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Provides support groups that are set up based on need.

Neurological Support Group meetings fourth Tuesday of every month in the main floor conference room. Group is for patient or caregiver and includes Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's or any other affliction that has brought on neurological challenges. The group is for either the person afflicted or the caregiver. Call for times.

Offering The GROW program which is based on education and support. Group meetings are held weekly and include monthly social activities as well as personal contact throughout the year.

People come to GROW with diverse problems in living, such as mental health issues, emotional troubles, or difficulty coping with grief, loneliness, depression, anger, anxiety, or stress. Through leadership, education and community building; individuals attending weekly group meetings are given the tools and support to help in recovery, prevention and personal growth.

All services and groups are anonymous and confidential.

Offers emotional and practical support for those living with an ostomy. Whether you’re a patient, friend, or family member, you’ll find helpful resources and community here. We encourage everyone to participate and share in the journey.

Provides support groups for a variety of medical conditions and diseases. Call to find out more information about which support groups are offered and where.

Offers a self-help group for adults with Depression & Bipolar Disorder. The purpose of the group is to offer a supportive place for people with depression and bipolar disorder to gather on a regular basis for support and encouragement.

Significant others are welcome.

Offers online support group that shares stories, resources, and sends positive messages in dealing with Autism.

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. 

Offers support groups where patients and their loved ones can share their stories, seek emotional support, find answers to their questions, and connect with a community that shares their challenges. There are groups for parents and caregivers of patients, j-pouch and ostomy patients, women, men, and more.

Offers an information line operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provides health information, triage, physician and service referrals over the phone for individuals in need of medical advice. Can also refer individuals to medical locations and urgent care centers. 

Support groups offered through Iowa Health Systems: for example, breast feeding education & support group, parents of children with ADD, grief support for parents whose child died, and others.

Provides a support group that meets regularly to share experiences, provide mutual support and learn about the latest products and information for ostomy, urostomy and intestinal diversions. Offers person-to-person support to people who are undergoing ostomy or related surgery, and their caregivers.

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

Offers a variety of cancer-related support groups and resources for patients and former patients.

Offers a program that matches trained volunteer breast cancer survivors to people living with breast cancer through face to face visits or by phone.

Offers individualized services and supports to families who have a child with a developmental disability or other special needs. Offering to assist families in understanding systems of support that are often fragmented and difficult to access. Provides, information and referrals, respite services, parenting skills classes, support groups and social opportunities.

Offers assistance and support to people who have multiple sclerosis and those who care about them adjust to life with a chronic illness by providing emotional support, current information, counseling, advocacy, education, payee services and borrowed health equipment.

Provides help for a variety of life situations. Caregivers are encouraged to bring their loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia to share in a separate music therapy session, led by WHC’s board-certified music therapist. No musical background is needed.