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Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation - Illinois Carol Fisher Chapter
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.
Easterseal Teen Family Support
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.
Cedar Rapids - Iowa City Area Ostomy Support Group
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.
My Nurse Call Center
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.
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group
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.
MercyOne - Des Moines
Organ Transplant Support
Matches people who are waiting for an organ transplant or have recently received a transplant with a mentor who has successfully received an organ transplant. This is a free, confidential, one-on-one service for advice and support.
Blank Children's Hospital
MercyOne - Dubuque
Provides various support groups including cancer, brain injury, grief, laryngoscopy, etc.
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's June E. Nylen Cancer Center
Offers a variety of cancer-related support groups and resources for patients and former patients.
Exceptional Persons Inc
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.
Floyd County Public Health/Home Health Care
Bloomington/Normal Illinois Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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.
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
NAMI Northern Illinois
Provides peer-led support groups for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. In-person and Zoom meetings available.
LifeThrive - Jackson County
Offers online support group that shares stories, resources, and sends positive messages in dealing with Autism.
Heart of Iowa Ostomy Support Group
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.
National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska
LifeThrive - Fayette County
Offers online support group that shares stories, resources, and sends positive messages in dealing with Autism.
Dallas County Hospital
Broadlawns Medical Center
Offers Health/Disability Support Groups include Freedom From Smoking, Better Breathers Club, Chronic Pain Management, Fibromyalgia, and Diabetic Education. Call for other support groups and additional details.
Epilepsy Advocacy Network
Offers in-person and zoom support groups for those eligible in need of support.
Center for Sight & Hearing
Provides a low vision social and support group offering a friendly, informative environment for individuals with vision loss.
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital
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.