Norfolk Community Services Board Day Treatment Program for Women 7460 Tidewater Drive
Norfolk, VA 23505 Phone: 441-1899 Fax: 664-6676
Website: www.norfolk.csb.org
The Day Treatment Program for Women is committed to breaking the intergenerational cycle of substance abuse. Through collective and creative collaboration, we assist women and their families manage and avoid the ill effects of this disastrous cycle. Services available include priority placement for pregnant women, individual and group therapy, recreation activities, transportation daily, child care daily, parenting classes, on-site response classes 6 weeks (sexual and physical abuse issues), 12 step meetings, HIV testing and counseling, drug screens, home visits by Peri-natal Case Manager, child and family services advocacy, psychiatric evaluations, medication maintenance, referral services, vocational counseling and graduation programs.
Recovery Support Group for Young People
C/o Chesapeake Substance Abuse Program
524 Albemarle Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 494-0817
The purpose of this group is to provide support for youth who are seeking to be drug-free. The group meets weekly and is open to the community.
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center
5560 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 497-0129
Fax: 499-1247
Hours are 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday. Provides three month residential treatment program for men recovering from alcoholism. Currently limited to 81 beds. Participants must be physically able to perform light tasks.
Tidewater Regional Substance Abuse Program
119-A Tiden Avenue Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 547-9288
Provides intervention to youth with substance abuse problems, normally as a supplement to in-home services.
U.S. Navy Alcohol Rehabilitation Phone: 444-1105
SUPPORT GROUPS
Support Group Network 405 W. Farmington Road Virginia beach, VA 23454-4021 Phone: 340-9380
Fax: 340-9380
Hours are 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, except holidays. Provides up-to-date information on 800 support groups (such as addictions/dependencies, bereavement, disabilities, medical, mental health, parenting/family, physical/emotional abuse, etc.) throughout the Tidewater area and Williamsburg. Also has information on 950 national and international health care organizations.
Adoption
Adoptee’ and Natural Parents Organization Support Group
949 Lacon Drive
Newport News, VA 23602 Phone: 886-6700
Serves adults. Self-support group which strives to reunite natural families which have been separated through adoption, death, foster care or abandonment.
Arthritis
Arthritis is Caring Together Sentara Leigh Hospital
830 Kempsville Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 466-6000
Serves all ages. Provides support for those with arthritis and their family and friends. Call for meeting times.
Arthritis Support Group Jewish Community Center
5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 489-1371 Fax: 489-4427
A support group that has Arthritis Aquatic Classes, Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays at 12 noon.
Arthritis Support Group Mary Immaculate Hospital 2 Bernadine Drive
Newport News, VA 23602 Phone: 886-6480
Contact: Susan Brennan
A support group for those with arthritis and their family and friends. Call for meeting times.
Arthritis Support Group Sentara Care Plex Hospital c/o Arthritis Foundation 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666 Phone: 736-1000
A support group that meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) CHADD of Tidewater Chapter #30 The Barry Robinson Center
443 Kempsville Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 479-9993
Website: www.tidewaterchadd.org A support group for parents and professionals with issues concerning children with ADD or ADHD that meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Center. Also has a support group for adults with ADD or ADHD that meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Conference Center.
Autism
Autism Support Group Autism Society of Tidewater Circle East Bldg, Suite 140 861 Glenrock Road
Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 461-4474
Website: www.tidewaterasa.org
Offers information and referral. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Meets
last Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Visit website for more information. Battered Women
Battered Women’s Support Group YWCA 5215 Colley Avenue Norfolk, VA 23508 Phone: 625-4248 Fax: 625-1946 Website: www.ywca-shr.org Meetings Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. Child care is available.
Turning Point Battered Women’s Group
Virginia Beach Dept. of Human Services 3432 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Phone: 437-3373
430-2120 (hotline)
A support and education group that meets every Tuesday from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Call for meeting place. Children’s program is available. Services are free. Business hours are from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Bereavement
Empty Arms Support Group Sentara Women’s Services 801 Volvo Parkway Suite 120 Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 545-2667 or 1-800-455-4552 Website: www.senatara.com/womens A support group for parents who have experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth or death of a newborn. Call for meeting times.
Breastfeeding
Women, Infants, Children (WIC) Chesapeake Health Department 748 Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 382-8607 Fax: 382-8683 Website: www.vdh.state.va.us/chd/chesapeake/ch esapeake.htm
WIC Nutrition Sites:
South Norfolk Health Center 490 Liberty Street
Chesapeake, VA 23324 Phone: 382-2600 Fax: 382-2607
Chesapeake Health Department 748 Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 382-8607 Fax: 382-8683 Website: www.vdh.state.va.us/chd/chesapeake/ch esapeake.htm
Hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. WIC provides supplemental food and nutrition education to eligible pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children to age 5. Services are provided free of charge to eligible individuals and families. Also offers breastfeeding education and support services.
New Hope Baptist Church 4260 Pughsville Road Chesapeake, VA 23321 Phone: 686-5027
Hours are 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Tuesday and Friday. WIC provides supplemental food and
nutrition education to eligible pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children to age 5. Services are provided free of charge to eligible individuals and families. Also offers breastfeeding education and support services.
Caregivers
Caregivers of the Memory Impaired Beth-Sholom Home 6401 Auburn Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Phone: 420-2512 Fax: 424-0657 Email: p.3@bethsholomvillage.com Serves caregivers. Sponsored by Jewish Family Services of Tidewater. Hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Provide group support and information. Call for meeting times.
Caregiver’s Support Group Chesapeake Health Department 748 Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 382-8600 Fax: 382-8683 Website: www.vdh.state.va.us/chd/chesapeake/ch esapeake.htm
Serves all adults who are caring for an ill family member. Meets 1st Friday of each month at Public Health Building, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Provides information, counseling and peer support. Also meets at Russell Memorial Library, 2808 Taylor Road, Portsmouth, VA the 1st Friday of each month from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Light refreshments served; no charge, For more information, call 382-8644.
Caring for the Caregiver
Maryview Medical Center 3636 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 398-2200 Website:
www.bonsecourshamptonroads.com A support group that meets the 1st
Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m in the Health Resource Center.
Child Abuse
Families of Abused Children Traumatized Sexually (FACTS)
820 Virginia Beach Blvd. 2nd Prescient
Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Phone: 481-9521 or 482-6564 Email: factsva@aol.com
A support group that works with non-offending parents and the families of sexually abused children. Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Parents United Human Services 100 Outlaw Street Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 382-2000 ext 2274 Fax: 382-2332
A support group that meets every Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. must be pre-screened.
Childbirth
Prepared Childbirth Classes DePaul Medical Center 150 Kingsley Lane Norfolk, VA 23505 Phone: 889-5000
Offers a six-week class to prepare for the birth of a child. Call for times and dates. Children
Motherless Daughter’s Support Group
5520 Greenwich Road, Suite 202 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 459-4640
Call for more information about meeting times and places.
Hearing Impaired Children Support Group
Phone: 481-1826
Call for more information about meeting times and places.
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain and Headache Support Group
Maryview Medical Center 3636 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 398-2371
A support group for pain management. For more information please call.
Developmental Disabilities Chaverim
Jewish Family Services of Tidewater, Inc. 260 Graydon Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 473-2695 Fax: 459-4643 Website: www.jffhamptonroads.org Hours Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
evenings by appointment. A culturally sensitive social and recreational group comprised of developmentally disabled adults. The group celebrates Jewish holidays and attends cultural and sporting events. It is a social group so there is not a meeting place. Sponsored by Jewish Family Services of Tidewater, Inc.. Please call for more information. Learning Disabilities Association of Tidewater- Parent’s Support Group Phone: 424-4113
A support group for parents with developmentally delayed children. Please call for meeting times and locations.
Diabetes
Diabetes Education Maryview Medical Center 3600 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 398-2094
392-2316 (for appt.)
A support group for persons with diabetes. Meets Thursdays 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. of each month in the Medical Arts Building. For more information, please call.
Diabetes Support Group Chesapeake General Hospital 736 N. Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 482-6132
A support group that meets the 4th
Tuesday of each month from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Lifestyle Fitness Center (next to Chesapeake General Hospital). Free. Provides information and support to individuals with diabetes and their
families and friends. Special groups for children, parents, and educators.
Diabetes Support Group
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
601 Children’s Lane Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone: 668-7237
A support group for children, teens, and parents.
Diabetes Support Group DePaul Medical Center 150 Kingsley Lane Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone: 889-5305
A support group for adults. Diabetes Support Group The Diabetes Institutes Phone: 446-5908
Hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. A support group for patients using an insulin pump. Appointments by referral only.
Diabetes Support Group Louise Obici Memorial Hospital 2800 Godwin Blvd.
Suffolk, VA 23434 Phone: 934-4879 Fax: 934-4536
A support group for adults with diabetes. Call for meeting times and days.
Diabetes Support Group Maryview Medical Center 3600 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 398-2623
392-2316 (for appt.)
Meets Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School Phone: 446-7900 ext. 8492 (Patty Trail)
An informal support network for patients.
Diabetes Support Group Sentara Bayside Hospital 800 Independence Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Phone: 363-6341
A support group for those with diabetes, their family and friends that meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Each meeting may include a different professional presentation, an opportunity for discussion and information sharing among patients.
Diabetes Support Group Sentara Leigh Hospital 830 Kempsville Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 466-6413 1-800-SENTARA Fax: 461-6796 Website: www.sentara.org
A support group for adults with diabetes. Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Free No pre-registration.
Diabetes Support Group
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital 1060 First Colonial Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23454 Phone: 395-8836
A support group for adults ages 30-60 years with diabetes. Meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Health Education Center.
Diabetes Support Group
Williamsburg Community Hospital Health Education Center
5301 Longhill Road, 2nd Floor Williamsburg, VA 23188 Phone: (757) 259-6485 Fax: (757) 564-0574 Email: semorgan@sentara.com
A support group for patients with diabetes. Meets 1st Thursday each month except July and August. No registration. Insulin pump support group, 2nd Monday every other month, registration required. Call for more information (757) 259-4233.
Dieting
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) #VA 0444
Great Bridge Baptist Church 640 Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 482-2111 (Church) 393-9958 (Chaplain) Fax: 482-8657 Website: www.greatbridgebaptist.org Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) #VA 0536
Oaklette Methodist Church 520 Oaklette Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23323 Phone: 436-6668
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) #VA 0197
South Norfolk Community Center 1217 Godwin Ave.
Chesapeake, VA 23324 Phone: 436-6668
Serves adults. Call for information about meeting times. This is a non-profit charitable organization engaged in group activity to help overweight persons obtain and maintain a proper weight through good nutrition, wellness and exercise.
Divorce
Children Cope with Divorce Jewish Community Center
5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 489-1371 Fax: 489-4427
A support group for children of divorced parents Call for meeting times Pre-registration. Open to all. Fee. Class for adults. Husband and wife must go to separate classes.
Divorce/ Separation Recovery Group 312 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 461-3226 Fax: 461-6843
Provides support to those going through trauma of divorce. Meets every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. except in December at First Baptist Church of Norfolk.
Ex-Partners of Servicemen and Women for Equality (EX-POSE)
P.O. Box 11191 Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: (703) 941-5844 Fax: (703) 212-6951 Website: www.expose.org
Serves adults. Provides support, education and advice for military spouses going through divorce, as to their rights.
Parenting Children of Divorce Family Services of Tidewater 222 W. 19th Street
Norfolk, VA 23517 Phone: 622-7017
A four (4) hour educational program for parents experiencing divorce. Meets the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Down’s Syndrome
Tidewater Down’s Syndrome Association
1828 Rovers Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Phone: 479-3713 (private phone) 1-800-232-NDSC
Serves parents and children. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month (except July) at 7:30 p.m. at the Children’s Neurodevelopment Center in Norfolk. Monthly meetings with speakers; babysitting provided. Four times a year there are social activities planned for the family. Also have a sibling group that meets five times a year. Offers a new Mom’s Get Together (meets monthly). Eating Disorders
Anorexia/Bulimia Support Group Phone: 622-9852
Provides support for people suffering from eating disorders. Call for additional information and meeting times.
Overeaters Anonymous
World Service Center P.O. Box 44020 Rio Rancho, NM 87174 Phone: (505) 891-2664 Fax: (505) 891-4320 Website: www.oa.org Email: info@oa.org Overeaters Anonymous P.O. Box 61908 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 456-1530 or 596-6279 A support group for individuals suffering from compulsive eating. Epilepsy
Epilepsy Support Group
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone: 668-3000
A support group for epilepsy patients and their family members. For more information call 668-3127 or 668-3408. Exercise
Hearty Hikers
Co-sponsored by Maryview Medical Center and Chesapeake Square Mall Portsmouth Blvd
Chesapeake, VA 23322 Phone; 398-2591 Fax: 398-2169
Serves adults over age 18. Walking hours are 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Monday – Friday. Membership free. Register at the Cardiac Rehabilitation display table at Chesapeake Square Mall between 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Monday – Friday. The table is set up near the gazebo.
Family
Tidewater Stepfamilies Support Group
780 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 400 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Phone: 468-0550
Fax: 468-9992
Meeting times vary. Call for more information.
Heart
Heart to Heart Cardiac Education and Support Group
Maryview Medical Center 3636 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: 398-2591 Fax: 398-2169
A support group that meets the last Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Call for more information.
Hydrocephalus
Association for Hydrocephalus Education Advocacy and Discussion (AHEAD)
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
601 Children’s Lane Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone: 668-7000
Support group for family members and friends of a loved one with hydrocephalus. For more information call 578-5731 (pager).
Lupus
Lupus Support Group
Sentara Leigh Hospital 630 Kempsville Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Phone: 466-6000
1-800-SENTARA
A support group awareness and research of Lupus, sponsored by the Lupus Foundation of America. Call for meeting times.
Mental Health
Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Virginia Beach
4414 Pembroke One
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-2977 Phone: 499-2041
486-3983
A support group that meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Beach House, 3143 Magic Hallow Drive, Virginia Beach.
Chesapeake Alliance for the Mentally Ill (CAMI)
Chesapeake Community Services Board Coastal Clubhouse 216 Great Bridge Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 548-7020 Fax: 819-6292 Website: www.chesapeakecsb.net
Serves Chesapeake residents who have a loved one with chronic mental illness. A support/advocacy group that meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
MESA Family Workshops Beach House
3143 Magic Hollow Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23456 Phone: 437-5778
430-0368 Fax: 468-3439
A family education workshop that meets every Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Provides information related to chronic mental illness, its management and medical alternatives. Families are assisted in becoming advocates for their chronically ill family member.
MESA Family Workshops Chesapeake Mental Health Clinic 224 Great Bridge Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 548-7020 Fax: 819-6292
Website: www.chesapeakecsb.net
A support/advocacy group designed to help friends and family members better understand serious neurobiological illnesses such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Illness and Major Depression.
Support Group for Parents of Children with Emotional/Mental Disorders
Beach House
3143 Magic Hollow Drive, Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone: 430-0368 Fax: 468-3439
A support group that collaborates with the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Meetings sometimes corresponds with those of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Emphasis according to the needs of the parents and children.
Military
Ex-Partners of Servicemen and Women for Equality (EX-POSE)
P.O. Box 11191
Alexandria, VA 22312 Phone: (703) 941-5844 Fax: (703) 212-6951 Website: www.expose.org
Serves adults. Provides support, education and advice for military spouses going through divorce, as to their rights.
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group Greenbrier Public Library
1214 Volvo Pkwy Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 436-7400
490-9627 (chapter) 545-5782 (private phone)
A support group that meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at Greenbrier Library at 7:00 p.m.
Nicotine
Nicotine Support Group Multi Service Center Phone: 853-4356 (John) 622-3777(Lynn)
A support network for those who quit smoking or would like to quit. Meetings at American Legion 5349 E. Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA, Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Nicotine Support Group Old Donation Episcopal Church 4449 N. Witchduck Road
(Corner of Witchduck and Independence)
Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Phone: 583-2910 (Gordon)
A network of support for those who quit smoking or would like to quit. Meets every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Room. Parents Parent Connection YMCA 312 W. Bute Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Phone: 622-9622, ext. 19 Fax: 622-7468 Website: www.ymca-shr.org
Serves children ages 1 to 12 and their parents. Hours vary. A weekly support group for parents. Free on-site child care available for children under 12. Meets Mondays from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Another Parent Connection group meets Tuesday 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Mt. Trashmore YMCA, 4441 South Blvd., Virginia Beach.
Also meets Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Children’s Harbor, 2400 Strawberry lane, Chesapeake.
Parents Support Group
Chesapeake Community Services Board Chesapeake Vocational Center
2104 Steppingstone Square Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 523-1088
A support group for Vocational Center clientele and their families. Clientele are persons whose primary diagnosis is mental retardation. Call for meeting times.
Parents Without Partners 1525 Jackson Avenue Chesapeake, VA 23324 Phone: 498-2566 Tidewater Chapter 166 P. O. Box 12004 Norfolk, VA 23541 Phone: 498-2566
A support group and recreational group for single parents and their children. Support group meets from time to time on Sunday, 3:00 p.m. at the Greenbrier Library in Chesapeake. Call for exact meeting dates.
International Office:
Parents Without Partners, Inc. 1650 S. Dixie Hwy, Suite 510 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 Phone: 1-800-637-7974
Hours vary. Non-profit mutual support organization for the divorced, widowed or separated parent. Send out monthly newsletters with upcoming events.
Rainbow Program, The Bayside Presbyterian Church 1400 Ewell Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Phone: 460-1188
Fax: 460-9865
A support group for children to help deal with loss. Support group meets Fridays from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pregnancy
Expectant Arms Support Group Sentara Women’s Services
713 Volvo Pkwy, Suite 103 Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 282-4000
545-2667 (Anne Prescott)
a support group for parents who have previously experienced a miscarriage,
stillbirth, or death of a newborn and are now expecting a new baby. Call Anne Prescott for more information about meeting times.
Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis Support Group Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 600 Gresham Drive
Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone: 668-3000
Sarcoidosis is a complex disease that can produce many different symptoms, but often affects the lungs and is mistaken for tuberculosis. For more information about meeting times, call 668-4268. Sexual
Sex Addicts Anonymous Hope and Recovery Website: www.sexaa.org
A support group that provides help for men and women to overcome sexual addictions. Meets Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Call for meeting locations.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous World Service Office
P.O. Box 190 Benson, MD 21018 Phone: (410) 893-3322 Website: www.siawso.org Email: feedback@slaw.org
A support group that provides self-help recovery for adults that were sexually abused as children.
Stroke
Stroke Support Group DePaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Lane Norfolk, VA 23505 Phone: 889-2273
Serves all ages. Offers support and information for caregivers as well as patients. Call for meeting times. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Transplant
Autologous Bon Marrow Transplant (ABMT) Support Group
Phone: 626-3417
A support group no longer meets but calls will still be taken to connect people in the community who have had this type of transplant.
Twins
Mothers of Twins Maryview Medical Care 4700 George Washington Hwy Portsmouth, VA 23702
Phone: 487-9200 Website:
www.parentsplace.com/readroom/moms oftwins/index.html
A support group for mothers who have had twins. Call for meeting times.
