The following support groups are sponsored by various departments throughout the Duke University Medical Center and the community.

For more information, contact the number listed with each group. Visit Additional Support Groups for additional Support Groups and contact numbers.

Support Groups at Duke University Medical Center

Brain Tumor Support Group
919-681-1890

Breast Cancer Support Group
919-684-4497

Cancer Patient Education Series
919-681-5288

Cancer Support Group
919-684-4497

Children's Cancer Support Group
919-684-4497

Daughters Concerned for Aging Relatives
919-660-7510

Duke Community Bereavement Services Support Group
919-644-6869

Duke Heart Center Patient Community Support Program
Leatrice Short 919-681-9275

Duke Postpartum Support Group
919-681-6840

GI Support Group
919-684-4497

Hepatitis C Support Group
Carol Lyndon 919-681-6819 or 919-684-8992

HOPE (for families who have terminated a wanted pregnancy)
919-416-DUKE

Limb Loss support group
Nancy Payne 919-668-0135 or Aleatha Thomas 919-684-2474

Living with Congestive Heart Disease
919-681-9275

Living With Losses Support Group
919-416-DUKE

Parkinson's Disease Support Group
919-681-2033 or 919-668-2938

Patient and Caregiver Support Group for Memory Disorders
919-668-2836

Pediatric Brain Tumor Support Group
919-684-3621

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Lyn Lamont 919-684-4497

Stroke Support Group
919-684-3859

Visual Resources Support Group
919-684-2477

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Support Groups at Durham Regional Hospital

Durham Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group
919-470-7225

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Community Support Groups

Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Edna Ballard 919-660-7510

Arc Developmental Disabilities Support Group
Lynda Gross 919-493-8141

Autism Support Group
Susanne Harris 919-493-8388

Cardiac Support Group
Carolyn Collins 919-220-5261

Caregivers Information Session
919-967-7570

Crohn's and Colitis Support Group
919-233-0163 after 6pm

Domestic Violence Survivors Support Group
Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County 919-929-7122
Durham Crisis Response Center 919-403-6562

Durham Mother's Club
Victoria Zula 919-806-8450

Durham Chapel Hill Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Support Group
Rosalyn Dougherty 919-430-1670

General Loss Support Group (which is offered by Duke Community Bereavement Services, and held at the Unicorn Bereavement Center in Hillsborough)
919-644-6869

HIV/AIDS Support Group
Gordon Lipscomb
919-668-0169

Hospice Training (for Duke Community Hospice Services at Spring Arbor of Raleigh, Wake County Volunteer Training)
919-620-3853

La Leche League of Durham
Elizabeth Townsend 919-382-8750

Liver Disease Support Group
Karen Salina, LPN 919-845-2125

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI Durham)
919-489-5515

Now and Later (for parents of newborns)
Pat Harris 919-560-7341

Parent Care (perinatal loss group)
Lil Galphin 919-350-8567

Rape Crisis of Durham Support Groups
919-419-7055

Rex Triangle Amputee Support Group
Wilma Miller 919-781-1234

Sickle Cell Support Group of Durham County
Mary Abrams 919-684-6464

Strengthening Families in Durham
Teaka Dempson 919-520-2617

Strong Families - Durham 919-880-7728

The Triangle Chapter of National Stuttering Association
Abhi Banerjee 919-931-6235

Triangle Anxiety Support Group
919-383-5496

Triangle Area Scleroderma Support Group
Teresa Stone 919-596-0560
Steve & Jane Pahner 919-969-7676

Triangle Gluten Free Group
Connie Margolin 919-967-9954

Triangle Down Syndrome Network
919-556-8732

Triangle Mended Little Hearts
919-681-5166

Triangle Scleroderma Support Group
Michelle Mayer
919-966-7666 Day
919-401-9971 Evening

Triangle Second Wives/Step Parent Support Group
919-643-0599

Wake County Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Support Group
Sue Leonard 919-266-2931

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