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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.

Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
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 support groups that deal with end of life and terminal illness diagnosis.

Cancer education includes brochures, speakers, signs and methods for prevention and detection, and covers topics such as breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, and smoking. Support group information also available. Contact by phone for services.

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Tobacco Use Education/Prevention
Disease/Disability Information
Breast Self Examination Instruction
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups

Provides information about scleroderma and support groups. The Heartland Chapter serves Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. For information call or go online.

Local Contacts
Des Moines - (515) 745-5607, Jill Connolly
Ames/Des Moines - (515) 231-0621, Barbara Burke
Omaha - (402) 680-1350, Jackie Latka or (402) 659-2416, Pat File
Sioux Falls - (605) 376-1004, Annie Schock

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Epilepsy education through films, slide presentations and literature, and referrals to agencies.
Education, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, supportive care, follow-up care, and terminal care.

Breast Health Center offers comprehensive treatment and screening.

Cancer 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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Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
DUI Offender Programs
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
General Counseling Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Offers the following support groups: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group, GriefShare, and Special session "Surviving the Holidays" in November.

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General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides advocacy, support and information to those with autism, their families and their communities.

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Disease/Disability Information
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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Medical Expense Assistance
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups

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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Fall Prevention Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Therapeutic Exercise
Weight Management
Support group for blood and marrow stem cell transplant or high dose treatment leukemia patients and caregivers.
Support for prostate cancer patients and their families.

Provides group support for individuals and their caregivers who currently have or will have a temporary or permanent bowel or urinary diversion surgery.

Offers to help with a ride to the meeting, or if preferred a home visit post surgery, hospital visit before going home or a phone call from one of the members.

Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

A group that provides support for individuals and family members affected by mental illness. Participants can discuss personal issues or concerns about a loved one. There is also an online Facebook support group available. Each person must ask to be added to the group and only those in the group can read and participate in discussions that occur within the group.

Provides education and recreation for stroke survivors, their friends and families.

LENDING LIBRARY: A large library of videotapes, audio tapes, books, speech therapy drill materials for home programming, therapeutic games, and family educational information is available for loan.

SUPPORT GROUP MEETING LOCATION: New Hope United Methodist Church, 4525 Beaver Ave. Des Moines, IA 50310.
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
Offers free support groups for those impacted by dementia.
Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups