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SUPPORT GROUPS: UPMC ALTOONA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Questions - Call Mandy Dell @ 889-2706
Support groups meeting on at UPMC Altoona, 620 Howard Ave., use the Allegheny and Bedford rooms and the Rotunda on the 6th floor of the Outpatient Center and Dining Room B adjacent to the main cafeteria on Tower 4.
Support groups and clinics also meet at the Education and Finance Center, 2621 8th Avenue.
The Station Medical Center is located at 1516 9th Ave., off 17th Street on 9th Avenue. To find the meeting room, use the UPMC Altoona Outpatient Services entrance in the left section of the complex.
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Alzheimer's Support Group
Facilitator - Marlene Mock
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When: | Last Tuesday of each month - 6:30 p.m. (except December)
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| Where: | Allegheny Room - 6th Floor Outpatient Center, UPMC Altoona
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| Purpose: | To help meet the need for emotional support and education of those caring for
someone with Alzheimer's disease, or a related disorder.
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| Eligibility: | Any individual who is interested in Alzheimer's including family, caregivers, professionals, and others.
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January 29, 2019 | July 30, 2019 |
| February 26, 2019 | August 27, 2019 |
| March 26, 2019 | September 24, 2019 |
| April 30, 2019 | October 29, 2019 |
| May 28, 2019 | November 26, 2019 |
| June 25, 2019 | No meeting scheduled in December
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Depression and Bipolar Self-Help Group
Facilitator - Marlene Mock
| When: | Every Wednesday evening - 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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| Where: | Bedford Room, 6th Floor, Outpatient Center, UPMC Altoona
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| Purpose: | Members meet for mutual assistance in helping to deal with depression. Intended to complement formal care of depression and bipolar disorder.
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| Eligibility: | Open to anyone with depression or bipolar illness, or their families.
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Parkinson's Support Group
Facilitator - Marlene Mock
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When: | Last Monday of each Month - 11:00 a.m. (except May and December)
| | Where: | Hoss's Restaurant, Valley View Blvd. & 7th St., Altoona, PA
| | Purpose: | To help meet the need for emotional support and education of those caring for
someone with Parkinson's disease, or a related disorder.
| | Eligibility: | Any individual who is interested in Parkinson's disease, including family,
caregivers, professionals, and others.
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| | January 28, 2019 | July 29, 2019 |
| February 25, 2019 | August 26, 2019 |
| March 25, 2019 | September 30, 2019 |
| April 29, 2019 | October 28, 2019 |
| No meeting scheduled in May | November 25, 2019 |
| June 24, 2019 | No meeting scheduled in December |
Support Group for Those Who Have Lost a Loved One Through Suicide
Facilitator - Deb Vladic
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When: | Third Wednesday of each month - 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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| Where: | Access Center located in Blair Medical Center, 501 Howard Avenue,
Building C, Altoona, PA
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| Purpose: | To help people who have experienced or are experiencing specific emotional
feelings that they can share with others in the aftermath of the suicide death of
a loved one.
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| Eligibility: | Those experiencing specific emotional feelings and seek emotional support to
cope with their specific grief issues. |
| January 16, 2019 | July 17, 2019 |
| February 20, 2019 | August 21, 2019 |
| March 20, 2019 | September 18, 2019 |
| April 17, 2019 | October 16, 2019 |
| May 15, 2019 | November 20, 2019 |
| June 19, 2019 | December 18, 2019 |
Perinatal Loss Support
The Perinatal Loss Support Group was cancelled in 2013.
However, a group can be arranged if/when the need arises.
In lieu of the group, Marlene Mock currently provides individual
support and information for anyone who has experienced a perinatal loss.
Please contact Mandy Dell at 889-2706 for more information.
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