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Cancer support groups.

After breast cancer support group:

-- Group for women who currently have breast cancer or women who are in remission.

Caregivers support group:

-- For caregivers and loves ones, this group provides support and education for support persons of our cancer patients.

Kids Club:

-- This group offers special support for children ages 5 to 13 whose parents or other close family members are diagnosed with cancer. Led by specially trained healthcare professionals, Kids Club helps improve communication between the child and their diagnosed parent and answer children's difficult questions about cancer. Kids Club is a one-night event from 5:30 pm to 7 pm and dinner is provided.

Livestrong at the YMCA:

-- A twelve-week, small group program and membership designed for adult cancer survivors at the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA in South Sioux City, NE. This program fulfills the important need of supporting the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life. The program is conducted outside of medical facilities to emphasize that Livestrong at the YMCA is about health, not a disease.

Multiple Myeloma Support Group:

-- This group provides special support and education for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, and their loved ones.

One-on-One Support for Cancer Survivors:

-- Meet with a social worker, dietitian, or our patient advocate to talk about specific questions or needs during your cancer journey such as emotional needs, nutritional needs, spiritual needs.

Patient-to-Patient Support:

-- Connect with another patient with a similar diagnosis.

Additional support groups are available; contact the June E. Nylen Cancer Center's patient advocate at (712) 252-9370 for questions on cancer support groups.

Provides free one-on-one emotional support to adult cancer patients and their loved ones. Each volunteer is at least one year post-treatment or successfully undergoing maintenance therapies. They have faced more than 80 cancer types and speak 15 languages. Offers support from diagnosis, through treatment and into recovery.

The TACT (Talking About Clinical Trials) matches patients considering a clinical trial with trained volunteers who have participated in clinical trials.

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Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Counseling

Provides support to children and families affected by Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

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Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
General Counseling Services
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Gambling Disorder Counseling
DUI Offender Programs
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.

Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.

Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.

People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.

Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.

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Disability Related Sports
Disability Rights Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Programming is offered for preschool through transition aged. Users of American Sign Language, spoken English or both are served. Transition-to-work-or-college program has 85% of students continuing working 5 years after exit. Sign language classes for distance students, numerous free social activities and extended learning programming.

American Sign Language classes offered.

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Sign Language Instruction
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Special Education

Provides a low vision social and support group offering a friendly, informative environment for individuals with vision loss.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Social Clubs
Offers a diabetes support group that meets monthly providing free education and support for youth and adults covering a wide range of topics.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers a free program that utilizes structure activities to help children ages 5-12 identify, communicate and cope with their feelings when someone close to them has been diagnosed with cancer.

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Offers support groups for COPD and diabetes. Call for more information regarding meeting times and locations.
Peer support program for breast cancer patients in the form of one-on-one contact with trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors. The goal of the program is that all persons facing breast cancer will receive the information and support they need throughout their breast cancer experience.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Support group for those with Cystic Fibrosis and family members or friends.

Provides college scholarships to people with Cystic Fibrosis.

Provides funds to people battling Cystic Fibrosis in Nebraska who have high medical costs due to treatments, doctor and hospital bills, and transplants.

Raises public awareness through public education, advocacy, and getting others involved.

Supports Cystic Fibrosis research.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Medical Expense Assistance

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Weight Management

Offers support groups for individuals living with epilepsy and their families.

Offers to link individuals with brain injuries to support groups around the state and provide encouragement and emotional support to survivors of brain injury and their families. Call or email for detailed information.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides various support groups including cancer, brain injury, grief, laryngoscopy, etc.

Support group providing education and wellness counseling for those diagnosed with diabetes.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Diabetes Management Clinics

Provides a virtual place to come together as individuals, age 18 and older, to share our unique, yet common, experience as people who have a common story of losing a friend or loved one to death by suicide. Facilitators are trained by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and attendance is ongoing for as long as is helpful.

Support group and education for people with a brain tumor diagnosis, their family, friends, or health care professionals; education presented by health care and community speakers.
Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides a support group for women with heart disease. Monthly meeting with programs, exercise buddy program, sharing time.

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Weight Management Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Parent Resource Information and Support Meetings (PRISM) monthly support and educational / informational meetings for parents whose children (of any age) have disabilities. Educational classes for adults and teens with disabilities, call for reservations if child care is needed. Some transportation is available; call for information.

Parent to Parent Omaha offers parent to parent support for families of newly-diagnosed children with developmental disabilities.

Just Friends is a peer mentoring and friendship program that gives adolescents with developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in social and recreational activities with adolescents who do not have developmental disabilities. Staff members provide support to participants, offer monthly social events and provide educational classes.

Best Buddies is a peer mentoring program for young adults with developmental disabilities. Through this program, young adults with developmental disabilities are matched to local college students and participate in social recreational activities. Individuals with disabilities experience friendships with their peers and feel included.

Recreational activities include STARS Basketball League and First Chapter Book Club.

Ultimate Life is a fee-based companion program in which Community Living Specialists (CLS) accompany adults with developmental disabilities to various activities. The program was created to provide opportunities for individuals to participate in the community in activities of their choosing with someone other than a parent and/or staff and consumers from residential settings.

Advocacy and referral source of information on developmental disabilities for the community. Provides disability awareness training for community groups as well as students in area colleges who are majoring in medicine, special education and related fields; provides a voice in the community for issues that affect people with developmental disabilities.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Weight Management

Offers opportunities to meet new people and explore new places. Helps members navigate the complex world of friendship and connection. Social Coaches work with individuals and groups to build skills that create fulfilling connections. Membership is required.

-- Social Opportunities: Provides weekly events where members can connect with other members with disabilities. Staff support members as much as they need. The purpose of social opportunities is to meet other people and explore community spaces.

-- Co-Op Meetings: Provides quarterly information sessions to members with disabilities and their families (who are also members). Provides information about disability services in the area and how to better utilize Community Choices services and programs. Co-Op meetings also include a 30-minute social time for everyone to connect and catch up with the cooperative community.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs