SouthPoint Hospital CALL FOR DETAILS Maureen Samuels Please call ahead. East Side of Cuyahoga County 216-491-7502
Stroke – Speak Easy 11635 Euclid Ave. Varies CALL for more infor. Participate in communication in a Cleveland Hearing and Speech Cleveland, OH 44106 216-231-8787 controlled nonjudgmental place Center (Cuyahoga County)
Stroke - Euclid Hospital Neuro Day Center Meetings usually (216)-692-7694 Please call ahead. (Cuyahoga County) 18901 Lakeshore Blvd. last Friday of Nancy O’Malley Euclid, OH 44119 each month
Stroke Survivor & Caregiver 8747 Squires Lane, NE First Thursday of Cindy Passek, Nurse Please call ahead. Support Program Warren, OH 44484 the month, 2:30 Manager, 330-841-3891 Trumbull County – 4:00p.m. Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
Stroke Support – West Geauga Chardon, OH Call for details 440-285-7757 Please call ahead. County, Survivors and Caregivers
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Group Name Location Day and Time Contact Website Stroke Support – Lake Health Lake County Bi-Monthly Call Carla to register, 440- Please call ahead. Survivor Group 953-6000, 1-800-454- 9800. Lisa Falkenberg leader, 440-953-6093 Stroke – Additional Resources Family Support Database of 1-888-478-7653 or 216- Please call ahead. Network – American groups 791-7500 Stroke Association throughout US
Physical Trauma Survivors 2500 MetroHealth Dr. Last Wed. of Sarah Hendrickson Please call ahead. Support Group Cleveland, OH each month 216-778-3602 MetroHealth Medical Center CALL for location and details
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