SUPPORT GROUPS

The Adult Diabetes Education and Management Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. (349-7370).

Village Oaks Las Vegas, 3025 E. Russell Road, offers a family support group at 10:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. The group discusses caregiving dilemmas, provides emotional support and exchanges coping skills (451-7896).

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers an ALS support group at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

Las Vegas Alpha 1 Support Group, for people diagnosed with Alpha 1 Antirypsin Deficiency, meets at 6 p.m. most second Tuesdays of the month at Christ Episcopal Church, 2000 S. Maryland Parkway (645-3035).

The Ostomy Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month in the Rendezvous Room at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, 3186 S. Maryland Parkway (474-1104).

The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meetings at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).

A bipolar/manic depressive support group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Christ Lutheran Church, 111 N. Torrey Pines Drive (638-8339 or 648-6888).

The Hepatitis C Support Group meets at 3 p.m. Tuesdays at Community Counseling Center, 1120 Almond Tree Lane (369-8700).

A support group with a God-based approach to living with chronic illness meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road. Caregivers may attend (658-2722).

Temple Beth Sholom offers a bereavement support group at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at 10700 Havenwood Lane (255-0043).

Creekside Hospice offers a bereavement support group at 2 p.m. Tuesdays at 3626 Pecos-McLeod Interconnect (650-7669).

Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4131 Swenson St., offers a children's grief and loss support group for ages 7 to 12 at 5 p.m. Tuesdays and a teen grief and loss support group for ages 13 to 18 at 6 p.m. Tuesdays (796-3167).

Co-Dependents Anonymous, a nonsmoking 12-step program for women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at First Christian Church, 101 S. Rancho Drive, Room 1 (452-2840 or 743-8612).

Women's Hope & Healing Al-Anon Family Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Advent United Methodist Church, 3460 N. Rancho Drive (254-9918).

Green Valley Stepping Stones Al-Anon meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 3565 Post Road, Unit 112 (251-1445).

Al-Anon Morning Glories meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 43 W. Pacific Ave., Henderson (436-0825).

Al-Anon Woman to Woman meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Wengert Room at Nevada Power Co., 6226 W. Sahara Ave. (873-6937).

The Summerlin Nooners Support Group for Families and Friends of Alcoholics meets at noon Tuesdays at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 Pavilion Center Drive (243-6417 or 341-6729).

The transgender support and advocacy group, an open support group for all transpersons and significant others, meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the cafeteria at Desert Springs Hospital, 2075 E. Flamingo Road. There is no charge (392-2132).

Sex and Love Addiction Anonymous, a 12-step program, meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at First Church of Religious Science,1420 E. Harmon Ave., Room 4 (622-6760).

Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 145 Henderson meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway (617-2527).

Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 146 Las Vegas meets at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at Sand Creek Mobile Home Community Center, 2627 S. Lamb Blvd. (388-1786).

Nevada Children's Center offers a free adoption support group for parents who have adopted or who are in the process of adopting children. The group meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays (736-8100).

The following support and recovery groups meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays at Central Christian Church, 1001 New Beginnings Drive, Henderson: anger management support group; DivorceCare; female survivors of childhood sexual abuse; Addicted to Hope; Grief Share; PRISM weight loss program; Transitions, for women who have left a verbally, mentally, emotionally or physically abusive relationship; and depression and bipolar disorder support group (735-4004, ext. 8302).

Compiled by Jean Bard. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jean Bard at 383-0245 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.