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Learn more about a specific topic and how to connect to additional resources and services. MORE INFORMATION Works to connect families of children with disabilities to each other and to appropriate services and resources. * Provides information to family members and the community * Develops peer networks between families and individuals * Builds partnerships with organizations and community groups Services include: * Support and networking groups * Workshops and seminars * Information and referral * Electronic, print and video resources * Family activities

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Help people cope with changes in their lives that occur after acquiring an injury or medical condition. Each provide a safe, supportive environment to share feelings, concerns, experiences, and hopes with others who may be in a similar situation. Groups are conducted on an ongoing basis; new members can join any time. Support Groups include: * Stroke * Brain Injury * Limb Loss * Parkinson's Disease * Spinal cord injury

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Find Caregiver support groups

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Health and well-being programs include a dementia caregiver support group with respite care from 10:00am – 11:30am, the last Wednesday of each month.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Supports families after a child dies. Provides friendship, understanding, and hope to those going through the natural grieving process. Support is available through: * Find local chapters * Live chat support

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Support groups are offered for survivors of domestic violence. * Provides a confidential environment in which survivors can explore, discuss, and understand the impact of the violence in their lives.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Provides peer-to-peer support, information and referral for parents, families and friends of people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Others (LGBTQ+). Meetings are held both in-person and online. In addition, online support forums are available for: * Parents * Friends and allies * Lesbian people and friends/families * Gay people and friends/families * Bisexual people and friends/families * Transgender people and friends/families * Questioning people and friends/families * Workplace allies and issues

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Offers virtual and in-person support groups for: * Caregivers * Individuals living with Alzheimer's and others dealing with the disease * Younger-Onset caregivers * Adult Children caregivers * Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Others (LGBTQ+) Caregivers * Moving Forward - Life after dementia caregiving (For partners) All support groups are facilitated by trained individuals. Community Resource Finder

Information, guidance and support for family and other informal caregivers, typically through in-person meetings, over the phone or using online communications.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION SPARK! Art and Nature is a support group for people living with memory loss and their care partners. Meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 10:00am - 11:00am at Silverwood Park. The program is mostly outdoors, weather permitting.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Online and in-person volunteer-led support groups for families and friends of persons with mental illness Support offered for: * General Anxiety and panic * Young Adults (18 - 26) * Parents and caregivers of children under age 21 * Deaf and hard of hearing * Mental Illness with substance abuse disorder * Parents of children with mental illness * Partners and spouses * LGBTQ issues * Families of people with mental illness * LGBTQ people with mental illness * Groups in Spanish * Adults living with mental illness

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Helps to link persons with brain injury and their loved ones to self-directed, voluntary support groups. They can make referrals to support groups throughout the state, including groups for persons with brain injury, their families and friends and caregivers. Groups are self-help, self-supporting, and independent from the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Various support groups are available, that may include: * Prostate Cancer * Parkinson's

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Free online community and a safe place for amputees, their families and friends to connect, share stories, support each other and build lasting friendships. AMPOWER is a comprehensive program to empower and strengthen those affected by amputation or limb difference through: * Peer mentorship * Educational resources * Community events

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Connect opportunities include: * Adult Events - various events throughout the year for adults with epilepsy * Adult Connect - monthly meetings for adults with epilepsy * Parents and Caregivers group * Young adults group * Teen group * Spanish connect

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Help people cope with changes in their lives that occur after acquiring an injury or medical condition. Each provide a safe, supportive environment to share feelings, concerns, experiences, and hopes with others who may be in a similar situation. Groups are conducted on an ongoing basis; new members can join any time. Support Groups include: * Stroke * Brain Injury * Limb Loss * Parkinson's Disease * Spinal cord injury

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Provides assistance through several support groups: * Grief * Marriage mentoring * Alcohol and drug recovery * Premarital mentoring * Money management

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Offers a support group for women who have suffered the trauma of childhood sexual abuse or other trauma in their youth or adulthood

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Provides several support groups including: * Community parent groups for new parents, parents of adults, Somali families, Latinx families, and parents of children with a dual Down Syndrome and Autism diagnosis * Parent-to-Parent Connections Facebook groups include: * Down Syndrome Association of MN Discussion Group * Minnesota Moms: Ages 12 – 18 * Adult Matters (For Parents and Caregivers of Adults with Down syndrome) * Down Syndrome and Autism – Dual Diagnosis * Grandparent group * Adult age caregivers group * New Parent Zoom group: Birth - 12 months

Offers hospital-based mental health and substance use disorder services MORE INFORMATION Provides treatment for mental, emotional, and substance use issues in both inpatient and outpatient settings Services include: * Acute inpatient treatment - mental health or substance abuse disorders * Outpatient treatment - individual, group, case management and vocational rehabilitation * Recovery treatment - mental health, grief, anger management, post-traumatic stress disorder * Residential treatment program - mental health and/or substance use disorders

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Hosts several support groups including: * Grief * Caregiver Conversations * Dementia * Parkinson's

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Support for kidney patients and/or kidney donors from trained peer mentors or connecting to peers. National telephone based peer support program connects through the telephone system.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION * Support groups for families and friends of those with substance use disorders * Support groups for those in recovery

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION Support groups are available to those who have experienced abusive relationships. This can be in a group setting or one-on-one.

A group of people that meet on a regular basis to share their experiences and provide mutual support. MORE INFORMATION * Caregiver support group * Grief support group * Latino Group support and activities for caregivers and their care receiver