Specialized support group resources include:

•Recovery International

•Adult Children of Alcoholics•Al-Anon/Alateen

•Alcoholics Anonymous

•AlcoholScreening.org

•Alzheimer's Association

•American Association of Retired Persons

Grief and Loss Information

•American Association of Suicidology: Support for family/friends that have lost a loved one to suicide

•Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Anxiety and Depression Association of America peer-to-peer support group

•Attention Deficit Disorder Association

•Autism Society of America

•The Balanced Mind Foundation•Brain Injury Association of America

•Caregiver Action Network•Children and Adults with Attention •Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) In addition to support groups, CHADD has a section for parents which includes many helpful resources (look at list of options on right-hand side of the page) and a link that explains their Parent to Parent Family Training classes. For more information about these on-line training classes, review the information at the link we've provided or contact the CHADD national resource center at 1-800-233-4050.

•Co-Dependents Anonymous or sign up for their email list. You can also visit http://www.codependents.org/

•The Compassionate Friends Grief Support: After the death of a child (Use this link to find groups in your area)

•CoSLAA Support groups for family and friends of people who have a sex addiction

•Debtors Anonymous•Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance•Dual Diagnosis of Oregon, Inc. (Although based in Oregon, offer support to those in other areas who wish to establish groups to help those who have both a mental health and alcohol/substance abuse condition)

•Dual Recovery Anonymous: Support for those who have both a mental health and alcohol/substance abuse condition

•Emotions Anonymous: Modeled after the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program, Emotions Anonymous is open to any individual dealing with emotional difficulties.

•Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, a parent support and advocacy network•Freedom from Fear (In addition to finding support groups, you can use the Finding Help/Resources tab on left hand side to access on-line support, e-mail support, and blogs)

•Gamblers Anonymous•Gift from Within: Article for partners (Support for both men and women with post-traumatic stress disorder. Use the Trauma Support tab at the top of the page to access a wide variety of support options.)

•Hospice Foundation of America (Grief and Loss section includes link to find a local hospice office using link from left-hand side of the page; many offices offer grief support groups. National hospice office can be reached by calling 1-800-868-5171.)

•International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation

•International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

•Male Survivor (Discussion board and chat room for men who have been sexually abused can be accessed from Survivors tab on left hand side of the page)

•Narcotics Anonymous•The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): A family support and advocacy organization

•National Eating Disorders Association

•O.A.S.I.S.@MAAP (Autism and Asperger Syndrome support group information for both individuals and their family/friends; Support groups tab accessible from left-hand side of the page)

•Overeaters Anonymous Offer in-person, telephone, and on-line meetings

•Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

•Postpartum Support International and link to support resources in your area (National 24-hour Postpartum Depression Helpline 1.800.944.4PPD)

•S-Anon International Family Groups Support groups for family and friends of people who have a sex addiction

•Self Mutilators Anonymous•Sex Addicts Anonymous (description of organization) and find a meeting (link below) http://www.sexaa.org/Meetings/UnitedStates/

•Sidran Institute (Extensive information and resources on ptsd, dissociative disorder, trauma, and self injury; e-mail or call 1-888-825-8249 to request support group information)

•Survivors of Incest Anonymous (Use the SIA Groups and Intergroups options on the left-hand side of the home page to find meeting information)

•The Arc (Support and information for people with Intellectual Disability and related developmental disabilities and their families) To find a chapter near click here.

•Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.

•TARA Association for Personality Disorder: National Borderline Personality Disorder Resource and Referral Center

•The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors

•Well Spouse Association Support for spousal caregivers.

•Witness Justice (Information, resources, and on-line support for victims of violence or trauma, their family and friends, and professionals).

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