Diseases and Conditions Support Groups - South West

Support groups are usually organized and managed by their members for peer to peer support. Members are commonly volunteers who have personal experience related to the groups focus.

Support group members provide each other with various types of assistance, typically nonprofessional, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks.

Some support groups are accessible to anyone while others are formally controlled with admission requirements and membership fees.
 
These services serve all or part of South West
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office   Clinton
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office - Clinton Caregiver Support Group  
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office - Exeter Caregiver Support Group   Centralia
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office - First Link   Clinton
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office - Goderich Caregiver Support Group   Goderich
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Clinton Office - Wingham Caregiver Support Group   Wingham
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Stratford Office   Stratford
Alzheimer Society Huron Perth - Stratford Office - Client Information, Education and Support Programs   Stratford
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - First Link   Owen Sound
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - Hanover Support Group for Caregivers  
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - Kincardine Support Group for Caregivers  
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - Meaford and Thornbury Support Group for Caregivers  
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - Owen Sound Support Group for Caregivers   Owen Sound
Alzheimer Society of Grey-Bruce - Port Elgin Support Group for Caregivers  
Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners - Middlesex Office - First Link Learning Series and Social Work Support   London
Alzheimer Society Southwest Partners - Oxford Office - Support Services   Woodstock
Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada   London
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Grey Bruce - Family Support Initiative   Owen Sound
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Grey Bruce - Peer Support Services   Owen Sound
Childcan - The Childhood Cancer Research Association   London
Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre - Paediatric Family Resource Centre   London
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - Regional Centre - London - Community Services - Family Support Program   London
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - Regional Centre - London - Mental Health Public Education   London
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - Regional Centre - London - Peer Support and Psychoeducational Groups   London
CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services - Regional Centre - London - Peer Support and Psychoeducational Groups - Peer Support Program (OCD)   London
Crohn's and Colitis Canada - London Chapter   Toronto
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada - London Dystonia Support Group  
Epilepsy Southwestern Ontario   London
Learning Disabilities Association of London Region - Parent Support   London
London and District Multiple Myeloma Support Group  
London and District Stroke Recovery Chapter - March of Dimes Canada  
Operational Stress Injury Social Support - Southwestern Ontario   London
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Coffee Klatch   London
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson Support Group - London   London
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Goderich - Huron   Goderich
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Hanover   Hanover
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Kincardine   Kincardine
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Meaford and Area   Meaford
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Owen Sound   Hanover
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - South Grey Bruce (Hanover)   Hanover
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - St Thomas   St Thomas
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Stratford   Stratford
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Strathroy   Strathroy
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Tillsonburg   Tillsonburg
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - West Lorne   West Lorne
Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario - Parkinson's Support Group - Woodstock   Woodstock
Prostate Cancer and Information Support Group - St Thomas   St Thomas
Regional HIV/AIDS Connection (RHAC) - HIV Support Services   London
St Joseph's Health Care London - Parkwood Institute - Specialized Geriatric Services - Parkinson's Education Program   London
Voices Perth   St Marys

These services are located outside of South West, but provide service to South West.
ALS Canada   Toronto
Asperger's Society of Ontario   Toronto
Autism Ontario   Toronto
Canadian Celiac Association   Mississauga
Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders   Toronto
Co-Dependents Anonymous Canada   Ottawa
Crohn's and Colitis Canada   Owen Sound
GBS/CIDP Foundation of Canada   Whitby
March of Dimes Canada - Head Office - Post-Polio Canada   Toronto
MS Canada  
MS Canada - MS Support Groups   Toronto
Myasthenia Gravis Society of Canada   Lindsay
Tourette Canada   Brampton
Wellspring Birmingham Gilgan House - Oakville - Community-Based Cancer Support   Oakville


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