Info Line (for all service information): 211.

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Support Group: Fourth Tuesday, 7:15-9 pm, Carolton Convalescent Hospital, Windsor Room, 400 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, contact Bill Miller at 203-335-1726 or the Connecticut ALS chapter at 203-226-6619.

Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can, cancer support services: Many groups for women, family, self-help, Peacock Alley in North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 201, Danbury, call 790-6568; website www.annsplace.org.

Alzheimer’s (and related disorders) Support Group: Fourth Thursday, 7:30 pm, Almost Family Adult Day Care, 52 Federal Road, Danbury, 744-2273 or 426-4547.

Alzheimer’s Support Group: Third Monday, 2-3:30 pm, Mediplex of Danbury, 107 Osborne Street, Danbury; call to confirm, Evy at 792-8102.

Bereavement Support Groups for adults, teens, and children who have lost loved ones or friends: Many different kinds of groups, all sponsored by Regional Hospice, 30 West Street, Danbury, call Rose Coladarci at 797-1685 for meeting dates and times.

Bereavement Support Group: For adults, first and third Mondays, 6-7:30 pm, Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut, 800 Main Street, East Entrance, Southbury; 262-6500.

Better Breathing Club: For persons with chronic respiratory problems, last Friday, 1:30 pm, Bridgeport Hospital’s Du Pont Board Room; call Respiratory Therapy, 203-384-4747 or 203-384-3979.

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, Inc, Support Groups: For those injured and their family members; for schedule of meetings throughout the state, call 800-278-8242.

Breast Cancer Support Group: First Tuesday, 7 pm at New Milford Hospital, 21 Elm, Street, call 355-2611, extension 7442.

Cancer Support Groups: Mutual help for men and women surviving cancer, morning and afternoon groups, Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can Cancer Support Services, Peacock Alley in North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 201, Danbury, 790-6568.

Cancer: Support group for cancer patients and their families, Mondays (except holidays), 5:30 pm, Bridgeport Hospital Tower 7 Conference Room, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, 203-384-3168 or 203-384-3436.

Caregivers Support Group: First and third Wednesdays, Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can Cancer Support Services, Suite 201, Peacock Alley, North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Danbury, 790-6568.

Compassionate Friends: Grief support group for families who have experienced the death of a child; fourth Wednesday, 7 pm, Danbury United Methodist Church, Clapboard Ridge Road (Route 39); 797-8996.

Danbury Alliance for the Mentally Ill: Journey of Hope Support Group for families of mentally ill relatives, fourth Wednesday, 7 pm, Pope John Paul II Center for Health Care, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Danbury, 775-9179.

Danbury Diabetic Association: Third Monday, 7:30 pm, Pope John Paul II Center for Health Care, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Danbury, 438-7339.

Depression and Bipolar Support Group: Tuesdays, 7:30-9 pm, Senior Center, 80 Main Street, Danbury; call Mental Health Association of Connecticut at 800-842-1501, extension 15, to confirm before attending.

Diabetes Support Groups, for Adults: First Wednesday, 7:30 pm, September through June. For Youths and Their Parents: First Wednesday, 6:30 pm at New Milford Hospital, 21 Elm Street, New Milford, 350-7264, 350-7241.

Diabetes support group, Sweet Survivors: Sponsored by Bridgeport Hospital, second Tuesday, 7 pm, Medical Arts Center, 15 Corporate Drive, Trumbull; 203-384-3773. Young People’s Group for children and their parents, call 203-384-3000, extension 2829.

Divorce, Separation Support Group: Tuesdays, Women’s Center, 2 West Street, Danbury, 731-5200.

Divorce Support Group for Men and Women, St Rose School in the Monsignor Conroy Room, Church Hill Road in Newtown; for those who are contemplating divorce, are in the process, or were divorced within the last two years; call 270-1930.

Eating Disorders Support Group: Mental Health Association of Connecticut, 800-842-1501, extension 15.

Epilepsy Support Group (and other seizure disorders): First Wednesday, 5:30 pm, Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, 135 Old State Road, Brookfield, 775-4700, extension 0266.

Heart Beats Support Group: For former cardiac patients or anyone interested in heart disease, second Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Bridgeport Hospital Cafeteria, second floor, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport; 203-384-3757.

HIV/AIDS Support: For people infected, Tuesdays, 7 pm, 72½ West Street, Danbury, 778-2437.

Kids Kan Group: Educational/play therapy group for children ages 4 through 11 whose parents or siblings have cancer, co-sponsored by Ann’s Place and Regional Hospice, call for information, 797-1685.

Keeping On I: For survivors of chronic or recurring conditions, fourth Saturday, 10:30 am; Keeping On II, fourth Thursday 10:30 am; Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can, Peacock Alley in North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 201, Danbury, 790-6568.

Lesbian’s Support Group: Women’s Center, 256 Main Street, Danbury, 731-5200.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Support Group: For patients with blood-related cancers also including myeloma and Hodgkin’s disease, first Tuesday, St Vincent’s Medical Center, 2500 Main Street, Bridgeport, for adult patients, family, friends; call Eileen Bohan, MSW, at 203-259-6907.

Lyme Disease; Greater Danbury Lyme Disease Support Group: Third Saturday, 2-4 pm, First Congregational Church, 46 Main Street, Bethel, contact Pat Bartlett, 983-3681.

Lyme Disease Support Group for Kids and Teens: Sponsored by Wilton Task Force on Lyme Disease & Other Tick Borne Illnesses, Inc, first Saturday, 2 pm, Comstock Community Center, School Road off Route 7, Wilton; parents welcome to participate every other month; contact Yvonne, 203-762-2437.

Mild Brain Injury Support Group: Fourth Wednesday except July and August, 6:30-8 pm, Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, 135 Old State Road, Brookfield, 775-4700, extension 267.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group: second Wednesday, 7 pm, for MS patients and their caregivers, Main Street Rehabilitation Center, 235 Main Street, Danbury (good parking in rear); contact Iris Gilligan 730-5966.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group: First Saturday, 1 pm, United Methodist Church, Clapboard Ridge Road, Route 39, Danbury; speakers; for MS patients, spouses, significant others, caregivers; sponsored by Associated Neurologists PC and National Multiple Sclerosis Society; contact Catherine Pappas, 914-897-4612.

Muscular Dystrophy Association Parent Support Group: Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Danbury Hilton, 18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury; contact MDA Coordinator Elissa Edson 777-1273.

Myasthenia Gravis Support Group: Third Sunday, 2-4 pm, St Vincent’s Hospital, Main Street, Bridgeport; contact Dr Maria L. Skigen, 203-371-4140 or mskigen@juno.com

 New Heights: Program run by Catholic Charities providing adults with mental illnesses and others prevocational training and work and social opportunities, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 9 pm; Saturday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 5:30 pm, 235 White Street, Danbury, 794-0819.

.New Voices Club: For laryngectomees, first Sunday, 2 pm, Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can, Peacock Alley in North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 201, Danbury, 790-6568 or 744-3586.

Nutmeg Celiac Support Group: First Friday, Danbury Hospital’s Center for Behavioral Health on Lake Avenue and Old Mill Road, Danbury, 203-438-6108.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Support Group: Tuesdays, 2 pm, New Heights, 66 West Street, Danbury; call Mental Health Association of Connecticut, 800-842-1501, extension 15, to confirm before attending.

Overaters Anonymous, 12-step recovery, meets in Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, Tuesdays, 12:15 to1:30 pm; last Tuesday of each month is a Step One meeting. Drop-ins welcome.

Parents of Substance Abusing Teens: Every other Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, upstairs in Newtown Youth Services offices, 41-A Main Street; call 270-4335 for upcoming meeting dates.

Perinatal Grief Support Group: “We Care,” St Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, third Wednesday, 7-8:15 pm, contact Sister Joann Apicelli, Pastoral Care Department, 203-576-5110.

PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays): First Wednesday, 7:45 pm, Triangle Community Center, 25 Van Zant Street, Room 7C, Norwalk, 203-544-8724, 203-322-5380.

Parkinson Disease Support Group: Second Monday, at 11 am, Bethel Senior Center (cafeteria/meeting room), 1 School Street (Municipal Building), contact the center at 792-3048.

Parkinson Disease Support Group: Third Monday, 1-3 pm, Southbury Town Hall senior Center, 501 Main Street South; Margaret Clark coordinator, 426-5534.

Polio Outreach of Connecticut: For polio survivors or family members who would like information on meetings, contact Don Heilbron at 203-847-4413, or Barbara Bowen, 203-262-1732.

Prostate Cancer Support Group for Men: First and third Wednesdays, 7 pm, Ann’s Place, The Home of I Can, Peacock Alley in North Street Shopping Center, 1 Padanaram Road, Suite 201, Danbury, 790-6568.

Prostate Cancer Support Group: Sponsored by Bridgeport Hospital, meets in Medical Arts Center community room, 15 Corporate Drive, Trumbull, 6 pm on third Tuesdays; education and support for men with prostate cancer and their families; 203-384-4441.

Recovering Burns, Inc: Support group for any former burn patient from Connecticut and surrounding states; second Thursday, 7:30 pm, Burn Center Lounge, Bridgeport Hospital; call 203-384-3240.

Recovery, Inc: Support group for nervous patients (in existence since 1937), every Tuesday, 1 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church, Route 6, Brewster (call for specific directions), 744-1048.

Schizophrenia Support Group, Schizophrenics Anonymous: A six-step recovery program, Thursdays, 6 pm, New Heights, 66 West Street, Danbury, call Mental Health Association of Connecticut, 800-842-1501, extension 15, to confirm before attending.

SHARE Support Group: For men and women grieving the loss of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death, third Wednesday, 7:30 pm at New Milford Hospital, 21 Elm Street, New Milford, call 355-2611, extension 7444.

Snoring & Sleep Disorders Support Group: For individuals and their families and friends, Tuesdays, 7 pm, Waterbury Hospital, 203-573-6257.

Stroke Support Group: Third Wednesday, 7 pm, Datahr Rehabilitation Institute, 135 Old State Road, Brookfield, 775-4700.

Suicide Bereavement Support Group: Self-help support group for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide, recent or past; fourth Tuesday, 7 pm, Seymour Congregational Church (not affiliated with any denomination), 264-5613.

Tourette Syndrome Support Group: First Friday, 7:30 pm in Danbury, 256-8299.

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group for Patients & Families: Second Tuesday at 7 pm in New Milford Hospital, 21 Elm Street, New Milford, call 350-7292.

Trigeminal Neuralgia Support Group: Bridgeport Hospital, call David Bradford at 203-255-7433.

United Ostomy Chapter of Greater Bridgeport: For area residents and families who have had any type of ostomy operation, third Sunday, 2 pm, Medical Arts Center, 15 Corporate Drive, Trumbull; 203-384-3310.

Well Spouse Support Group: Second and fourth Tuesday, 10-11:30 am, Town Hall, 501 Main Street South, Southbury, 262-0600.

Women in Abusive Relationship Support Group: Call for time of weekly daytime group, Women’s Center, Danbury, 731-5200.

Organizations that would like to list their support group meetings in Health Monitor may do so by writing to Health Monitor Editor, c/o Bee Publishing, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT, 06470; or at our email address, editor@thebee.com. Include name, meeting time, location, and telephone number.