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Local Support Groups
Recommended by the Baltimore County Department of Aging

*Call for meeting dates and times. Some support groups may have a small fee.

Alzheimer's Disease:
Active Day - Parkville
410-663-9501
Alzheimer's Association
410-561-9099
Alzheimer's Association, Young Onset Early Stage Memory Loss
410-561-9099
Brightview - Catonsville
410-788-5001
Catonsville Commons-Genesis Eldercare
410-747-1800, ext. 107
Catonsville Senior Center
410-887-0900
Holly Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation
410-823-5310
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital
410-601-2243
Milford Manor Nursing Home
410-486-1500
Renaissance Terrace at Charlestown Care Center, Catonsville
410-247-3400 ext. 8791
Riverview Care Center
410-574-1400
Senior Connections Adult Day Care Center
410-581-3033
Stella Maris
410-252-4500 ext. 7323

Alzheimer's Disease (Baltimore City):
Levindale Geriatric Center
410-601-2243

Amputee:
Amputee Association  - Good Samaritan Hospital
410-532-4100
Amputee Association - Kernan Hospital
410-448-6706

Arthritis:
Arthritis Foundation
1-800-365-3811/ 410-654-6570 ext. 223
Good Samaritan Hospital
443-444-4698

Asthma:
American Lung Association
1-800-586-4852/ 410-560-2120

Bereavement/Grief:
Baltimore Cancer Support Group at St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Belair Road)
410-668-1762
Baltimore Cancer Support Group at St. Timothy's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Dundalk)
410-668-1762
Bereaved Parents USA
410-321-7053
Center for Grief and Loss at Stella Maris
410-252-4500, ext. 7291
Community Hospice of Maryland
410-248-3003
Franklin Square Hospital (widows/widowers)
443-777-7657
Gilcrest Hospice Care
443-849-8251
Heartland Hospice
410-719-8670
HopeWell Cancer Support
410-832-2719
Jewish Community Services
410-466-9200
Professional Healthcare Hospice
410-735-5569
St. Joseph Medical Center (widow/widowers)
410-337-1109

Cancer:
American Cancer Society
410-931-6850
Cancer Information Service
800-4-CANCER
Baltimore Cancer Support at St. Timothy 's Lutheran Church (Dundalk)
410-668-1762
Baltimore Cancer Support at St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Belair Road)
410-668-1762
Heartland Hospice
410-719-8670
Hopewell Cancer Support
410-832-2719
Sinai Cancer Support Group
410-601-5570
Union Memorial Hospital, Arm-in-Arm Breast Cancer Support Group
410-554-6590

Caregivers:
Jewish Community Services
410-466-9200
Kernan Hospital, Caregivers Support Group
410-448-6307
Northwest Hospital Center
410-601-9355
St. Joseph Medical Center
410-337-1109

Diabetic:
American Diabetes Association
410-265-0075
St. Joseph Medical Center
410-337-1382

Eating Disorders:
Overeaters Anonymous
410-764-3136

Epilepsy:
Abilities Network, Inc. / Epilepsy Foundation of Chesapeake Region
410-828-7700, ext. 1259

Heart:
American Heart Association
410-685-7074

Low Vision:
Bykota Senior Center
410-887-3094

Mental Health:
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
410-435-2600
On Our Own - Towson
410-494-4163
Ateaze Senior Center (Dundalk) - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-7233
Bykota Senior Center (Towson) - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-3094
Catonsville Senior Center - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-0900
Essex Senior Center - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-0267
Liberty Senior Center (Randallstown) - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-0780
Overlea Senior Center - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-5220
Parkville Senior Center - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-5338
Pikesville Senior Center - Geriatric Services Team "Issues in Aging"
410-887-1245

Miscellaneous:
Families of Homicide and Drunk Driving Victims
410-887-6650

Osteoporosis:
GBMC Osteoporosis Support Group
443-849-3308

Parkinson's:
John's Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center
410-955-8795
University of Maryland's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center
800-492-5538

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy:
Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Support Group
800-457-4777

Stroke:
Kernan Stroke Support Group for Survivors and Family
888-453-7626
Return Program at Sinai Hospital
410-601-6080
Stroke Club, Good Samaritan Hospital
443-444-4663

Suicide:
Seasons (for survivors of those who have committed suicide)
410-803-2098