Support Groups
Illness can lead to times of personal and family crisis. Because of that, Baptist Health offers support groups in Little Rock and North Little Rock to help individuals cope with injuries, illnesses and
disease processes including breast cancer survivors, bariatric surgery and Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer's Support Group
Support for Patients, Family and Friends
Approximately 4.5 million Americans have this disease. Although
many things about Alzheimer’s remain a mystery, research continues
to bring us a better understanding of the disease, more accurate
diagnoses, and more effective treatments.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock:
Fourth Tuesday of every month
JA Gilbreath Conference Center
3 to 4:30 p.m.
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock:
Third Tuesday of each month
Petit Jean room on the 3rd floor
2 to 3 p.m.
Baptist Health Southwest Campus:
Fourth Monday of each month
Conference room
6 to 7 p.m.
Arkansas Bi-Polar, Manic Depression Support Group
A support group for those who are diagnosed with depression or
bipolar and their families. All meetings are free to the public
and are confidential. For more information call Marty at 501-455-0665
(e-mail: martyvestal@sbcglobal.net)
or Jerry at 501-753-4767 (e-mail: dbsar@sbcglobal.net)
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock:
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
JA Gilbreath Conference Center
(check monitor for exact room)
Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Most bariatric surgeons agree: ongoing support after surgery leads
to the greatest level of success. Bariatric surgery support groups give you a great
opportunity to discuss personal or professional issues that arise
from surgery or from a history of obesity. And they allow you to
surround yourself with people who understand and support your goals,
which directly increases your chances of long-term success.
The Bariatric Surgery Support Group will also help you develop realistic
expectations. That is, weight loss surgery will not immediately
resolve existing emotional difficulties, or heal the years of damage
caused by a lifetime of being overweight.
Click Here for more information on these support groups.
Bosom Buddies
Breast Cancer Support Group
This disease will strike more than 200,000 times this year
and claim
more than 40,000 lives. It's often assumed that coping
with the
shock of a breast cancer diagnosis is the most difficult
part of
living with breast cancer, but women who have had breast
cancer
know that life is often hardest after treatment ends. The
Bosom Buddies Support Group, in partnership with the American Cancer
Society,
meets the second Thursday of each month. This informal
group seting allows women with breast cancer to share their personal
experience.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock:
2nd Thursday of each month
Women's Resource Center in the
Hickingbotham Outpatient Center
5:30-7:00 pm
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock:
3rd Monday of each month
Park Hill Christian Church
4400 JFK Blvd
N. Little Rock
11:00 am
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Support Group
The Brain Injury Support Group meets at Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The group will be held on the Ground Floor - In the Recreation Room. Lunch will be provided.
It is an opportunity
to join others from the community who are dealing with similar challenges
and obtain information on resources, etc. as well as being strengthened
by conversation, friendship, group problem solving, and common bonds.
For questions, contact Diane Gottsponer, Brain Injury Team Care Coordinator,
at 501-202-7047
Epilepsy Education & Group Support
A monthly support group for people with epilepsy & their significant
others. Discussions on epilepsy education and emotional support
for the epileptic population. The group members are active in community
events in support of the Epilepsy Education Association of Arkansas.
Group meets monthly with an annual picnic and annual holiday outing.
Arkansas Epilepsy Program:
Last Tuesday of each month
#2 Lile Court, Suite 100
Little Rock
5:30 pm
Grief Support Group
Grief Support is a group sharing time offering support and information for those in grief; conducted by a grief counselor. Click to download more information.
Look Good, Feel Better
We offer the Look Good, Feel Better Program through a
partnership with the American Cancer Society. This program uses
specially trained, licensed cosmetologist to help women cope with the
side effects of cancer treatment. Women learn to use make up, hats and
wigs to disguise the physical evidence of cancer treatments, and become
more self-confident in the process. This program is free of charge. A
trained cosmetologist is on hand to help women undergoing cancer
treatment with makeup, wigs and other issues associated with appearance.
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock:
3rd Monday of each month
Women's Resource Center in the
Hickingbotham Outpatient Center
1:30-3:30 pm
Parkinson Disease Support Group
Support for Patients, Family and Friends
Parkinson disease affects both men and women in almost equal numbers.
It shows no social, ethnic, economic or geographic boundaries. In
the United States, it is estimated that 60,000 new cases are diagnosed
each year, joining the 1.5 million Americans who currently have
Parkinson disease.
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock:
First Friday every month
Park Hill Baptist Church
201 East C. Street
N. Little Rock, 72116
10:30 a.m.
Perinatal Bereavement
Support After the Loss of Your Child
SHARE is the largest perinatal bereavement support group in the
country. Meetings are free and open to all. SHARE
parent support group meetings are always on Thursday at
7:30 pm in the Health Management Center on the Mezzanine level at
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock. All are on the 4th
Thursday except for November and December when it is held on the
3rd Thursday.
Please call the Women's Center Education office
at (501) 202-1717 for further information.
Positive Appearance Center
Our positive appearance center is a private area designed
to help individuals manage the physical appearance changes brought
about by cancer and its treatment. Consultants are available, to provide
information and assistance with personal appearance concerns. This
private environment is a place where women can shop with dignity and
purchase hats, turbans,and other items that help women. For patients who
are currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, the Susan G. Komen
for the Cure of Arkansas grants supports wig services for women with
breast cancer. Call (501) 202-7386 for more information.
Stroke
Central Arkansas Stroke Support Group
The Central Arkansas Support Group meets at BHRI on the first Wednesday
of each month at 11:00a.m.
This is a time for stroke survivors and their friends and family
to meet and share their common experiences, gain and provide information
on resources, establish new social contacts, and support each other.
For more information, please contact Baptist Health HealthLine at
501-227-8478 or 1-888-BAPTIST.
Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock Stroke Support
Group
The BHMC-NLR Stroke Support Group meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the 1C Dining Room. For more information
call 501-202-3735.