The Great Bend Tribune publishes a list of area support groups on the first Sunday of each month. To have your support group added to the list or featured in a story, contact Susan Thacker at sthacker@gbtribune.com or call 620-792-1211.

Abuse support

Family Crisis Center’s domestic violence and sexual assault support. Call 792-1885 or the toll-free number, 866-792-1885.

Kansas Statewide Hotline: 1-888-END ABUSE 

Family Crisis Center — 1924 Broadway, Great Bend. 24-hour crisis line: 866-792-1885

Alcoholics Anonymous 

(c) closed (o) open (bs) book study (ns) non-smoking (bd) birthday.

Ellinwood Group — United Church of Christ, 701 North Fritz (accessible) 620-282-2905 – Thursday (o)  7 p.m.

Grapevine Group — 1910 17th St. Great Bend, (accessible) 620-639-2320 – Sunday (c, ns) 10 a.m.; Tuesday (o, bs, ns) 5:30 p.m.; Thursday (o/ns) 10 a.m.; Thursday (c/ns) 5:30 p.m. (bd) first Thursdays.

Great Bend Group — 1620 Hubbard (accessible) 620-793-3962 – Sunday (c/ns) 7 p.m. candlelight; Monday (c) 10 a.m.; Monday (o/ns) 7 p.m. (bd first Monday); Tuesday (c) 10 a.m.; Wednesday (c) 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (c/ns); Friday (c) 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. (c/ns); Saturday (c) 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. (c/ns)

Hoisington Group — 419 East Third Street (accessible) – Sunday (o) 9 a.m.; Wednesday (o) 8 p.m.,

Kinsley Group — Church of Christ (accessible) 620-324-5313 – (o) Monday, 8 p.m.

La Crosse Group — Bittel Const. Bldg., West K-4 (accessible) – Sunday (o) 8 p.m. (bd last Sunday).

Larned Town Group — 504 Broadway 620-804-3544 – Sunday (o/ns) 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday (o/ns) 8 p.m.; Thursday (bs/o/ns) 8 p.m.; Friday (o/ns) 8 p.m.; Saturday  (o/ns) 8 p.m.

Lyons AA Trailmakers — 801 S. Bell, 620-257-2240 – Tuesday (o) 6:30 p.m.; Thursday (o/bs) 7 p.m. (bd third Thursdays).

Stafford Group — First Methodist Church, Room 12 – Wednesday (o) 8 p.m.

Tri-County Claflin Group — City Library, Main Street (accessible) – Monday (c) 10 a.m.

Al-Anon

Grapevine Group Great Bend — 1910  17th  Tuesday 7 p.m.

Great Bend Group — 1620 Hubbard — Wednesday at noon; Saturday at 9 a.m.; Call 620-793-3962.

Paths to Recovery — Meets upstairs in the Larned Chamber of Commerce building, 502 Broadway on Wednesdays. Steps & Traditions — 6 p.m.; open meeting, 7 p.m.

Narcotics Anonymous

NA — Call 620-603-0920 or see www.marscna.net 

Great Bend “Living By Faith” Group 1910 17th St. – Sunday (o) 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday (o) noon; Wednesday (o) 5:30 p.m. book study; Friday (o, c) 8 p.m.; Saturday (o) 8 p.m.

Great Bend “Wecovery” Group, 2123 Forest Ave., west entry, upstairs on right – Tuesday (o) 6:30 p.m.; Thursday (o) 7 p.m.

Larned “Just for Today” Group — 501 Main, South entrance – Monday (o) 7 p.m.; Thursday (o) 6 p.m.

Breastfeeding

La Leche League of Great Bend — This group is not meeting in person at present by accredited La Leche League leaders answer phone calls for breastfeeding questions, prenatal and after birth. Call Robin, 620-617-1663; or Ronda, 620-338-0508.

Cancer support

Heroes and Friends, cancer support group — 7 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, Presbyterian Church, Larned.

Breast Friends, breast cancer support group — 6 p.m., third Wednesdays, Mi Tierra restaurant, 118 E. 1st St., Hoisington. This group is only open to breast cancer survivors.

Dementia Caregivers

Dementia Caregiver Support Group — For family members supporting and caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Open format for information gathering, asking questions and sharing concerns. It provides an open forum for information gathering, to ask questions and share concerns. It provides an opportunity to learn strategies for caring for those with dementia. Meets from 5:30-7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at Hoisington Public Library. Hosted by Clara Barton Hospital and Clinics and the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center. For questions call Macy Ingham, R.N., mingham@cbhks.com or 620-292-0830, or Michelle Niedens, L.S.C.S.W., cniedens2@kumc.edu or 913-945-7310.

Diabetes support

Naturally Sweet — Type I diabetes support group, meets on the first Saturday of each month at the Central Kansas Christian Academy gym, 215 McKinley St. All welcome. For more information call Candace Herrman, 620-617-6700.

La Nueva Esperanza Hispanic diabetes support group — Heart of Kansas Family Health Care Inc., 1905 19th St. For more information call 792-5700.

Grief support

Moving Forward Grief Support Group - 6:30 p.m. every other Monday at Beckwith Mortuary, 916 Main St., Larned. For more information call Beckwith Mortuary, 620-285-2121.

Broken Hearts Grief Group — 7 p.m. Mondays at the Wolf Hotel, 104 East Santa Fe in Ellinwood. For all types of grief. For questions call Donita Zamarripa, 620-566-7384.

Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice Community Grief Support Group — 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays during eight-week sessions. Registration required. For location and other information, call 620-792-8171 during office hours.

Family and Friends Suicide Loss Survivors Group — 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays at Central Kansas Dream Center, 2100 Broadway, Great Bend. Use the west door off Stone Street. Call 620-792-8171

Home School Support

Golden Belt Home Educators (GBHE) — Call 620-793-7359 or leave message at www.facebook.com/GoldenBeltHomeEducators or www.homeschool-life.com/KS/gbhe

Special needs caregivers

Caregivers Count — Support group for parents and caregivers of children with special needs — 2-4 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month at the First Christian Church, on the corner of Broadway and K-96. Sponsored by Sunflower Diversified Services. 

Stroke Support

Stroke Support Group — 6 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month at Medicalodges, 1401 Cherry Lane, Great Bend. For questions call Medicalodges, 620-792-2165.

Suicide Loss and Prevention

The Surviving Suicide Foundation has a support group that meets at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at 1411 Wilson St., Great Bend.

Visually impaired support

Central Kansas Association for the Visually Impaired — 1-2 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at Great Bend Senior Center, 2005 Kansas Ave. Contact Paul Berscheidt at 620-793-5645, George Strobel at 620-617-8980 or Scharna Doll at 620-786-0731.

Weight loss support

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 827 — 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Claflin Independent Township Library meeting room.

TOPS KS 1151 — 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, First United Methodist Church, 2123 Forest Ave., Great Bend. Use the west doors.

TOPS Area Coordinator Beverly A. Bednasek, bednasek@networksplus.net.