Children's Issues

Child Abuse Prevention Coalition:

• Offers community educational programs for the prevention and public awareness of child abuse and neglect
• Call (540) 381-8310 for more information

Sexual abuse support Group:

• For parents and caregivers of children who have been sexually abused
• Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley
• Call (540) 639-9592 for more information

Children of Divorce:

• For separating or divorcing parents of children under the age of 19
• Sponsored by the Mental Health Association of the New River Valley
• Call (540) 951-4990 or (800) 559-2800 for more information

Family Support Network:

• Providing information about parenting and child care
• Call (540) 231-3213 for details

Montgomery County Parent Resource Center:

• Open 10 am to 3 pm, Monday-Friday
• Offers a variety of support programs to families of children with special need
• Call (540) 381-6175 for more information

Center for Rehabilitation and Development:

• Community provider of educational courses on subjects related to school age and adolescent children
• Call (540) 961-1230 for more information

Mom's Talk:

• Addresses the concerns of new mothers
• Infants welcome
• First and third Wednesdays, 10:30 am to noon
• Meets at the Montgomery Regional Health Education Center in the New River Valley Mall
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

Toddler's Talk:

• Addresses the concerns of mothers of toddlers
• Second Wednesdays, 10:30 am to noon,
• Meets at the Montgomery Regional Health Education Center in the New River Valley Mall
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

Forever Families of the New River Valley:

• Provides mentoring, educational programs and get-togethers for pre- and post-adoptive families
• Call (540) 231-7625 for more information

Giles County Parent Resource Center:

• Macy McClaugherty School, 1001 Henson Ave., Pearisburg
• Call (540) 921-1912 or (540) 626-7287 for complete list of services and programs

Pulaski County Parent Resource Center:

• Parents, teachers and community members working to provide services for children in special education
• Former primary school building, Pupil-Personnel Services office in Dublin
• Call (540) 674-2534 for details

Radford Parent Resource Center:

• Open 3 to 5 pm
• Room 118, Belle Heth Elementary School, 810 Second Ave
• Call (540) 731-3679 for complete list and details

• To help people who are separated, divorced or in the process thereof
• No regularly scheduled meetings held
• Individual, private appointments available at Blacksburg United Methodist Church
• Call Janet at (540) 552-5424 for more information

• Provides around-the-clock support, including crisis counseling, safe shelter, support groups, court advocacy and public education
• The Domestic Violence Support Group can be reached at (540) 639-1123
• The Sexual Assault Support Group can be reached at (540) 639-9592

• A treatment program designed for batterers
• Blue Ridge Counseling Services support group
• Meets Mondays in Radford and Saturdays in Wytheville
• Call (540) 639-9040 for more information

• Support group for straight spouses and former spouses of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals
• Meets at 7 pm, second Thursdays at Cooper House
• Call (540) 951-1746 for more information

• Contact the Women's Resource Center at (540) 639-9592 for more information

• Meets on Tuesdays for 11 weeks
• Women's Resource Center Administrative Office, 1217 Grove Avenue Radford
• Call (540) 639-9592 for more information

• For parents who have lost a child of any age from miscarriage to adult children
• Meets on the third Monday of every month at 7 pm
• Crisis Pregnancy Center of the New River Valley, 102 Marlington Street, Blacksburg
• Call Beverly Grubb at (540) 639-6664 for details

• Meets first and third Thursdays at 6 pm
• First Christian Church, 400 Tyler Avenue, Radford
• Call Dr. Frank DuPont or Lisa Miller at (540) 633-9370 for more information

• To motivate and encourage women, especially single parents
• Call Darlene Allen at (540) 381-4877 for more information

• A cosmetic program for cancer patients
• Third Tuesdays from 1 to 3 pm
• Montgomery Regional Health Education Center inside New River Valley Mall.
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information.

• Thursdays 7 pm
• 600 Allegheny St., Blacksburg
• Call (540) 961-5490 for more information

• Thursdays at 10 am
• Asbury United Methodist Church in Christiansburg

• For family members, friends and caregivers of adults needing assistance in daily living
• Virginia Tech Adult Day Care Center, 102 Wallace Hall
• Call for (540) 231-3161 days and times

• Brings caregivers together to provide emotional support and respite from care giving and constructive skills to meet daily challenges
• Meets every other Thursday from 2 to 3:30 pm
• Meets at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Pearisburg
• Call (540) 921-3444 or (540) 626-7291 for more information

• For family caregivers.
• Meets third Mondays at 7 pm
• Montgomery Regional Hospital Board Room
• Call 381-6298 for details

• Provides practical information for effective pain management
• Second Tuesdays every month at 7 pm
• Montgomery Regional Hospital Board Room
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

• A healthy lifestyle class for 6- to 18-year-olds
• Call (800) 0422-8482 for more information

• A healthy lifestyle class aimed at breaking out of the diet cycle and stopping emotional overeating
• For more information call (800) 422-8482

• To find a group near you, call (800) 651-6000

• Mondays at 6:30 pm
• Glade Baptist Church, Lower Level, 1600 Glade Road Northwest, Blacksburg
• For more information, call Sharon Sarver at (540) 382-6785

• A 12-week, religious-based weight loss support group
• For more information call (540) 951-0777 or (540) 674-8647

• For people who want to lose weight
• Mondays at 7pm
• Pearisburg Community Center
• For more information call Lynn at (540) 921-3549 or Mary at (540) 921-3070

• Provides free screenings
• Call (540) 382-2866 for more information

• For people who are HIV-positive, who have an AIDS-related complex or AIDS
• Meets first and third Mondays at 7 pm
• For information call Thom at (540) 381-4846 or (540) 639-5881

• Support group for families and companions of people diagnosed HIV-positive
• Meets as needed
• Call Peggy at (540) 639-5881 for more information

• Sponsored by Montgomery Regional Hospital
• Meets third Thursdays at 7 pm
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

• Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation and Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
• Meets from 3-5 pm the second Tuesday of every month
• Fireside Room of the Radford Recreation Building
• Call (540) 633-5055 or (800) 422-8482 for more information

• For people with cardiovascular disease, sponsored by Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
• Call (800) 0422-8482 for more information

• First Tuesdays or every month at 7 pm
• Boardroom of Montgomery Regional Hospital
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

• Third Tuesdays at 7 pm
• Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Fireside Conference Room
• Call (800) 0422-8482 for more information

• Carilion Health Systems will provide speakers for group presentations
• Call (800) 422-8482 for further details

• Third Wednesdays at 7pm in the boardroom of Montgomery Regional Hospital. Call (540) 381-6298 for more information
• Third Tuesdays at 5:30 pm in the New River Valley Cancer Care Center in Pulaski. Call (540) 994-8549 for more information
• First Mondays at 7 pm in the Carroll Room of Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Call (540) 639-6870 for more information

• First Wednesdays, 5:30 pm
• New River Valley Cancer Care Center, Pulaski
• Call (540) 994-8549 for more information

• For meeting times and more information call (800) 393-0857

• A Carilion Health Systems support group
• Call (800) 422-8482 for meeting times and locations

• Support group for families of those with seizure disorders
• Provides support, educational materials, and occasional speakers
• Call Leslie Hager-Smith at (540) 552-3249 for more information

• For adults with disabilities, to enable them to live and work in the community
• Meetings held at the Parent Resource Center for Montgomery County Schools
• Call (540) 951-5753 for more information

• A cosmetic program for cancer patients
• Third Tuesday of every other month from 1 to 3 pm
• Montgomery Regional Health Education Center in the New River Valley Mall
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

• First Tuesdays at 7 pm
• Conference room of Heritage Hall at 3610 S. Main Street, Blacksburg
• Call (540) 381-5980 or (540) 381-3799 for more information

• Central Virginia chapter meets in Roanoke
• Call (540) 384-6668 for more information

• First Monday at 10:30 am
• Radford Recreation Center, 209 First Street
• Call (540) 633-5694 for more information

• The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America provides a variety of free, direct support services
• First Tuesdays each month
• Call (540) 382-3071(local) or (800) LEARN-MS for more information

• First Tuesdays at 9:30 am
• Warm Hearth Village, Christiansburg
• Call (540) 552-2339 for more information

• Helps patients, their families, and friends, to better cope with effects of leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma
• Call (800) 866-4483 for meeting times and further information

• Support for people dealing with terminal illness, loss, or grief
• Call (540) 633-9370 for more information

• Studies methods of natural healing
• For more information call (540) 552-2447

• Call (540) 857-7001 for more information

• Helps veterans with service-connected disabilities learn more about veterans' benefits, funding threats to veterans' programs and access to treatment at Veterans Affairs medical centers
• Call (540) 382-4963 for more meeting times and further information

• For family caregivers
• Third Monday, 7 pm
• Montgomery Regional Hospital Board Room
• Call (540) 381-6298 for more information

• Workshops for people with psychiatric disorders
• Sponsored by New River Valley Community Services
• For more information call (540) 961-8314

• Free mental health services, including short-term, no fee counseling to qualifying residents
• Seminars for divorcing/separating parents
• Screenings for depression, anxiety and eating disorders
• Provides directory of local mental health resources
• Call (540) 951-4990 or (800) 559-2800 for more information

• Wednesdays at 6 pm
• Call (540) 961-3992 for more information

Anxiety, Agoraphobia and Panic Disorders Support Group:

• Mondays 6 pm
• Call (540) 381-0340 for more information

Post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and agoraphobia:

• Sponsored by Psychological Services Center of Virginia Tech
• For more information on meeting days and times call (540) 231-6914

Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives / Panic-Anxiety Support Group-Pulaski:

• Second and fourth Mondays, 7 pm
• First United Methodist Church, Room B, Third Street and Jefferson Avenue, Pulaski
• Call J.B. Brillheart at (540) 980-4988 for more information

Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives-Blacksburg:

• First and third Thursdays, 7 pm
• Cooper House, 305 Washington Street, Blacksburg
• Call (540) 961-5174 for more information

Anxiety Disorders Group:

• For people who are experiencing acute or chronic anxiety, panic attacks, general nervousness and phobias. The group helps sufferers to learn anxiety-reduction skills
• $25 per session, plus a diagnostic interview for $85
• Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance accepted
• Call (540) 381-1100 for more information

The Family Place:

• A nonprofit community service offering confidential, professional and affordable counseling to individuals, couples, and families. Includes support for recovery from depression and coping with issues of aging for both individuals and caregivers
• Fees based on sliding scale
• Office located at St. Albans Clinic in Radford
• Call (540) 552-0664

Support and Alliance for the Mentally Ill:

• Provides information and help to individuals with a mental illness and their families
• 5-6:30 pm Sundays in Blacksburg
• 6-7:30 pm Mondays in Radford
• Call (540) 951-1726 or the Mental Health Association, at (540) 951-4990 for meeting locations and further information

Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse:

• Contact the Women's Resource Center at (540) 639-9592 for more information

Sexual Assault Survivors Group:

• Tuesdays, 6:30 pm
• Women's Resource Center, 1217 Grove Avenue Radford
• Call (540) 639-9592

RAFT Crisis Hot line:

• Seven-day, 24-hour contact line for mental health referrals and assistance
• Call (540) 961-8400 or (888) 717-3333

Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services:

• Provides confidential, toll-free information on services and programs to assist mentally disabled, substance abusers and families
• Call (800) 451-5544 or e-mail cqcl@dmhmrsas.state.va.us for more information

NOTE: All group meeting times and locations are subject to change. Please call to find out if there have been any changes in meeting times, locations or if the group still meets.