Published: 2:00 AM – 03/09/11

Support groups that meet the third week of the month:

Adult ADD-ADHD support group — 7-9 p.m. first and third Wed., Conference Room B, Kingston Hospital. Drop-ins welcome. call 883-6926 or 331-3466.

ALS support group — 2-4 p.m. third Wed., Gateway Industries, Kingston. call 928-2064 or 679-5302.

Breast cancer support group — 6:30-8 p.m. third Tues., the Sanctuary, 5 Academy St., New Paltz. call 657-8222.

Diabetes support group — 4:30 p.m. third Wed., Kingston Hospital Diabetes Education Center, 37 Albany Ave., Kingston. call 334-4249.

Families with bipolar children support group — 7-9 p.m. third Thurs., Turning Point, St. Francis Hospital, 60 Delavan Ave., Beacon. call Kelle Harrison, 298-8278.

Dutchess County Parents of Multiples — 6:30 p.m. third Wed., Poughkeepsie Galleria, community room, Route 9, Poughkeepsie. both expectant and current parents are welcomed. call Sue, 702-1446.

GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network) meets — 7-9 p.m. third Thurs., Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, 195 Hudson St. (back entrance), Cornwall. For all those interested in diversity, advocacy, support and making schools a safer place. call 565-2546 or 914-213-0971.

Improv Group — 6:30 p.m. first Wed., 5:30 p.m. third Wed., Breast Center, Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. call 338-2500, ext. 4453.

Mid-Hudson insulin pump support group — Third Tues., St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie. For those who use an insulin pump and those who want to learn more about them. call for time and room number, 483-5188, or e-mail .

Mid-Hudson ostomy support group — 6:30 p.m. third Tues., American Cancer Society conference room, Joseph Tower Building, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. call 454-5394 or 452-2635, ext. 10.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, “But You Look so Good” — 10:30 a.m. third Tues., Denny’s, Route 9, Fishkill. call Cynthia Eraca, 897-5701, or visit home.earthlink.net/~msshg/.

Newly diagnosed/minimal symptoms multiple sclerosis support group — 6:30 p.m. third Tues., third-floor conference room, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. call 534-7744.

Pain Support and Seminar support group — 7 p.m. third Thurs., New York Chiropractic Office, 9 Coates Drive, Goshen. call 342-0616 or 294-1092.

Parents Together for ADHD support group — 6:30-8:30 p.m. third Thurs., Mental Health Association in Ulster County Inc., 221 Tuytenbridge Road, Lake Katrine. For parents and others who care for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Child care not provided. call Diane Mueller, 336-4747, ext. 134.

Scleroderma support group — Noon third Sat. every other month, Kingston Hospital, Broadway, Kingston. call 247-0605.

SDRC support group — 7:30 p.m. first and third Tues., St. Patrick’s Church basement, Route 32, Highland Mills. For separated, divorced and widowed people wishing to heal, rebuild, grow. Mostly Roman Catholics, but all denominations welcome. call Carol, 928-9252, or Ellen, 534-9465.

Separation and Divorce Group for Women — 6-7:30 p.m. third Tues., St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, Route 212, Woodstock. call 679-2235.

Sex Addicts Anonymous — 8 p.m. Mon., 6:30 p.m. Sun., 5:15 p.m. Sun., St. Lawrence Friary, Sargent Avenue, Beacon. For couples. call 692-5484.

Sex and love Addicts Anonymous — 7 p.m. Wed., 9 a.m. Sat. call for location: 692-5484.

Sexual Compulsives Anonymous — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tues., first-floor drop-in center, Suite 15, 275 Fair St., Kingston. call 334-2426.

Traumatic brain injury support group — 10:30-11:30 a.m. third Sat., Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Conference Room B, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie. call 452-3913.

Support groups that meet on a regular basis:

24-hour AA hotlines — Orange County, 534-8525; Sullivan County, 866-490-5686; Ulster County, 943-5151; Pike County, 570-424-8532; Rockland County, 352-1112.

Accessible Living support groups — For chronic fatigue, multiple sclerosis, mood disorders, chronic pain, independent-living skills and more, Resource Center for Accessible Living, 602 Albany Ave., Kingston. call for meeting times, 331-0541, or TTY, 331-8680.

Adolescent Counseling and Case Management — Family of New Paltz, 51 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz. call Heidi for meeting times, 255-3601.

Al-Anon — For meeting information in Orange and Sullivan counties, call 294-9999. In Ulster County, call 339-5116; or go to alanonny.org.

Baby-care hotline — Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. call 24-hour hotline, 334-4807.

Battered women support group — Sponsored by Orange County Safe Homes Project. Child care available. Meets in Newburgh. For times and location, call 562-5340.

Benefits advisement for people with disabilities — 10-11:30 a.m. Mon., Taconic Resources for Independence, Poughkeepsie. call 452-3913, TTY 485-8110.

Bereavement support group led by Hospice — 6:30 p.m., second, third and fourth Thurs., Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh. call 561-6111.

Breast-feeding support group — 10 a.m. Thurs., Family Maternity Center, Kingston Hospital, 396 Broadway, Kingston. Group is led by Mary Ann Zimmerman, lactation consultant. Free. call to register, 334-2700, ext. 2241.

Cancer support group for friends and family of cancer patients — 4:15-5:15 p.m. Thurs., Vassar Brothers Medical Center, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie. Preregistration required. call 483-6394.

Catholic Widows and Widowers of Ulster County — Brunch and meeting one Sun. per month for Mass in honor of deceased spouses. call 331-6262 or 255-9683.

Domestic violence support group, weekly — call 331-7080 for times and locations.

Domestic violence support group — Weekly for a nine-week program in Orange County. For women affected by domestic violence. call 888-503-HOPE (4673).

Female survivors of sexual violence support group — 6:30-8 p.m. first and third Thurs. in New Paltz, second and fourth Thurs. in Kingston. Sponsored by Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program. call Laura Wells, 340-3213.

HIV-positive women’s support group — 11 a.m. Wed., Kingston. call Mary Beth for location, 339-3281, ext. 11.

Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc. bereavement support groups — For children and adults. For times and location, call 561-6111, ext. 316.

La Leche League breast-feeding support group — 10 a.m. second Tues., Shokan. Additional meetings in Red Hook, New Paltz and other Hudson Valley locations. call 657-8795.

Living Healthy Support Group for HIV+ — 1:30 p.m. Wed., Newburgh. call Leeann Littlejohn, 522-5768.

Parents of children with Asperger’s syndrome — 7 p.m. second Tues., Mental Health Association, 73 County Highway 108, Middletown. call 342-2400, ext. 253 or 254.

Parents of children with autism/PDD — 7:30 p.m. first Tues., Mental Health Association, 73 County Highway 108, Middletown. call 342-2400, ext. 253 or 254.

Parents of teens/adults with autism spectrum disorders — 7 p.m. third Tues., Mental Health Association, 73 County Highway 108, Middletown. call 342-2400, ext. 253 or 254.

Super Siblings support group — 10:30 a.m. one Sat. monthly, Mental Health Association, 73 County Highway 108, Middletown. For children who have siblings with mental retardation, epilepsy, autism, cerebral palsy, neurological impairments and other developmental disabilities. call 342-2400, ext. 253 or 254.

Red Hot Mamas menopause support group — Meets monthly, varying times and dates, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Focuses on the physical and emotional aspects of menopause. call 437-3046.

Second Chance support group for stroke survivors and their spouse or caregiver — 12:30-2 p.m. every other Tues., Community Rehabilitation Center, 250 Tuytenbridge Road, Lake Katrine. call 336-7235.

To be included in this listing, mail information to Suehaydee Rivera, Times Herald-Record, P.O. Box 2046, Middletown 10940; or send e-mail to ; or fax to 343-2170.

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