Support Groups

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There is no charge to attend MHA's Support Group meetings.

Depression
Ann, Facilitator
This support group is for those with Depressive Disorder, and helps provide group self-support, teach and learn coping mechanisms, and become familiar with the latest advances in medical and therapeutic intervention. This support group meets at the Evansville Vanderburgh County Library, on the first Thursday of the month. The meeting is from 7:00pm-8:00pm. Join us at the public library in the conference room. If you have questions, please contact Arin at 426-2640.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Judy, Facilitator
This support group provides education, advocacy and peer problem-solving for those with OCD & Anxiety. Behavioral intervention techniques and research information is shared. Meets: 7:00 pm every second Wednesday at the Evansville Vanderburgh County Library, 200 Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Bipolar/Manic Depressive Disorder
Dawne, Facilitator
Come together for discussion, sharing, and learning. This ongoing group helps individuals and their loved ones cope with the high and low emotions of bipolar disorder. Meets: 7:00 pm every first and third Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital, 3700 Mary St., Evansville. Rehabilitation Institute Building, 3rd floor - through double doors, 1st room on left.

Anxiety Disorder
This support group helps those who suffer from anxiety, phobias, and/or panic attacks by literature and peer sharing. Meets: 7:00 pm every second Wednesday at the Evansville Vanderburgh County Library, 200 Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Widow or Widower
This group provides social interaction for individuals over the age of 50 who have lost a spouse. Meets: Three times per month for breakfast, dinner, and/or a game of cards. Call MHA at (812) 426-2640 for more information on the next meeting.

Survivors of Suicide
This continuing group helps those who have been in a family with someone who attempted or completed a suicidal act. It promotes the benefits of talking about and discussing alternatives to suicidal thinking. Meets: 6:30 pm every First and Third Monday at Methodist Temple, 2109 Lincoln Ave. (Entrance on Kelsey St. - Stairs/Elevators to the Left, 2nd Floor, 3rd Room on Right).

Postpartum Depression
Candace, Facilitator
Many women experience Postpartum Depression, Anxiety, and the Baby Blues. This group meets on first and third Monday of every month. If Monday is a national or state holiday, the group does not meet. Meets: Deaconness Women's Hospital, Room 1118. Use Main Entrance, go through lobby and glass double doors, on left, behind Gift Shop. Infants welcome.

Youth Grief Support Group
Jo, Facilitator
This group provides support for youth ages 9-17 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Group meets on the first Thursday of every month, from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Meetings are held in the Mental Health America office at 420 Mulberry Street, in the Welborn Conference Center (next to the Health Department).

S.P.I.R.I.T. (Supporting Parents in Reaching Individual Triumphs)
This support group helps families with children who have behavioral and emotional difficulties by allowing them to meet and learn from other parents. Call 812.426.2640 for more information.